Virginia, Illinois Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Virginia, IL has adopted the 2006 International Codes including the 2006 IRC and IBC. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1 (adoptions). No online amendment code was located.

Helpful resources for Virginia, 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.

Virginia adopted the 2006 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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See sterling(Virginia, IL Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

2018 IRC(Virginia, IL 4-1-1: BUILDING CODES ADOPTED:)

...International Residential Code, 2006 edition. Life Safety Code, 2006 edition, (NFPA 101). National Electrical Code, 2002 edition. (2009 Code; amd. Ord. 2017-03, 8-14-2017) B. Copies On File: Three (3) copies of each of the codes adopted in subsection A of this section are on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public use and inspection....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Virginia ? Undetermined

Comments

No online IRC amendment code was located.

Commercial Building Code

Virginia adopted the 2006 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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See Amlegal(Virginia, IL Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

See sterling(Virginia, IL 4-1-1: BUILDING CODES ADOPTED:)

...4-1-1: Building CodeS ADOPTED:A. Codes Adopted: The following Codes, published by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby adopted as the Bu...

Comments

No online IBC amendment code was located.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Virginia, IL also adopted the following codes:

2006 International Energy Conservation Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 International Fire Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 International Fuel Gas Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 International Mechanical Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 International Plumbing Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 International Property Maintenance Code. Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2006 Life Safety Code (NFPA 101). Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.

2002 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70). Virginia, IL Muni. Code § 4-1-1.