Except as hereinafter added to, deleted, modified, or amended, there is hereby adopted by reference as the building code of the City that certain building code known as the International Building Code, 2021 edition, and as published by the International Code Council, and the provisions of such building code shall be controlling in the construction of buildings and other structures and in all matters covered by such building code within the corporate limits of the City and shall be known as the “Dubuque Building Code”. A copy of the International Building Code, 2021 edition, as adopted, shall be on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public inspection. (Ord. 40-19, 9-3-2019; amd. Ord. 21-23, 5-15-2023)