BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, EXISTING BUILDING & SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODES NOTICE •
•
This is an unofficial user-friendly copy of St. Louis County, Missouri Ordinance 27,654, 28,327 and 28,807 for the adoption of the 2015 International Building, Residential, Existing Building & Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, with modifications. Said ordinances being approved by the County Executive on December 18, 2019, December 27, 2021 and June 29, 2023 respectively. Official copies of St. Louis County ordinances, in total, including certified copies, may be obtained from the St. Louis County Clerk’s Office, 41 South Central Avenue, Clayton, Missouri 63105 – Telephone: 314-615-7171
(Editorial Note: Initial ordinance to be in full force and effect April 1, 2020) Substitute Bill No. 1 for BILL NO. 131 , 2023 ORDINANCE No. 28,807 , 2023 Introduced by Councilmember Webb _ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XI SLCRO 1974, AS AMENDED, "PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS", BY REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 1115 “BUILDING CODE”, CHAPTER 1116 “RESIDENTIAL CODE” AND CHAPTER 1117 “EXISTING BUILDING CODE” AND BY ADDING AND ENACTING CHAPTER 1118 “SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE” BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Title XI SLCRO 1974, as amended "Public Works and Building Regulations" is hereby amended by repealing and re-enacting Chapter 1115 "Building Code” which shall read as follows: TITLE XI PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS Chapter 1115 BUILDING CODE 1115.010 Short Title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Building Code" of St. Louis County. 1115.020 Building Code Adopted. A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Director of the St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works and the office of the Administrative Director, being marked and designated as the International Building Code, 2015 edition, including “APPENDIX C – GROUP U – AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS” and “APPENDIX H – SIGNS” as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Building Code of St. Louis County, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in this ordinance. 1115.030 General Administrative Definitions. --Throughout the International Building Code, 2015 edition, whenever the term "jurisdiction" appears it shall be deemed to mean "St. Louis County". Likewise, whenever the term "Department of Building Safety" appears it shall be deemed to mean "St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works.” Whenever the terms "Code Official" or "building official" appear they shall mean the Director of St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works User-Friendly 2015 ICC Building, Residential, Existing Building & Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, Ordinance 27,654 (April 1, 2020) Page 1 of 123