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.
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=18Comments:
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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
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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).
Other Building Codes
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2014 National Electric Code (NFPA 70). DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-51 (adoption).
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-141 (adoption) and § 14-142 (amendments).
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-201 (adoption) and § 14-202 (amendments).
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the Recent Illinois Energy Conservation Code. DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-211 (adoption).
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-221 (adoption) and § 14-222 (amendments).
DeKalb County, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), with amendments. DeKalb County, IL, County Code § 14-233 (adoption and amendments).