Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 110-11 - GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD CODES › Subject 110-11-1 - GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD CODES › Rule 110-11-1-.24 - International Building Code (IBC), 2018 Edition with 2020, 2022 and 2024 Georgia State Amendments

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GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD BUILDING
				  CODE
(INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH
				  GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS)
The INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, 2018
				  Edition, published by the International Code Council, when used in conjunction
				  with these and any other Georgia State Amendments to the INTERNATIONAL BUILDING
				  CODE, 2018 Edition, shall constitute the official
Georgia State Minimum
				  Standard Building Code
.
GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS
CODE REFERENCE:
(a) Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical Code
with references to the
Georgia State
				Minimum Standard Electrical Code
(
National Electrical Code
				with Georgia State Amendments
).
(b) Replace all references to the
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
with references
				to the
Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code (IECC with Georgia
				State Supplements and Amendments)
. The
Georgia State Minimum
				Standard Energy Code
shall be used for efficiency and coefficient of
				performance ratings of equipment.
(c) Replace all references to the
International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
with references to
				Chapter 34 'Existing Buildings' of these Georgia State Amendments.
Note: By Georgia law, the
International Existing
				  Building Code
is a permissive or optional State Minimum Standard Code.
				  Consequently, the provisions contained in the
International Existing
				  Building Code
are not mandatory or applicable unless specifically
				  referenced in the adopting ordinance of local governments.
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
SCOPE:
The provisions of the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Building Code
shall apply to the construction,
alteration
, relocation, enlargement, replacement,
repair
, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance,
				  removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances
				  connected or attached to such buildings or structures.
Exception #1:
Detached one- and two-family
dwellings
and multiple single-family
dwellings
(townhouses separated by a 2-hour
				  fire-resistance-rated wall assembly) not more than three
stories
above
grade plane
in height with a
				  separate
means of egress
and their accessory structures shall
				  comply with the
Georgia State Minimum Standard One- and Two-Family
				  Dwelling Code
(
International Residential Code for One- and
				  Two-Family Dwellings with Georgia State Amendments
).
Exception #2:
The following table titled 'Codes
				  Reference Guide' establishes specific primary and supplementary code
				  applications and is to be applied by the authority having jurisdiction.
CODES REFERENCE
							 GUIDE
Area
Primary
Supplement
Occupancy Classification
LSC
IBC
Building Construction Types including allowable
								height, allowable building areas, and the requirements for sprinkler protection
								related to minimum building construction types.
IBC
LSC
Means of Egress
LSC
NONE
Standpipes
IBC
IFC
Interior Finish
LSC
NONE
HVAC Systems
IMC
NONE
Vertical Openings
LSC
NONE
Sprinkler Systems minimum construction
								standard
LSC
NONE
Fire Alarm Systems
LSC
NONE
Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detection
								Systems
State Statute and LSC
NONE
Portable Fire Extinguishers
IFC
NONE
Cooking Equipment
LSC and NFPA 96
NONE
Fuel Fired Appliances
IFGC
NFPA 54
Liquid Petroleum Gas
NFPA 58
NFPA 54
Compressed Natural Gas
NFPA 52
NONE
*Revise the International Building Code, 2018
				  Edition, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 202
DEFINITIONS
*Revise Section 202 'Definitions' to read as follows:
[F] FLAMMABLE GAS.
A material which is a gas at
				  68°F (20°C) or less at 14.7 pounds per square inch atmosphere (psia) (101 kPa)
				  of pressure [a material that has a
boiling point
of 68°F
				  (20°C) or less at 14.7 psia (101 kPa)], subdivided as follows:
1. Category 1A.
1. A gas which is ignitable at 14.7 psia (101
				kPa) when in a mixture of 13 percent or less by volume with air.
2. A gas with a flammable range at 14.7 psia
				(101 kPa) with air of not less than 12 percent, regardless of the lower limit,
				unless data show compliance with Category 1B.