Updated : 07/18/2024

Overview

North Barrington, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, G, K, and O, with amendments. North Barrington, IL, Muni. Code § 8-2-5 (adoption) and § 8-2-7 (amendments). North Barrington, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendix C, with amendments. North Barrington, IL, Muni. Code § 8-2-5 (adoption) and § 8-2-6 (amendments). For North Barrington, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Helpful resources for North Barrington, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • North Barrington, IL Website
  • North Barrington, IL Village Code
  • North Barrington, IL Building Codes
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Illinois

Residential Building Code

Illinois has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, Illinois Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

North Barrington adopted the 2012 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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2012 IRC(North Barrington, IL CHAPTER 2 BUILDING CODES)

...CHAPTER 2 BUILDING CODES SECTION: 8-2-1 : Building Codes Adopted 8-2-2 : Effective Date 8-2-3 : Purpose 8-2-4 : Scope 8-2-5 : Codes Adopted 8-2-6 : Amendments To The 2012 International Building Code 8-2-7 : Amendments To International Residential Code 8-2-8 : Amendments To International Mechanical Code 8-2-9 : Amendments To International Fuel Gas Code 8-2-10 : Amendments To International Fire Code 8-2-11 : Amendments To International Property Maintenance Code 8-2-12 : Amendments To National Electrical Code 8-2-13 : Amendments To Illinois Energy Conservation Code 8-2-14 : Amendments To Illinois Plumbing Code 8-2-15 : Amendments To Illinois Accessibility Code...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for North Barrington ? Yes
Citation: North Barrington, IL, Muni. Code § 8-2-7 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/northbarringtonil/latest/northbarrington_il/0-0-0-3397
Comments:

Amend table R301.2(1) to insert the design criteria as follows:

Ground Snow Load	25 psf
Wind Design Speed	90 mph (3 second)
	76 mph (normal)
Wind Exposure Category	Exposure B
Wind Design Topographic Effects	No
Seismic Design Category	A
Weathering	Severe
Frost Line Depth	42 inches
Termite	Slight/moderate
Winter Design Temperature	-4 degrees F
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required	Yes
Flood Hazards	North Barrington FIS
	Effective 09/18/2013
	FIRM panel numbers
	17097C0207K
	17097C0208K
	17097C0209K
	17097C0217K
	17097C0226K
	17097C0228K
	17097C0236K
Air Freezing Index	2000
Mean Annual Temp	50 degrees

Government Officials

Comments

North Barrington, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, G, K, and O, with amendments. North Barrington, IL, Muni. Code § 8-2-5 (adoption) and § 8-2-7 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No adoption of appendix J of the adopted IRC was found.

For North Barrington, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Commercial Building Code

North Barrington adopted the 2012 IBC, locally . Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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2012 IBC(North Barrington, IL 8-2-6: AMENDMENTS TO THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE:)

...8-2-6: AMENDMENTS TO THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL Building Code:The provisions of the 2012 international Building Code are hereby deleted, modified, and...

Comments

North Barrington, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendix C, with amendments. North Barrington, IL, Muni. Code § 8-2-5 (adoption) and § 8-2-6 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

North Barrington, IL did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.

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