2024 North Carolina Building Code: Effective January 1, 2025 (Chapter 1 to 13) (North Carolina Building Code Law & Manuals) Hardcover – January 12, 2025

Section 101Scope and General Requirements[A] 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the North Carolina Building Code as adopted by the North Carolina Building Code Council on June 13, 2017, September 12, 2023, to be effective January 1, 2019, January 1, 2025. Reference to the International Code shall mean the North Carolina Codes. The North Carolina amendments to the International Code are underlined.[A] 101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, relocation, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures.Exception: If any of the following apply, then the building or structure is exempt from the provisions of this code:1. Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height, shall comply with this code or the International Residential Code.2. Farm buildings not used for: a. Sleeping purposes; or b. Storage of hazardous materials in excess of those listed in Tables 307.1(1) and 307.1(2) within the building rules jurisdiction of any municipality.3. The design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment for storing, handling, and transporting liquefied petroleum gases for fuel purposes up to the outlet of the first stage pressure regulator, anhydrous ammonia, or other liquid fertilizer.4. The design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment or facilities of a public utility, as defined in N.C.G.S. 62-3, or electric or telephone membership corporation, including without limitation poles, towers, and other structures supporting electric or communication lines from the distribution network up to the meter location.5. The storage and handling of substances governed by the Hazardous Chemical Right to Know Act in N.C.G.S. Chapter 95, Article 18.6. Retaining walls complying with any of the following: a. 3 feet or less in height where a guard is required; b. 5 feet or less of cumulative fill within 3 feet horizontally from the wall; c. Not located within 15 feet of another retaining wall; and d. Not located within 3 feet of a building or structure. Read more