Meade County, South Dakota Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Meade County, SD, adopted the 2006 IBC (Including appendices C, E, G, I & J) and IRC with amendments. (Meade County, SD, Ordinance No. 34, §1.01.)

Helpful resources for Meade County, South Dakota include the following.

Residential Building Code

South Dakota has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, South Dakota Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Meade County adopted the 2006 IRC, locally. 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.

You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Comments

Meade County, SD, adopted the 2006 IBC (Including appendices C, E, G, I & J) and IRC with amendments. (Meade County, SD, Ordinance No. 34, §1.01.)

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

Meade County, SD, does not appear to have adopted Appendix J. Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.

Commercial Building Code

Meade County adopted the 1996 BOCA National Building CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Comments

Meade County, SD, adopted the 2006 IBC (Including appendices C, E, G, I & J) and IRC with amendments. (Meade County, SD, Ordinance No. 34, §1.01.)

Existing Buildings

Meade County, SD, does not appear to have adopted the IEBC.

Other Building Codes

 ICC Electrical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Fire Code and International Energy Conservation Code as adopted and administered by the State of South Dakota.