(A) The 2021 edition of the International Residential Code published by the International Code Council Chapters 1 through 24, and Chapters 33 and 44 including Appendices AE, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AM and AQ, AU, with the amendments as specified in this section and in § 17.28.020, shall apply to the design, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three (3) stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height in the city.
(B) The version of the International Residential Code applicable as the residential building code for buildings used for residential purposes containing four (4) or fewer dwelling units shall be determined by the date construction began, as determined by the date the foundation began installation.
(C) The 2020 edition of ICC 600 Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Regions shall apply to the design, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of conventional light-frame construction of IRC Section 301.
(Am. Ord. 2022-18, passed 11-10-22)