Adopted edition
RI SBC 2022 (2021 I-Codes base)
Effective
State · RI
Rhode Island building codes at a glance.
Statewide RI SBC 2022. Small state with high coastal exposure — Newport and South County hit 140 mph design wind.
RI Rhode Island
IECC zones 5A · ASCE 7 design wind 110–140 mph
Adoption model
Statewide
Permits issued: State
Coverage status
Indexed
Adopted-edition library + amendment overlay live. Statewide parcel layer in progress for this state.
Climate zones (IECC)
5A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Design wind speed
110–140 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.
RI State Building Code 2022 statewide. Coastal jurisdictions (Newport, South Kingstown) enforce 140 mph design.
Statute reference: bcc.ri.gov
County directory
All 5 counties in Rhode Island.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
City directory
39 cities indexed in Rhode Island.
City pages list local amendments, the parent county, and the local permit office.
- Barrington
- Bristol
- Burrillville
- Central Falls
- Charlestown
- Coventry
- Cranston
- Cumberland
- East Greenwich
- East Providence
- Exeter
- Foster
- Glocester
- Hopkinton
- Jamestown
- Johnston
- Lincoln
- Little Compton
- Middletown
- Narragansett
- New Shoreham
- Newport
- North Kingstown
- North Providence
- North Smithfield
- Pawtucket
- Portsmouth
- Providence
- Richmond
- Scituate
- Smithfield
- South Kingstown
- Tiverton
- Warren
- Warwick
- West Greenwich
- West Warwick
- Westerly
- Woonsocket
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