Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
AL · City
Birmingham, AL.
Birmingham, AL — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
100 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
2A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Birmingham Building Department
www.birminghamal.gov/pepZIP coverage
50 ZIP codes inside Birmingham.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
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See theJefferson countyoverview, or theAlabama state directory.
Pull a Birmingham code packet.
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