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Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission

The mission of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission is to establish minimum statewide codes affecting or relating to the built environment for the protection of life and property, to be utilized throughout the state, assuring public health, safety, and welfare.

OUBCC Code Adoption 

The OUBCC has adopted modifications to rules pertaining to Title 748 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC), Chapter 20 Adopted Codes, Subchapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. The OUBCC submitted the adopted modifications to the Governor and Legislature for approval on February 23, 2017. 

The adopted rules modify the 2015 Editions of the International Building Code®, International Existing Building Code®, International Fire Code®, International Fuel Gas Code®, International Mechanical Code®, International Plumbing Code®, and International Residential Code®; as well as modifications to the 2014 Edition of the National Electrical Code®. 

Click Here to see a copy of the Adopted Rule Modifications that have been submitted to the Governor and Legislature.

Click Here to see a copy of the Rule Impact Statement

A Governor's Declaration was signed on June 13, 2017 approving the OUBCC Rules. Final paperwork has been submitted for publication in the Oklahoma Register on September 1, 2017. The OUBCC rules are expected to be effective on September 15, 2017. Click the links above to review the Adopted Modifications. 

OUBCC Technical Committees

Alternative Fuels Program Technical Committee 

The OUBCC Alternative Fuels Program Technical Committee has completed their review. Click Here to see their meeting agendas, minutes and final presentation of recommendations to the OUBCC.

Storm Shelter Technical Committee

The OUBCC has created a storm shelter technical committee to review the requirements in the OUBCC rules for both the 2015 editions of the International Building Code and International Residential Code. Committee members were approved at the November 15, 2016 meeting. Committee meetings will be scheduled to begin in 2016 and carry over into 2017. Meeting Agendas and Minutes will be available for review under the "Meetings and Events" page of the OUBCC website. All meetings will be open to the public.       

Storm Shelter Information
To review a copy of the OUBCC Storm Shelter Fact Sheet, Click Here
To review the FEMA 320 Standard, Click Here
Copies of the ICC/NSSA 500 Standard can be ordered on the International Code Council (ICC) website, www.iccsafe.org or through your local book store.

Code Adoption History

The OUBCC created technical committees comprised of individuals in the respective trades to review the codes and make recommendations to the Commission. Each committee recommended modifications to change the codes to meet the needs of the State. Those recommendations were then reviewed and voted on by the OUBCC. Once the vote was complete, the rules process to adopt the codes was started.

The International Residential Code®, 2015 Edition, (IRC, 2015®) was adopted with modifications by the OUBCC with an effective date of November 1, 2016. The IRC®, 2015 addresses residential dwellings defined as one- and two-family homes and town houses. This adoption replaces the first adoption of state-wide residential code, the adoption of the IRC®, 2009.

The OUBCC adopted commercial codes to address all structures other than one- and two-family homes and town houses. Those codes were modified and had an effective date of November 2, 2015. Several state agencies had previously adopted several of these codes in one fashion or another to address the needs of their agencies. Updated versions of these codes have been published, reviewed and have been adopted by the Commission. The updated commercial codes adopted with modifications by the OUBCC are:

International Building Code®, 2015 Edition (IBC, 2015®)
International Existing Building Code®, 2015 Edition (IEBC, 2015®)
International Fire Code®, 2015 Edition (IFC, 2015®)
International Fuel Gas Code®, 2015 Edition (IFGC, 2015®)
International Mechanical Code®, 2015 Edition (IMC, 2015®)
International Plumbing Code®, 2015 Edition (IPC, 2015®)
National Electrical Code®, 2014 Edition (NEC, 2014®)

The modifications for all codes can be found under the "Codes and Rules"/"Adopted Building Codes" tab.

To view the Codes as originally published, click the link to the free on-line codes provided by the ICC on the "Resources" tab of our website.