Hickman County TN

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23-31 · 2018 residential and energy codes · Adopted

Nov 27, 2023

ADOPTING CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODES (IRC) THAT WERE ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY IN RESOLUTION 21-23, AND ADOPTING THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2023, IN HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Resolution No. 23-31
Adopted November 27, 2023 · 14 aye, 0 nay, 0 pass, 0 absent
Sponsors Danny Clark, District 2; Claude Callicott, District 1

WHEREAS, the Hickman County Legislative Body (HCLB) has heretofore passed Resolution 21-23, adopting the 2018 International Residential Building Codes (IRC), with certain modifications as specified in said Resolution, for construction of residential structures in Hickman County, Tennessee;

WHEREAS, the HCLB desires to make certain additional modifications to the IRC that may supersede and/or augment the modifications set forth in Resolution 21-23;

WHEREAS, House Bill 799 was enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee on April 10, 2023, and was signed into law by Governor Bill Lee on April 23, 2023, providing that the energy conservation standards for new residential building construction in Tennessee on or after July 1, 2023, are the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) published by the International Code Council;

WHEREAS, the Hickman County Legislative Body desires to adopt the 2018 IECC standards for construction of one (1) and two (2) family dwellings, townhouses, and additions thereto of thirty (30) square feet or more of interior space, in Hickman County, Tennessee, on or after July 1, 2023;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Hickman County Legislative Body, assembled in regular session on the 27th day of November 2023, that the International Residential Code (IRC), 2018 edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc. (ICC), and Appendix Q thereto, with the exceptions set forth below, and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2018 edition, with the exceptions set forth below, are hereby adopted as follows:

SECTION 1. Modifications to the IRC, 2018 edition

  1. Section 1102.4.1.2 (R402.4.1.2) Testing is replaced with Section N1102.4.2.1 Testing Option and Section N1102.4.2.2 Visual Inspection from 2009 IRC.
  2. Section N1103.3.3 (R403.3.3) Duct Testing (Mandatory) and Section N1103.3.4 (R403.3.4) Duct Leakage (Prescriptive) are optional.
  3. Table N1102.1.2 (R402.1.2) Insulation and Fenestration Requirement by Component and Table N1102.1.4 (R402.1.4) Equivalent U-Factors from 2018 IRC are replaced with Table N1102.1 Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component and Table N1102.1.2 Equivalent U-Factor from 2009 IRC.
  4. Section N1102.4.4 (R402.4.4) Rooms Containing Fuel-Burning Appliances is deleted in its entirety.
  5. Table N1102.1 Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component in the 2009 edition is adopted and amended by adding the following as footnote "l": "Log walls complying with ICC400 and with a minimum average wall thickness of 5" or greater shall be permitted in Zone 3 when a Fenestration U-Factor of .50 or lower is used, a Skylight U-Factor of .65 or lower is used, a Glazed Fenestration SHGC of .30 or lower is used, a 90 AFUE Furnace is used, an 85 AFUE Boiler is used, and a 9.0 HSPF Heat Pump (heating) and 15 SEER (cooling) are used."
  6. Table N1102.1 Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component in the 2009 edition is adopted and amended by adding the following as footnote "m": "Log walls complying with ICC400 and with a minimum average wall thickness of 5" or greater shall be permitted in Zone 4 when a Fenestration U-Factor of .35 or lower is used, a Skylight U-Factor of .60 or lower is used, a 90 AFUE Furnace is used, an 85 AFUE Boiler is used, and a 9.0 HSPF Heat Pump (heating) and 15 SEER (cooling) are used."

SECTION 2. Modifications to the IECC, 2018 edition

  1. Section R402.4.1.2 Testing is deleted and replaced with Section 402.4.2.1 Testing Option and Section 402.4.2.2 Visual Inspection Option from 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-Factors are deleted and replaced with Table 402.1.1 Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component and Table 402.1.3 Equivalent U-Factors 2009 IECC.

SECTION 3. Available for inspection

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 5-20-102 Tennessee Code Annotated one (1) copy of the IRC, 2018 edition, and one copy of the IECC, 2018 edition, have been placed on file in the office of the Hickman County Clerk and shall be kept there for the use and inspection of the public during normal business hours.

SECTION 4. Validity

That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. The Hickman County Commission hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional.

SECTION 5. Penalty

Pursuant to Section 5-20-105 Tennessee Code Annotated any person or firm which violates any provision of the IRC, 2018 edition, and/or the IECC, 2018 edition, commits a Class C misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty provision of same. Each day or portion thereof of said violation is considered a separate offense.

SECTION 6. Effective date

The provisions of this resolution shall become effective 30 days after passage, the public welfare requiring it.