§ 6-48. International Energy Conservation Code.

(a)

Adopted. The 2015 edition of the International Code Council (ICC) Energy Conservation Code is hereby adopted.

(b)

Local amendments. The 2015 edition of the International Residential Code is amended by adoption of the local amendments attached to Joint Ordinance No. 494 (on file with the county), as exhibit A.

(c)

Incorporated by reference. The 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code and those local amendments attached to Joint Ordinance No. 494 as Exhibit A are hereby incorporated by reference as if set out herein in their entirety from the 2015 ICC International Energy Conservation Code and that no appendices from the 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code are adopted.

(d)

Implementation. The adoption of the 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation 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, Memphis and Shelby County Residential Code and other Technical Codes which contain provisions that addresses the appropriate standards for the construction and installation of such energy conservation designs, requirements and equipment.

(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.

(Joint Ord. No. 428, § (e)(Exh. B), 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 494, Exh. B, 12-3-2018)

Editor's note

Joint Ord. No. 428, § (e)(Exh. B), adopted Oct. 22, 2012, set out provisions adding § 6-47. To maintain the § 6-47 previously added by Joint Ord. No. 424, adopted Oct. 8, 2012, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as § 6-48.