Building regulations: Building regulations
District of Columbia: 2017 District of Columbia Construction Codes: Residential Code (IRC 2015 + DC Residential Code Su…
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- Category
- Building regulations: Building regulations
- Kind
- Regulation pack
- Languages
- None provided. The words are as the provider wrote them.
- Author
- CadCraft
- Version
- 3, published Oct 27, 2026 Published
Adopts IRC 2015 (DC Department of Buildings; 12 DCMR (Construction Codes Supplement of 2017)). No state amendment to the eight checked rules was found in the sources read (the full state text was not reviewed). Amendments were researched for stairs, ceiling height, light and ventilation only; every other rule (room size, egress, escape openings, electrical, alarms) is the base code's. Design crit…
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Regulation pack
Draft: entered from the published code, not yet reviewed by a professional. Adopts IRC 2015 (DC Department of Buildings; 12 DCMR (Construction Codes Supplement of 2017)). No state amendment to the eight checked rules was found in the sources read (the full state text was not reviewed). Amendments were researched for stairs, ceiling height, light and ventilation only; every other rule (room size, egress, escape openings, electrical, alarms) is the base code's. Design crit…
- Place
- United States (state: District of Columbia)
- Pack id
us-dc- Builds on
- United States: International Residential Code 2015
- Edition
- IRC 2015 as adopted, 2020-05-29
- In force from
- 2020-05-29
- Authority
- Adopted law
- Source date
- 2026
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27
- Source
- DC Department of Buildings, 12 DCMR (Construction Codes Supplement of 2017)
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Versions
All versions| Drawing | Version | Change | License | Status | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version 3 | DataUpdated from the add-on's pack (8a2ba112f510). | CC0 | Published | Oct 27, 2026 | |
| Version 2 | DataUpdated from the add-on's pack (5401e8e18531). | CC0 | Published | Oct 27, 2026 | |
| Version 1 | GeometryFirst version, from the Building regulations add-on's pack. | CC0 | Published | Oct 27, 2026 |
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