Updated : 07/11/2024
Overview
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.06 (adoption and amendments). Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.03 (adoption and amendments). For Mount Prospect, Illinois, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Helpful resources for Mount Prospect, 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.
Mount Prospect 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(Mount Prospect, IL 21.106: RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED:)
...21.106: RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED: For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the fabrication, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, location and use of detached one- and two-family dwellings, their appurtenances and accessory structures, there is hereby adopted the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings, promulgated by the International Code Council, together with all appendices thereof, except such portions thereof as are hereinafter expressly deleted, modified or amended....
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: yes
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Mount Prospect ? Yes
Citation: Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.06 (amendments).
Municipal Code
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mtprospectl/latest/mtprospect_il/0-0-0-13677Comments:
- Table R301.2 shall be modified to include the following values in the table:
Weathering Probability = Severe
Ultimate Design Wind Speed = 107
Ground Snow Load = 30 psf
Frost Line Depth = 42 inches
Seismic Design Category A
Termite Infestation Probability = Slight to Moderate
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required = Yes
Air Freezing Index = 2,000
Mean Annual Temp = 47.3 degrees Fahrenheit
Special Wind Region = No
Windborne Debris Zone = No
Government Officials
| Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
Note |
| Schroeder |
Bill |
Director of Building & Inspection Services |
comdevdept@mountprospect.org |
847/818-5328 |
|
Comments
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.06 (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 2021 IRC.
Mount Prospect, Illinois, did not adopt the International Existing Building Code (IEBC).
Commercial Building Code
Mount Prospect 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(Mount Prospect, IL 21.103: BUILDING CODE ADOPTED:)
...Buildings and structures, there is hereby adopted the 2015 edition of the International Building Code promulgated by the International Code Council,...
Comments
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.03 (adoption and amendments).
Existing Buildings
Mount Prospect, Illinois, did not adopt the International Existing Building Code (IEBC).
Other Building Codes
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.104 (adoption and amendments).
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the Illinois State Plumbing Code, including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.105 (adoption and amendments).
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA 101), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.107 (adoption and amendments).
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.108 (adoption and amendments).
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including all appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 24.102 (adoption and amendments).
Mount Prospect, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), including appendices, with amendments. Mount Prospect, IL, Muni. Code § 21.603 (adoption and amendments).
