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The 2009 North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies is in looseleaf format and includes a custom binder.
SECTION 101
TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 Title. This document is "The North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies," hereinafter known as "this code." Any reference to International Codes shall refer to North Carolina State Building Codes.
101.2 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide for the administration and enforcement of the North Carolina State Building Codes as adopted by the Building Code Council and enforced by State and local code enforcement officials. This code is incorporated by reference into the North Carolina Building, Accessibility, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Prevention, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, Existing Buildings, Rehabilitation, and Residential Codes, hereinafter referred to collectively as the "technical codes." This code is intended to provide for the administrative aspects of each of the technical codes. In this code, the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire prevention and gas systems shall be referred to as "service systems."
101.3 Scope.
101.3.1 Requirements of other state agencies, occupational licensing boards or commissions. The North Carolina State Building Codes do not include all additional requirements for buildings and structures that may be imposed by other state agencies, occupational licensing boards or commissions. It shall be the responisibility of a permit holder, design professional, contractor or occupational license holder to determine whether any additional requirements exist.
From the Preface
The purpose of the North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies is to serve as a comprehensive document to guide decisions aimed at protecting the public's health, safety and welfare in the built environment. This protection is provided through the enforcement, by state and local governments, of the technical codes incorporated by reference herein.
The North Carolina Administrative Code was first adopted by the Building Code Council in 1991. The 1996 and 2002 editions were published in conjunction with the subsequent code editions. The 2006 North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies was a reorganization and rewrite of the 2002 Administration and Enforcements Code. The 2009 North Carolina Administrative Code and Policies is an administrative update of the 2006 Administration and Enforcements Code. Chapter 1, Administrative Code, contains rules adopted by the Building Code Council and approved by the Rules Review Commission. Chapter 2, Policies, contains generally accepted policies and procedures based on the North Carolina General Statutes. Chapter 3, Referenced Statutes, contains reprints of many applicable General Statutes. The appendices include representative administrative forms.
Editions of the North Carolina State Building Codes
| Title | Edition |
| Administrative |
1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Building |
1936, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Residential |
1968, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Accessibility |
1973, 1991, 1999 |
| Electrical (NEC) |
1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008 |
| Fire |
1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Mechanical |
1971, 1980, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Energy Conservation |
1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Plumbing |
1963, 1968, 1980, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
| Fuel Gas |
1991, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
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