Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Upton, Wyoming, adopted the 1997 Uniform Building Code, including all Appendices, with amendments. Upton, WY Muni. Code §15-04-010. Note Wyoming adopted the 2021 International Building Code as the state code, which applies to commercial and governmental properties.
Helpful resources for Upton, Wyoming include the following.
Residential Building Code
Wyoming has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB,
Wyoming Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Upton adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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1997 IRC(Upton, WY 15.04.010 - Adopted.)
...The Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, including all of its indices and appendices,
as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted
and by this reference incorporated herein as a part of this section as fully as if
completely set out herein, as the building code of the town, and the provisions thereof...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: undetermined
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Upton ? Unclear
Comments:
No amendment to Table R301.2(1) was located in the municipal code or city website. Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.
Comments
Upton, Wyoming, adopted the 1997 Uniform Building Code, including all Appendices, with amendments. Upton, WY Muni. Code §15-04-010.
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 local adoption of Appendix J or the International Existing Building Code was located; however, the state adopted the 2021 IBC references the IEBC in §102.6, and the state adopted the 2021 IEBC as a state code.
Commercial Building Code
Upton adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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1997 IBC(Upton, WY 15.04.010 - Adopted.)
...The Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, including all of its indices and appendices,
as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted
and by this reference incorporated herein as a part of this section as fully as if
completely set out herein, as the building code of the town, and the provisions thereof...
Comments
Upton, Wyoming, adopted the 1997 Uniform Building Code, including all appendices, with amendments. Upton, WY Muni. Code §15-04-010. Note Wyoming adopted the 2021 International Building Code as the state code, which applies to commercial and governmental properties.
Existing Buildings
No local adoption of the International Existing Building Code was located. However, the state adopted the 2021 IBC which references the IEBC in §102.6, and the state adopted the 2021 IEBC as a state code.
Other Building Codes
Upton, Wyoming, adopted the 1997 Uniform Plumbing Code, including all Appendices, with amendments. Upton, WY Muni. Code §15-16-010.
Upton, Wyoming, adopted the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings with amendments. Upton, WY Muni. Code §15-06-010.