scope:

The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings.

• This section establishes when the regulations contained in the code must be followed, whether all or in part. Something must happen (modification to an existing building or allowing an existing building or structure to become unsafe) for the code to be applicable. While such activity may not be as significant as for a new building, a fence is considered a structure and, therefore, its erection is within the scope of the code. The code is not a maintenance document requiring periodic inspections that will, in turn, result in an enforcement action, although periodic inspections are addressed by the International Fire Code^® (IFC^®).