Updated : 05/23/2024

Overview

Hometown, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices AA, AB, AC, AD, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AM, AN, AP, AT, with amendments. Hometown, IL, Muni. Code § 21.02 (adoption and amendments). Hometown, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices D, F, G, H, J, K, with amendments. Hometown, IL, Muni. Code § 21.01 (adoption and amendments). 

Helpful resources for Hometown, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Hometown, IL Website
  • Hometown, IL The Code
  • Hometown, IL Building Code
• 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.

Hometown 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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2021 IRC(City of Hometown , IL § 21.02 Adoption of Residential Code.)

...The 2021 International Residential Code as published by the International Code Council Inc is hereby adopted as the International span classhighlightResidential Codespan for One and TwoFamily Dwellings of the City...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Hometown ? Undetermined
Comments:

Table R301.2, insert: “The building official shall determine the applicable criteria from the referenced tables and figures.”

Government Officials

Comments

Hometown, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices AA, AB, AC, AD, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AM, AN, AP, AT, with amendments. Hometown, IL, Muni. Code § 21.02 (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 AJ of the adopted 2021 IRC.

Hometown, Illinois, did not adopt the International Existing Building Code (IEBC). 

Commercial Building Code

Hometown adopted the 2021 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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. 2015 IBC(City of Hometown , IL § 21.01 Adoption of Building Code.)

...The 2015 International Building Code as published by the International Inc is hereby adopted as the span classhighlightBuilding Codespan of the City with the following...

Comments

Hometown, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices D, F, G, H, J, K, with amendments. Hometown, IL, Muni. Code § 21.01 (adoption and amendments). 

Existing Buildings

Please refer to § 101.4.7 of the adopted 2021 IBC. 

Hometown, Illinois, did not adopt the International Existing Building Code (IEBC). 

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