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Sunset Hills, Missouri Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

The city of Sunset Hill, Mo. adopted the following codes:

  • The International Building Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,444, as adopted on July, 21 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 7-6 (adopted).
  • The International Residential Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,427 as adopted on July 13, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 7-10 (adopted).
  • The International Existing Building Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., pursuant to St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,444 as adopted on July 21, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 7-11 (adopted).
  • The International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., pursuant to St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,440 as adopted on July 14, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 22½-1 (adopted).

For more information visit the St. Louis County Building Codes page.

Helpful resources for Sunset Hills, Missouri include the following.

Residential Building Code

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

Sunset Hills adopted the 2009 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.

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2009 IRC(Sunset Hills, MO Sec. 7-10. - Residential building code; adopted.)

...The St. Louis County Residential Code, as amended by the County of St. Louis through the date of the last amendatory ordinance (Ordinance No. 24427, approved July 13, 2010) is hereby adopted as the residential code of the city as if fully set out herein. (Ord. No. 1604, § 1, 8-9-2005; Ord. No. 1788, § 1, 11-9-2010)...

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Commercial Building Code

Sunset Hills adopted the 2009 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.

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See Muni. Code(Sunset Hills, MO Municipal Code)

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Other Building Codes

The city also adopted the following codes: 

  • The International Plumbing Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., pursuant to St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,441 as adopted on July 14, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 20-1 (adopted).
  • The National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2008 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., pursuant to St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,439 as adopted on July 14, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 9-1 (adopted).
  • The International Mechanical Code, 2009 edition, as adopted, amended, and revised by St. Louis County, Mo., pursuant to St. Louis County Ord. No. 24,427 as adopted on July 13, 2010. Sunset Hill, Mo. Muni. Code, § 15½-1 (adopted).