A. Code Adopted: A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Poteau city clerk, being marked and designated as the international residential code, 2018 edition, as published by the International Code Council (including attached additional requirements from the city of Poteau) be and is hereby adopted as the residential code of the city of Poteau in the state of Oklahoma for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three (3) stories in height with separate means of egress as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said residential code on file in the office of the Poteau city clerk are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in subsection B of this section.
B. Amendments: The following sections are revised:
Section R101.0 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Residential Code For One- And Two-Family Dwellings Of The City Of Poteau, and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this code."
Table R301.2(1) Exterior Walls.
Section P2603.6.1 Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of 12 inches (305 mm) below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 12 inches (305 mm) below grade.
Exhibit A "Attached City Of Poteau Building Requirements."
(Ord. 696, 1-4-2010, eff. 1-4-2010; amd. Ord. 821, 8-7-2023)