184.01 SHORT TITLE.

This chapter shall be known as the Ankeny Residential Code, and may be cited as such, and may be referred to herein as this chapter.

184.02 ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE.

Pursuant to published notice as required by law, the International Residential Building Code 2021 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted except for such portions as may be hereinafter deleted, modified or amended.

184.03 AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.

The International Residential Code, 2021 Edition (hereinafter known as the IRC), are amended as hereinafter set out in Sections 184.04 through 184.48.

184.04 DELETIONS.

The following is deleted and is of no force or effect in this chapter:

Section R310.7.1 Existing Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings

184.05 REFERENCED CODES - CONFLICTS.

The remaining sections in this chapter represent amendments to the requirements contained in the IRC. In the event requirements of this code conflict with applicable State and/or Federal requirements, the more stringent shall apply except that all references to flood hazard construction shall be coordinated in concurrence with Ankeny NFIP adoption dated 1-February-2019. ICC ANSI A117.1 references throughout this code shall denote ICC ANSI A117.1-09

184.06 SECTION R101.1 AMENDED - TITLE.

Section R101.1, Title, of the IRC, is hereby deleted and there is enacted in lieu thereof the following section:

Section R 101.1 Title.  These provisions shall be known as the Ankeny Residential Code for One- and Two - Family Dwellings, and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as “this code.”