Updated : 09/16/2024
Overview
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-2 (adoption) and § 6-1-8 (amendments). St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Building Code (IBC), excluding appendix H, with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-2 (adoption) and § 6-1-6 (amendments). For St. Jacob, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Helpful resources for St. Jacob, 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.
St. Jacob adopted the 2003 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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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for St. Jacob ? 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.
Government Officials
| Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
Note |
| Craney |
James |
Zoning Administrator |
info@stjacobil.us |
618/644-5666 |
|
Comments
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-2 (adoption) and § 6-1-8 (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 IRC was located.
For St. Jacob, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Commercial Building Code
St. Jacob adopted the 2003 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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Comments
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Building Code (IBC), excluding appendix H, with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-2 (adoption) and § 6-1-6 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
St. Jacob, IL did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.
Other Building Codes
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2005 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70). St. Jacob, IL Muni. Code § 6-1-2 (adoption).
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-9 (adoption and amendments).
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Fire Code (IFC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-10 (adoption and amendments).
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1-11 (adoption and amendments).
St. Jacob, Illinois, adopted the 2003 International Mechanical Code (IMC), with amendments. St. Jacob, IL Muni. Code § 6-1-12 (adoption and amendments).
