§ 17-2-1. Certain counties required to enforce wind and flood mitigation requirements of nationally recognized codes and standards; counties and municipalities within the counties may choose not to be subject to the code requirements under certain circumstances

The counties of Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, Stone and Pearl River, including all municipalities therein, shall enforce, on an emergency basis, all the wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed by the 2003 International Residential Code and the 2003 International Building Code, as supplemented. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, emergency wind and […]

§ 17-2-3. Creation of Mississippi Building Codes Council; reconstitution of council; membership; appointment and terms; vacancies; meetings; quorum; adoption and amendment of discretionary statewide minimum codes; date of adoption of initial code; recommendations for mandatory statewide minimum codes

There is hereby created the Mississippi Building Codes Council. Each member of the council shall be appointed by the executive director of his respective professional association unless otherwise stated herein. Each member shall serve for a term of three (3) years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. No person who has previously been […]

§ 17-2-4. State Uniform Construction Code; exemptions

Except as provided in Section 17-2-1(1) and subsection (3) of this section, a county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority shall adopt and amend as minimum codes one (1) of the following as the State Uniform Construction Code: One (1) of the last three (3) adopted editions of the International Building Code (IBC) and […]

§ 17-2-5. Adoption of minimum codes by county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority; agreements for enforcement of codes

Any county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority that adopts building codes after July 1, 2008, shall adopt as minimum codes any codes established and promulgated by the Mississippi Building Codes Council. Any county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority that has adopted construction codes published before January 1, 2000, shall, no later […]

§ 17-2-7. Farm structures exempt from provisions of this chapter

For purposes of this section, “farm structure” means a structure that is constructed on a farm, other than a residence or a structure attached to it, for use on the farm, including, but not limited to, barns, sheds and poultry houses, but not public livestock areas. For purposes of this section, “farm structure” does not […]

§ 17-2-9. Certain other buildings, facilities and manufactured housing exempt from provisions of this chapter

The governing authority of any county or municipality shall not enforce any portion of any building codes established and/or imposed under Sections 17-2-1 through 17-2-5 that regulates the construction or improvement of industrial facilities that are engaged in activities designated as manufacturing (sectors 31-33), utilities (sector 22), telecommunications (sector 517), bulk stations and materials (sector […]