Residential RETAINING WALLS Checklist & Guide for a Permit 41 South Central Avenue Clayton, MO 63105 https://stlouiscountymo.gov 314.615.5485
St. Louis County Department of Public Works - Code Enforcement Division
on Properties of 1- & 2-Family & Townhouse Dwellings (An Abridged Summary of 2015 IRC Requirements As Amended by St. Louis County Ordinances) This Residential Retaining Walls Checklist is based on St. Louis County’s (SLCO) policies, 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. More information and explanation is provided in commentaries and interpretations published by St. Louis County and acknowledged code organizations.
List of Applicable Codes and Ordinances: 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) & Ordinance #27,654-Ch.1116 (“R” “G”, “N”, and “M” references and Appendix K - Sound Transmission). 2015 International Building Code (IBC) & Ordinance #27,654-Ch.1116\5 (“B” references). 2015 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) & Ord. #27,617-Ch.1110 (“PM” refs.) 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) & Ordinance #27,424-Ch.1103 (“P” references).
For inquiries regarding the information provided in this checklist, please contact: St. Louis County Permit Processing St. Louis County Zoning Review St. Louis County Building Plan Review Right-of-Way Owner State County Municipality
(314) 615-5184 (314) 615-3763 (314) 615-5485 (888) 275-6636 (314) 615-8517 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. LouisCounty Ordinances, are shown at ends of statements and are italicized in parentheses (.).
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