Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Ordinances for the county can be found at https://www.lowndescounty.com/132/County-Ordinances. A building code adoption was not located.  It looks like the county works with Valdosta using states codes (2012 IRC and IBS)(See https://www.valdostacity.com/building-construction-codes).
 

Helpful resources for Lowndes County, Georgia include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Georgia

Residential Building Code

Georgia adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB, Georgia Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Lowndes County adopted the 2012 IRC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

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Commercial Building Code

Lowndes County adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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