Building Codes

The City of Marietta enforces the following current codes for projects PERMITTED AFTER January 1, 2026:

City of Marietta Comprehensive Development Code

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board, upon recommendation of the State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC), voted to adopt the following codes with an effective date of January 1, 2026: 

Current Mandatory Codes as Adopted by DCA:

    • International Building Code, 2024 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • International Residential Code, 2024 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • International Fire Code, 2024 Edition 
    • International Plumbing Code, 2024 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • International Mechanical Code, 2024 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • International Fuel Gas Code, 2024 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition, with 2026 Georgia Amendments
    • International Energy Conservation Code, 2015 Edition, with Georgia Supplements and Amendments
    • International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2024 Edition, with Georgia Amendments
    • Life Safety Code, 2024 Edition, with Georgia amendments
    • Georgia State Handicap Accessibility Code, 120-3-20 (A), 2009 Edition

For information and questions regarding the Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) or the Georgia Accessibility Code please contact the State Fire Marshal's Office

These new mandatory state codes, along with the corresponding Georgia Amendments to the Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes for Construction, were adopted under the authority granted to the Board of Community Affairs by O.C.G.A. § 8-2-23.

DCA recommends that all city and county governments with local amendments on file review those amendments with regard to the newly adopted 2024 State Minimum Standard Codes and associated Georgia Amendments.

Copies of the adopted codes and Georgia Amendments are available on the DCA website at https://dca.georgia.gov/scac. For questions or additional information, please contact the Office of Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings at (404) 679-3118 or by email at codes@dca.ga.gov .

 Electronic Access:  
Georgia UP codes

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