Note: Effective September 1, 2004 all residential building permits issued after this date shall be constructed under the 2003 International Residential Code along with the 2004 Amendment to the Connecticut Supplement.

The Office of the State Building Inspector and the Office of the State Fire Marshal hereby issue this notice of the Building and Fire Safety Codes that were adopted by the State of Connecticut on May 1, 1999 with the 2004 Amendment to the Connecticut Supplement.

Please call the Office of the State Building Inspector at 860-685-8310 if you have technical questions concerning the Connecticut building codes or the Office of the State Fire Marshal at 860-685-8350 if you have technical questions concerning the Connecticut fire safety codes.

Please note that the Commission on Official Legal Publications cannot answer technical questions concerning the fire/building codes.

Copies of the documents may be obtained from the following sources:

*1999 State Building Code and 2004 Amendment to the Connecticut Supplement

State Fire Safety Code 1999 Connecticut Supplement and 2000 Amendment

Available From:

Commission on Official Legal Publications
Office of Distribution
111 Phoenix Avenue
Enfield, CT 06082
Tel. (860) 741-3027

1996 BOCA National Building Code
*2003 International Residential Code
1996 International Mechanical Code
1997 International Plumbing Code
*2003 International Energy Conservation Code
*2002 National Electric Code

*The three publications with asterisks (*) above will cover most of the work done by home improvement contractors and builders for one and two-family dwellings.

ICC/ANSI A117.1-1998 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

Available From:

International Code Council, Inc
4051 West Flossmoor Road
Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795
Tel. 800-214-4321

1997 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
2002 National Electrical Code

Available From:

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
Telephone: (800) 344-3555

The Connecticut Building Officials Association, Inc. is also a supplier of the Connecticut Building Codes. They can be reached through the following Web site:

Connecticut Building Officials Association, Inc.

NOTE:

The following codes are in the adoption process of the Office of the State Building Inspector and the State Codes and Standards Committee:

2003 International Building Code
2003 International Plumbing Code
2003 International Mechanical Code
2003 International Existing Building Code

We will post a notice on this page when these codes are adopted.