Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Pursuant to authority granted by Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 6-54-501 through 506, and for the purpose of regulating the design of buildings for adequate thermal resistance and low air leakage and the design and selection of mechanical, electrical, water-heating and illumination systems and equipment which will enable the effective use of energy in new building construction, the International Energy Conservation Code,⁷ 2012 edition, as prepared by the International Code Council -- except:

1. Section R402.4.1.2 "Testing" is deleted and replaced with the Section 402.4.2.1 "Testing" option and Section 402.4.2.2 "Visual Inspection" option from the 2009 IECC;
2. Section R403.3.3 "Duct Testing (Mandatory)" and Section R403.3.4 "Duct Leakage (Prescriptive)" are optional;
3. Table 402.1.2 "Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component" and Table R402.1.4 "Equivalent U-Factor" are deleted and replaced with Table 402.1.1 "Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component" and Table 402.l.3 "Equivalent U-Factors 2009 IECC"; and
4. for commercial buildings, the International Energy Conservation Code, 2012 edition, is adopted except the provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2006 edition, shall apply to the following occupancy classifications; Group F-1, moderate-hazard factory industrial; Group F-2, low-hazard factory industrial; Group S-1, moderate hazard storage; and Group S-2, low-hazard storage -- is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code, and is hereinafter referred to as the energy 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)