Adopted edition
IBC 2021
Effective
State · AK
Alaska building codes at a glance.
Hybrid state-administered system. Most residential work permits at the borough level; commercial follows IBC 2021 with state plan-review for larger occupancies.
AK Alaska
IECC zones 6A, 7, 8 · ASCE 7 design wind 100–150 mph
Adoption model
Hybrid
Permits issued: Mixed (state + local)
Coverage status
Indexed
Parcel layer + adopted-edition library + amendment overlay all live.
Climate zones (IECC)
6A · 7 · 8
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Design wind speed
100–150 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Category II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Fastener spec follows.
Special zones
- HVHZ (not applicable)
- WUI (not applicable)
- FEMA SFHA overlays (present)
Compliance track
What's required to build here.
State Fire Marshal review for occupancy types I, R-2, R-3 multi-unit
Statute reference: dps.alaska.gov/fire/lsib/home
County directory
All 30 counties in Alaska.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Bethel Census Area
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Chugach Census Area
- City and Borough of Juneau
- City and Borough of Sitka
- City and Borough of Wrangell
- City and Borough of Yakutat
- Copper River Census Area
- Denali Borough
- Dillingham Census Area
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Haines Borough
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Municipality of Anchorage
- Municipality of Skagway
- Nome Census Area
- North Slope Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Petersburg Borough
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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