Legal Documents of Baxter
Code of Baxter
Title 12 Building, Utility, etc. Codes
Chapter 1 Building Code
12-101 : Building code adopted.[2]
That a certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Recorder of Baxter, being marked and designated as the International Building Code,2 2024 edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the City of Baxter, in the State of Tennessee 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 therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said building code on file in the office of the City of Baxter are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter. (Ord. #2020-10, Feb. 2021)