(a) The North Carolina State Building Code, Volume I, General Construction, with all supplements and amendments thereto, ratified and adopted by the North Carolina Building Code Council, in full effect and having the force of law within the territorial jurisdiction of the city under the provisions of G.S. 143-138, is affirmed to be the building code for the city and is incorporated by reference in this section as fully and completely as if written verbatim in this section.
(b) The North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code, Volume IB, with all supplements and amendments thereto, ratified and adopted by the North Carolina Building Code Council, in full effect and having the force of law within the territorial jurisdiction of the city under the pro-visions of G.S. 143-138, is affirmed to be the residential building code for the city and is incorporated by reference in this section as fully and completely as if written verbatim in this section.
(c) Not less than three copies each of such codes are filed as public records in the office of the building inspections division.
(d) Where the provisions of these codes are similar with the provisions of other applicable laws, codes or ordinances, the more stringent provision shall apply.
(Code 1965, §§ 8-1, 8-3)