7-2-3: ADOPTION OF CODES:
   A.   The following codes, except as herein amended, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, and shall apply in the unincorporated areas of Ada County. This chapter shall include rules and regulations governing all grading and building activity, including: erection, construction, enlargement, alterations, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures, and installation requirements for manufactured homes. It shall be unlawful to engage in any grading or building activity without complying with the rules and regulations as contained in this chapter and the codes adopted herein. The following codes and portions thereof are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, in accordance with Idaho Code, section 31-715:
   International Building Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc., and in addition the following appendices: appendix I Patio Covers and appendix J Grading.
   International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc.
   International Residential Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc., parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI and IX and the following appendices: appendix H Patio Covers.
   International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc., and in addition the following appendices: appendix A Combustion Air Openings and Chimney Connector Pass-Throughs.
   International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc. and the following appendices: appendix A Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping; appendix B Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents; appendix C Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Venting Systems; and appendix D Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation.
   International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc.
   International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc., and the following appendices: appendix A General Requirements, appendix B Vegetation Management Plan, and appendix C Fire Hazard Severity Form.
   International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2018 edition. Published by the International Code Council, Inc.
   B.   Whenever in this title reference is made to title 8 or any other title of this Code, such cross reference is for the coordination of this title with such other ordinances, but to any extent such other ordinances have not yet been adopted, such reference shall be ignored. (Ord. 498, 3-25-2003; amd. Ord. 560, 8-24-2004; amd. Ord. 592, 8-2-2005; amd. Ord. 678, 11-13-2007; amd. Ord. 725, 5-5-2009; amd. Ord. 781, 5-17-2011; amd. Ord. 817, 1-7-2014; amd. Ord. 836, 1-6-2015; amd. Ord. 879, 2-13-2018; amd. Ord. 919, 2-16-2021)