A. Adopted: The provisions of the international building code, as amended, and the international residential code, as amended, shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures located in the county. (1998 Code § 15.01.041; amd. 2010 Code)
B. Exception: Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three (3) stories high with separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the international residential code. (1998 Code § 15.01.041)