Construction Codes

Construction codes have become an important issue for Georgia’s local governments, building professionals and citizens. DCA facilitates advisory groups for specific topics related to building and community development, leads the adoption process of statewide standards, provides technical assistance to local communities by drafting model codes and resolutions, and offers workshops on code and building-related topics.

The Uniform Codes Act outlines:

• Mandatory State Codes: These are applicable to all construction regardless of whether they are locally enforced.
• Permissive State Codes: These codes are only applicable if a local government chooses to adopt and enforce one or more of these codes

Each of these separate codes typically consist of a base code (e.g. The International Building Code as published by the International Code Council) and a set of Georgia amendments to the base code.