(Per the 2015-IRC amended by St. Louis County Ordinances for 1-& 2-Family Dwellings and Townhouses
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St. Louis County Department of Public Works - Code Enforcement Division
Residential BASEMENT FINISH Checklist and Guide For a Building Permit
This Basement Finish Checklist is GARAGES based on St. Louis County’s (SLCO) policies, RESIDENTIAL ATTACHED construction codes amended and adopted by ordinance. See list below. It is not a substitute for those codes and ordinances, but serves as a guide to reading them. For REQUIREMENTS large or more complex new work Basement Finishes, also obtain and refer to St. Louis (Per the 2015 IRC as amended by St. Louis County County’s Single-Family Dwelling Design Checklist in preparing your drawings. Ordinances for 1-& 2-Family Dwellings and Townhouses)
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List of applicable Codes and Ordinances: 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) & Ord. #24427-Ch.1115 (“R” “G”, “N”, and “M” refs. and Appendix K - Sound Transmission).
2015 International Building Code (IBC) & Ordinance #24444-Ch.1116 (“B” references). 2015 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) & Ord. #24440-Ch.1110 (“PM” refs.). 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC) aka NFPA 70 & Ordinance #24439-Ch.1102 (“E” refs.). 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) & Ordinance #24441-Ch.1103 (“P” references). For inquiries regarding the information provided in this guide, please contact: St. Louis County General Code Enforcement Info (314) 615-5184 St. Louis County Permit Processing (314) 615-7155 St. Louis County Zoning Review (314) 615-3763 St. Louis County Building Plan Review (314) 615-5485 Right-of-Way Owner State (888) 275-6636 County (314) 615-8517 Municipality Call the project site’s Municipality St. Louis County’s Municipal Contracts Matrix shows those municipalities that currently contract for its Code Enforcement services. The Matrix is on our web site at https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/transportation-and-publicworks/residential-building/ For the electronic plan review, scan QR code or visit us online at https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/transportation-and-publicworks/electronic-plan-review/
Sections from the Codes, their Referenced Standards, and St. Louis County Ordinances, are shown at ends of statements and are italicized in parentheses (.).
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