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Permits by State

Mezzanine permits, state by state.

The building code in force, the permitting authority, and the official source for all 50 states and DC — every entry verified 2026-07 against state adoption records. Prefer a single view? Use the interactive lookup tool.

Alabama

AL

No general statewide commercial code — adopted at city/county level (state code applies only to state buildings, schools, hotels, theaters)

Alaska

AK

Alaska Building Code 2021, based on 2021 IBC with Alaska amendments (13 AAC 50)

Arizona

AZ

No statewide commercial code — adopted at city/county level

Arkansas

AR

2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. II (the 2021 IBC as adopted by the State Fire Marshal)

California

CA

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2), based on 2024 IBC — in force since Jan 1, 2026

Colorado

CO

No statewide commercial code for private buildings — adopted at city/county level (home rule)

Connecticut

CT

2022 Connecticut State Building Code, based on 2021 IBC

Delaware

DE

No single statewide commercial code — county/municipal adoption (New Castle & Sussex: 2021 IBC; Kent: 2018 IBC)

District of Columbia

DC

2017 DC Construction Codes — DC Building Code based on 2015 IBC with DC amendments

Florida

FL

2023 Florida Building Code, 8th Edition, based on 2021 IBC

Georgia

GA

2024 IBC with Georgia amendments (State Minimum Standard Building Code) — in force since Jan 1, 2026

Hawaii

HI

Hawaii State Building Code based on 2018 IBC with Hawaii amendments (2021 editions phasing in)

Idaho

ID

2018 IBC with Idaho amendments (Idaho Building Code)

Illinois

IL

No statewide commercial building code — adopted at city/county level

Indiana

IN

2014 Indiana Building Code, based on 2012 IBC — still current

Iowa

IA

2024 IBC as adopted in the Iowa State Building Code

Kansas

KS

No statewide commercial building code — adopted at city/county level

Kentucky

KY

2018 Kentucky Building Code, 4th Edition, based on 2018 IBC

Louisiana

LA

Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code incorporating 2021 IBC

Maine

ME

MUBEC (Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code) — 2021 IBC, in force since Apr 2025

Maryland

MD

Maryland Building Performance Standards — 2021 IBC as modified by COMAR 09.12.51

Massachusetts

MA

780 CMR State Building Code, 10th Edition, based on 2021 IBC — sole code since Jul 2025

Michigan

MI

2021 Michigan Building Code, based on 2021 IBC — in force since Apr 2025

Minnesota

MN

2020 Minnesota State Building Code, based on 2018 IBC

Mississippi

MS

No statewide commercial building code — locals may adopt any of the three latest IBC editions

Missouri

MO

No statewide commercial building code — adopted at city/county level

Montana

MT

2021 IBC (state-adopted, applies statewide)

Nebraska

NE

Nebraska State Building Code — 2018 IBC (adopted by statute)

Nevada

NV

No single statewide commercial code — adopted at city/county level

New Hampshire

NH

NH State Building Code — 2021 IBC (2024-code update effective Jul 1, 2026)

New Jersey

NJ

NJ Uniform Construction Code — building subcode is 2021 IBC with NJ amendments

New Mexico

NM

2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code, based on 2021 IBC

New York

NY

2025 Uniform Code — 2025 Building Code of New York State, based on 2024 IBC (in force since Dec 31, 2025)

North Carolina

NC

2018 NC State Building Code, based on 2015 IBC

North Dakota

ND

ND State Building Code — based on 2021 IBC

Ohio

OH

2024 Ohio Building Code, based on 2021 IBC with Ohio amendments

Oklahoma

OK

2018 IBC (statewide minimum, adopted without modification)

Oregon

OR

2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code, based on 2024 IBC (mandatory from Apr 1, 2026)

Pennsylvania

PA

PA Uniform Construction Code — 2018 IBC as amended

Rhode Island

RI

RI State Building Code (RISBC-1), based on 2021 IBC

South Carolina

SC

2021 SC Building Codes — 2021 IBC (state-adopted)

South Dakota

SD

No mandatory statewide commercial code — local adoption (adopting jurisdictions must comply with 2021 IBC)

Tennessee

TN

2021 IBC with amendments (State Fire Marshal-adopted, in force since Apr 2025)

Texas

TX

No statewide commercial building code — adopted at municipal level (home rule)

Utah

UT

2021 IBC (state-adopted statewide via the Utah State Construction Code)

Vermont

VT

Vermont Fire & Building Safety Code, 2025 edition, incorporating 2021 IBC

Virginia

VA

2021 Virginia Construction Code (Uniform Statewide Building Code), based on 2021 IBC

Washington

WA

Washington State Building Code — 2021 IBC with Washington amendments

West Virginia

WV

WV State Building Code — 2018 IBC base; applies only where local governments adopt it

Wisconsin

WI

Wisconsin Commercial Building Code — 2021 IBC with Wisconsin amendments (since Sept 2025)

Wyoming

WY

2021 IBC (state standard); local jurisdictions may assume enforcement with equal or stricter codes

The permit process itself — fees, timelines, what the reviewer checks, and what skipping a permit costs — is covered in Do you need a permit for a mezzanine?