Iowa Building Code, Permit and Licensing Information
What is Iowa Building Code Current Editions?
- 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2015 International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSDC)
- 2015 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
- 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2015 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2015 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
- 2020 National Electric Code (NEC) – Effective 4/1/21
- State Energy Code 2012 IECC and 90.1-2010
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code 2015
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): LIMITED
The Building Code Bureau performs plan reviews for all State-owned buildings. In addition, all non-State-owned building that are constructed with State appropriated funds, if built in an area without an adopted and enforced local building code are required to be reviewed. If the building is not State owned, additions, renovations and repairs are excluded from this plan review requirement.
In addition, plan reviews are required for compliance with State Fire Marshal Rules for any education building or facility serving kindergarten through twelfth grade, any college or university building or facility, any child care facility, any correctional facility or any gaming facility.
In Electrical Code, Iowa is an example of a state that has statewide adoption with amendments. For example, the Iowa board voted to retain several GFCI amendments from the NEC-2011 and voted to eliminate some of the AFCI requirements from 210.12(D) and 406.4(D)(4).
| State Website | https://www.iowa.gov/ |
| State Licensing | Licensing for plumbers and electricians is done at the local level. No state license for general contracting, however, all businesses must register with the state. |
| State Licensing Division | https://hhs.iowa.gov/licensure |
| State Fire Marshall | https://dps.iowa.gov/divisions/state-fire-marshal |
| State Environmental Permit | https://www.iowadnr.gov/environmental-protection |
Additional Building Codes by State
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming