Some localities may have all or part of their
particular local code online, or a checklist of local inspection requirements)
but I am pretty certain that NONE of the national "model" codes like the
International Building Codes BC (and its predecessors the SBC, UBC, etc.)
are available online, at least not legally.
I recall a couple of years ago, one or more of
the major standard code organizations had sued cities and/or states for putting
their locally amended versions of the code online. Just because a city/state
decides to adopt a model code, and even amend it, does not give them the
copyright or ownership of the code, or the right to distribute it or make it
available for free. If a locally amended code is online, it may be illegal, and
in any case it probably doesn't apply in your jurisdiction.
You have to buy the code books or PDF's from the
organization that publishes them. Many people dont understand, the codes
are NOT in the public domain. They don't belong to the government or to the
public, even if they have been adopted by a locality and have the force of law.
They are copyrighted works which belong to the code issuing
organization.
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Is
there a site I can download a building code
in pdf for
free?
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