Updated : 04/29/2024

Overview

Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices G and J, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption) and § 18-28 (amendments). Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices J, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption) and § 18-27 (amendments). Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption).

Helpful resources for Riverdale, 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.

Riverdale adopted the 2018 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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2018 IRC with Georgia Amendments (2018 IRC)(Riverdale, GA Sec. 6.1. - State minimum standard codes adopted.)

...Section 18-11, State minimum standard codes adopted, chapter 18. Buildings and building regulations of the City Code adopts and incorporates by reference the state minimum standard codes for construction and provides for the administration and enforcement of these state minimum standard codes as adopted and amended by the Georgia...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Riverdale ? Undetermined
Comments:

We contacted the city of Riverdale, GA for additional amendments under § 18-28. However, no amendments regarding § R301.2 in the 2018 IRC were recorded. Any requirement for Ice Barriers is left undetermined. 

Comments

Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices G and J, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption) and § 18-28 (amendments). 

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.

Refer to Appendix J of the adopted IRC.

Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption).

Commercial Building Code

Riverdale adopted the 2018 IBC, 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 code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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2018 IBC with Georgia Amendments(Riverdale, GA Municipal Code)

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Comments

Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices J, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption) and § 18-27 (amendments). 

Existing Buildings

Riverdale, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices, with amendments. Riverdale, GA, Muni. Code § 18-11 (adoption).

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