§ 6-44. International Residential Code.

(a)

Adopted. The 2015 edition of the International Residential Code is hereby adopted.

(b)

Local amendments. The 2015 Edition of the ICC International Residential Code is amended by adoption of the local amendments attached to Joint Ordinance No. 493 as Exhibit A.

(c)

Incorporated by reference. The 2015 edition of the ICC International Residential Code and those local amendments attached to this Joint Ordinance as Exhibit A are hereby incorporated by reference as if set out herein in their entirety from the 2015 edition of the ICC International Residential Code and that no Appendices from the 2015 edition of the ICC International Residential Code are adopted.

(d)

Implementation. The adoption of the 2015 edition of the ICC International Residential Code and those local amendments attached thereto, shall be implemented through their inclusion in the appropriate section of the Memphis and Shelby County Building Code which contains a provision that addresses the appropriate standards for the construction of such residential structures.

(e)

Effective date. This section shall take effect in the City of Memphis and the unincorporated areas of the county on December 31, 2018, by virtue of the concurring and separate passage thereof by the Memphis City Council and by the board of commissioners of the county, or if not adopted by each legislative body by that date, at the date of such adoption by the second body.

(Code 1992, § 6-29; Joint Ord. No. 370, §§ 1—5, 1-12-2009; Joint Ord. No. 425, § (e)(Exh. B), 10-8-2012; Ord. No. 433, 6-17-2013; Joint Ord. No. 442, §§ 1, 2, 12-16-2013; Ord. No. 462, 8-24-2015; Ord. No. 493, 12-3-2018)

Editor's note

Joint Ord. No. 442, §§ 1, 2, adopted Dec. 16, 2013, amended Section R301.2.2 and added a new Section R301.2.2.3.8 and a new Subsection R301.2.2.3.8.1—R301.2.2.3.8.12 to the 2012 Memphis and Shelby County Joint Residential Code. Such changes are hereby incorporated by reference and are on file with the county.