[Ord. No. 809, 3-6-2003; Ord. No. 1009, 8-5-2021]
A. 
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, the following technical codes and all of their respective appendices, are adopted and incorporated in this Section by reference as if fully set forth, except as they may be amended by other provisions of this Chapter:
1. 
2018 International Building Code.
2. 
2018 International Residential Code.
3. 
2018 International Mechanical Code.
4. 
2018 International Plumbing Code.
5. 
2017 National Electrical Code.
B. 
As an exception to Subsection (A), Section R313, Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, of the 2018 International Residential Code is deleted in its entirety and is replaced by the language contained in Section R317 of the 2006 International Residential Code as required by Section 67.281, RSMo., and a builder of a one- or two-family dwelling or townhouse shall offer to any purchaser on or before entering into the purchase contract the option, at the purchaser's cost, to install or equip fire sprinklers in the dwelling or townhouse.
C. 
In the event of a conflict of provisions between any of such codes, the lesser requirement shall prevail.
D. 
These codes shall be known collectively as the "Building Code of Lake Tapawingo, Missouri."