Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Pursuant to authority granted by Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 6-54-501 through 506, and for the purpose of establishing the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, and stability; and for regulating the construction, alteration, repair, use, occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenance connected or attached to any building or structure attributed to the built environment, the International Building Code, 2018 edition, as prepared and adopted by the International Code Council - except Chapter 11, Accessibility, and Chapter 34, Section 3411, Accessibility for Existing Buildings - is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code, and is hereinafter referred to as the building code. (as amended by Ord. #777, Dec. 2005, replaced by Ord. #850, July 2010, and Ord. #896, June 2013, amended by Ord. #918, Oct. 2014, and replaced by Ord. #998, June 2022 Ch8_08-05-24)