(a) There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if set out at length herein for the purpose of safeguarding life and property and to ensure the quality of construction of all structures erected or removed throughout the Municipality that certain code known as the State Building Code as promulgated by the Fire Marshal under West Virginia Code 29-3-5b. (A.O.)
(b) The standards and requirements as set out and as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International and the Council of American Building Officials, as listed below, and as adopted by the State Fire Marshal, shall have the same force and effect as if set out verbatim in this section:
The 2009 International Building Code
The 2009 International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings
The 2009 International Mechanical Code
The 2009 International Plumbing Code
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
The 2009 International Property Maintenance Code
The 2009 International Fire Code.
(1-3-12)
(c) It shall further be the desire of the City of Ripley that at such time that the State Fire Marshal shall adopt a newer version of any of the International Codes as set forth in subsection (b) above that the same shall hereby be contemporaneously adopted and incorporated by the City verbatim without the need of further action needing to be taken by Council in adopting the same.
(1-17-12)