The provisions
of the Residential Code shall apply to the construction,
alteration, movement, enlargement,
replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
location, removal and demolition of detached one- and
two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings
(townhouses) not more than three stories in height
with a separate means of egress and their accessory
structures.
Commentary: Exceptions to the technical codes. Note that
there are statutory exceptions to the applicability of the technical
codes. These exceptions can be found in North
Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) § 143-138(b). The exceptions
include (1) farm buildings located outside the jurisdiction
of any municipality; (2) equipment for storing,
handling, transporting and utilizing liquefied petroleum
gases for fuel purposes and (3) equipment or facilities, other
than buildings, of a public utility, as defined in NCGS § 62-3,
or of an electric or telephone membership corporation, including
poles, towers and other structures supporting electric
or communication lines.
Commentary: Farm building means any building that is not
open to the general public and is used primarily for a bona
fide farm purpose. A bona fide farm purpose includes the
production or storage of agricultural products or commodities,
including crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental or flowering
plants, dairy, timber, livestock, poultry and all other
forms of agricultural products. Farm buildings do not include
such buildings used for purposes of education and research.