Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices C, E, F, H, J, T with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-166 (amendments) and § 14-167 (amendments). DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, I, K, with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-26 (adoption) and § 14-27 (amendments). DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendix C, with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-232 (adoption and amendments).

Helpful resources for DeKalb County, Illinois include the following.

• 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.

DeKalb County adopted the 2015 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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2006 IRC(DeKalb County, IL Sec. 14-166. - Adopted.)

...The International Residential Code For One and Two Family Dwellings, 2006 Edition, except as amended in this article, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim in this article. (Ord. No. 2002-15, § 2, 6-19-02; Ord. No. 2003-13, § 1, 5-21-03; Ord. No. 2006-16, § 2, 7-19-06;...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: undetermined

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for DeKalb County ? Yes
Citation: DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-167 (amendments)
Municipal Code https://dekalbcounty.org/departments/community-development/building-resources/adopted-building-codes/#page=18
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Comments

DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices C, E, F, H, J, T with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-166 (amendments) and § 14-167 (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.

Please refer to appendix J of the adopted 2015 IRC. 

DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendix C, with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-232 (adoption and amendments). 

Commercial Building Code

DeKalb County adopted the 2015 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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2006 IBC(DeKalb County, IL Sec. 14-26. - Adopted)

...The International Building Code, 2006, except as amended in this article, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim in this article. (Code 1979, § 5-1; Ord. No. 90-14, § 1, 5-16-90; Ord. No. 97-5, § 1, 2-19-97; Ord. No. 2002-15, § 1, 6-19-02; Ord. No. 2006-16, § 2, 7-19-06; Ord. No...

Comments

DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, I, K, with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-26 (adoption) and § 14-27 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendix C, with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, Muni. Code § 14-232 (adoption and amendments).

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