Effective January 1

Effective January 1, 2007, the Rapides Parish Police Jury adopted the State Uniform Construction Code

Section 6-1/2.2 Adoption of State Uniform Construction Code.
Pursuant to LA. R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq., the following codes are hereby adopted as the regulations governing the construction of buildings and other structures in Rapides Parish. Unless specified, all standards contained in a referenced code are adopted and included for purposes of this ordinance. Unless referenced by name or letter designation, no appendix or appendices to a code is adopted.

The International Building Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, not including Chapter 1 – Administration, Chapter 11 – Accessibility, Chapter 27 – Electrical, and Chapter 29 – Plumbing Systems, including any standards referenced therein, but not including any appendices thereto and;

The International Existing Building Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, including any standards referenced therein, but not including any appendices thereto and not including Chapter 1 – Administration;

International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, including Appendix J, Existing Buildings and Structures, but not including Parts I – Administrative, V – Mechanical, VII – Plumbing and VIII – Electrical. IRC R301.2.1.1 (Design Criteria) therein shall be amended as follows and shall only apply to the International Residential Code, 2006 Edition:

1) Item 6 of Guide to Concrete Masonry Residential Construction in High Wind Areas, as published by the American Concrete Institute, shall be added;

2) Item 7, Optional Code-plus Fortified for Safer Living, as published by Institute for Business and Home Safety, shall be added; and

3) Item 8, Optional Code-plus Blueprint for Safety, as published by Institute for Business and Home Safety, shall be added; and

International Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council;

Louisiana State Plumbing Code (Part XIV (Plumbing) of the State Sanitary Code);

International Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council; and

National Electric Code, 2005 Edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association.

Adopted by the Rapides Parish Police Jury (12/11/06)