Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Alsip, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC). Alsip, IL, Muni. Code § 6-16 (adoption) and § 6-17 (amendments).

Helpful resources for Alsip, 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.

Alsip 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.

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See Muni. Code(Alsip, IL Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Alsip ? 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

We were unable to locate any formal adoption of a residential code by Alsip, IL. We reached out to the department and received no response regarding this matter. Some jurisdictions adopt the IRC by way of reference in the administrative chapters of the IBC. This could be the case for Alsip, IL.

101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures.

Exception:

Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the International Residential Code.

2006 IBC § 101.2 (scope). This is the model language from the 2006 edition of the IBC. Language may differ depending on the code edition or amendments in Alsip, IL.

 

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.

Alsip, Illinois, did not adopt the IEBC. 

Commercial Building Code

Alsip 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 amendments to the model code here.

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2006 IBC(Alsip, IL Sec. 6-16. - Adoption of International Building Code.)

...There is hereby adopted by the village, the International Building Code, 2006 edition, as hereinafter amended (hereinafter the "IBC"). One copy of the IBC has been on file in the office of the village clerk for a period of at least 30 days prior to the adoption of these provisions and now is and remains on file in the office of the village clerk,...

Comments

Alsip, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC). Alsip, IL, Muni. Code § 6-16 (adoption) and § 6-17 (amendments).

Housing Code:

Sec. 6-326. – Scope.

This code is to protect the public health, safety and welfare in all existing structures, residential and nonresidential, and on all existing premises as hereinafter provided by:

(1) Establishing minimum maintenance standards for all structures and premises for basic equipment and facilities for light, ventilation, space heating and sanitation; for safety from fire; for space, use and location; and for safe and sanitary maintenance of all structures and premises now in existence;

(2) Establishing minimum requirements for all existing buildings and structures for means of egress, fire protection systems and other equipment and devices necessary for life safety from fire;

(3) Providing for rehabilitation and reuse of existing structures and allowing differences between the application of the code requirement to new construction and the applications of the code requirements to alterations and repairs;

(4) Fixing the responsibilities of owners, operators and occupants of all structures, and;

(5) Providing for administration, enforcement and penalties.

Existing Buildings

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

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