Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Coal City, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. Coal City, IL, Muni. Code § 150-1 (adoption) and § 150-2 (amendments). Coal City, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A, B, C, with amendments. Coal City, IL, Muni. Code § 150-1 (adoption) and § 150-2 (amendments). 

Helpful resources for Coal City, 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.

Coal City adopted the 2021 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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See Gen.code(Village of Coal City , IL § 150-2 Modifications.)

...standards for fire resistance in relation to the standards set forth in the International Residential Code Twofamily dwellings shall be deleted and replaced with the following R3023 Twofamily...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Coal City ? Yes
Comments:

Section 3. Incorporation of Specified Standards within the 2021 IRC. The selection of standards within Table R301. 2 of the 2021 IRC determines many of the construction standards regarding the environment of Coal City and hardiness of construction to be required for improvements within its residential districts and are set forth below: 

Ground Snow Level	25 lbs.
Wind Design
Speed	140 mph
Topographic Effect	No
Special Wind Region	B
Windborne Debris Zone	N/A
Seismic Design Category	A
Subject Damage From
Weathering	Severe
Frost Line Depth	42”
Termite	Moderate/Heavy
Winter Design Temperature	-4 degrees (F)
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required	Yes
Air Freezing Index	1,340
Mean Annual Temperature	51.5 degrees (F)

Government Officials

Comments

Coal City, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), with amendments. Coal City, IL, Muni. Code § 150-1 (adoption) and § 150-2 (amendments).

Sprinkler systems. Section P2904.1.1 shall be amended to further limit the requirement of sprinklers within residential units. These systems shall be required as follows: Sprinklers shall be installed to protect all dwelling units in which a dwelling unit is located atop another. For example, a two-story apartment or condominium building must be sprinkled if the tenants occupy separate levels. In a two-story townhome wherein the tenants share a common wall, but each tenant occupies both levels, a sprinkler system shall not be required. Listed exceptions shall still apply.

 

Commercial Building Code

Coal City 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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. See Gen.code(Village of Coal City , IL § 155-60 Building Code and other applicable ordinances.)

...same to said Village shall abide by the terms of this chapter and the Building Code and all other ordinances of the Village and shall further be subject to...

Comments

Coal City, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A, B, C, with amendments. Coal City, IL, Muni. Code § 150-1 (adoption) and § 150-2 (amendments). 

Existing Buildings

Coal City, IL did not adopt the 2009 IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.

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