Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
TN · City
Memphis, TN.
Memphis, TN — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
90 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
3A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Memphis Building Department
www.shelbycountytn.gov/199/Code-EnforcementZIP coverage
53 ZIP codes inside Memphis.
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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Working in Memphis?
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See theShelby countyoverview, or theTennessee state directory.
Pull a Memphis code packet.
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