(a) 
Adopted. The 2021 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC, 2021 edition), a copy of which is on file with the city secretary, is hereby adopted and designated as the residential code of the city the same as though the provisions of the IRC, 2021 edition, were copied at length in this section, subject to and modified by amending only the enumerated sections and provisions, as follows, and all sections and provisions not expressly amended or deleted shall remain in full force and effect. Where an amendment is not clear or is silent regarding a certain requirement, the requirements of the IRC, 2021 edition, shall be met.
(b) 
Amendments. The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2021 International Residential Code are hereby amended as follows:[1]
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Editor's note–The 2021 IRC Amendments are included as an attachment to this chapter.
(Ordinance 486-14 adopted 1/15/15; Ordinance 609-23 adopted 1/19/2023)