Adopted edition
KRC 2019 (3rd Edition, IRC 2018 base)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
KY · City
Lexington, KY.
Lexington, KY — building code: KRC 2019 (3rd Edition, IRC 2018 base).
Design wind speed
90 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Lexington Building Department
ZIP coverage
37 ZIP codes inside Lexington.
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 theFayette County countyoverview, or theKentucky state directory.
Pull a Lexington code packet.
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