Rushville, Illinois Building Codes

Updated : 08/29/2024

Overview

Rushville, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). Rushville, IL, Muni. Code § 18-31 (adoption). Rushville, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). Rushville, IL, Muni. Code § 18-31 (adoption). For Rushville, Illinois, no local amendments of the residential and commercial codes were located. For Rushville, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Rushville, Illinois include the following.

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.

Rushville adopted the 2009 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.

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2009 IRC(Rushville, IL Sec. 18-31. - Adopted.)

...(a) The 2009 Edition of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and International Property Maintenance Code, are adopted by reference and made a part of this section as if set out at length in this section. At least three copies of each code shall be filed in...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Rushville ? Undetermined
Comments:

No amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the municipal code or city website; Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.

Comments

Rushville, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). For Rushville, Illinois, no local amendments of the residential code were located.

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 2009 IRC was located.

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

Commercial Building Code

Rushville adopted the 2009 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.

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2009 IBC(Rushville, IL Sec. 18-31. - Adopted.)

...(a) The 2009 Edition of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and International Property Maintenance Code, are adopted by reference and made a part of this section as if set out at length in this section. At least three copies of each code shall be filed in...

Comments

Rushville, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). Rushville, IL, Muni. Code § 18-31 (adoption). For Rushville, Illinois, no local amendments of the commercial codes were located.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Rushville, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). Rushville, IL, Muni. Code § 18-31 (adoption).