Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Chicago Heights, Illinois, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. Chicago Heights, IL, Muni. Code § 11-16 (adoption and amendments). Chicago Heights, Illinois, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A-L, with amendments. Chicago Heights, IL, Muni. Code § 11-16 (adoption and amendments).

Helpful resources for Chicago Heights, 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.

Chicago Heights adopted the 2018 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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2018 IRC(Chicago Heights, IL Sec. 11-16. - Adopted.)

...file in the office of the city clerk, being marked and designated as the International Residential Code, 2018 edition, except for appendix L and I (or its successor appendix codification), and the 2017 National Electric Code be and is hereby adopted as the residential code of the city for regulating and governing the construction, alteration...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Chicago Heights ? 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

Comments

Chicago Heights, Illinois, adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. Chicago Heights, IL, Muni. Code § 11-16 (adoption and 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 2018 IRC. 

Chicago Heights, Illinois, did not adopt the IEBC. 

Commercial Building Code

Chicago Heights adopted the 2018 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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2018 IBC(Chicago Heights, IL Sec. 11-16. - Adopted.)

...the office of the city clerk, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Building Code (for residential and commercial)—Appendix A through L(or its successor appendix codification), and the 2017 National Electric Code, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the city for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance...

Comments

Chicago Heights, Illinois, adopted the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A-L, with amendments. Chicago Heights, IL, Muni. Code § 11-16 (adoption and amendments).

Existing Buildings

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

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