Winston-Salem, North Carolina Building Codes

Updated : 05/16/2024

Overview

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code (NCRC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building Code (NCBC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code (NCEBC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Helpful resources for Winston-Salem, North Carolina include the following.

Residential Building Code

North Carolina adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Winston-Salem adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential CodeYou 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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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Winston-Salem ? Undetermined
Comments:

We contacted the city of Winston-Salem, NC, for additional amendments under § 10-1. However, no amendments regarding § R301.2 in the 2018 NCRC were recorded. Any requirement for Ice Barriers is left undetermined. 

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Phillips Tracy Winston-Salem Chief Building Official tracyp@cityofws.org 336-727-2133

Comments

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code (NCRC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (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.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code (NCEBC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Commercial Building Code

Winston-Salem adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building CodeYou 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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Comments

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building Code (NCBC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Existing Buildings

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code (NCEBC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Other Building Codes

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Fuel Gas Code (NCFGC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Energy Code (NCEC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-1 (adoption). 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Mechanical Code (NCMC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-61 (adoption) and §§ 10-62 through 10-75 (amendments). 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Plumbing Code (NCPC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-161 (adoption) and §§ 10-162 through 10-170 (amendments). 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Housing Code. Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 10-191 (adoption) and §§ 10-192 through 10-212.1 (amendments). 

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Fire Prevention Code (NCFPC). Winston-Salem, NC, Muni. Code § 22-2 (adoption).