Kentucky Building Code: fourth Edition, February 2024

101.1 TitleThese regulations shall be known as the Kentucky Building Code, hereinafter referred to as “this code.” This edition of the Kentucky Building Code (KBC) is the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) except where specifically amended in these regulations.101.2 ScopeThe provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, relocation, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, and removal of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures, whether hereafter erected or, where expressly stated in this code, existing; and whether on land, over water, or on water, permanently moored to land, and substantially a land structure.Kentucky Information on Code EnforcementThe Kentucky Building Code is based upon the 2015 International Building Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., with Kentucky-specific amendments. It provides design and construction standards to ensure the public safety, health, and welfare insofar as they are affected by building construction and to secure safety to life Read more