Updated : 04/29/2024

Overview

Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-16 (adoption). Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-16 (adoption). Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-17 (adoption).

Helpful resources for Union City, 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.

Union City 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2018 IRC with Georgia Amendments (2018 IRC)(Union City, GA Sec. 5-16. - Adoption of state minimum standard codes.)

...It is the intent of the City of Union City to enforce the latest edition of the following state minimum standard codes, and all appendices thereto, as adopted and amended by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs: (1) International...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Union City ? Undetermined
Comments:

We contacted the city of Union City, GA, for additional amendments under § 5-16. However, no amendments regarding § R301.2 in the 2018 IRC were recorded. Any requirement for Ice Barriers is left undetermined.

Comments

Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-16 (adoption).

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.

No adoption of Appendix J was found in the municipal code or city ordinances. 

Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-17 (adoption).

Commercial Building Code

Union City 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2018 IBC with Georgia Amendments(Union City, GA Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Comments

Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-16 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

Union City, Georgia, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Union City, GA, Muni. Code § 5-17 (adoption).

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