Updated : 07/24/2024

Overview

Olympia Fields, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, G, H, J and Q, with amendments. Olympia Fields, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1 (adoption) and § 6-2 (amendments). Olympia Fields, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), A, I and J, with amendments. Olympia Fields, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1 (adoption) and § 6-2 (amendments). For Olympia Fields, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Olympia Fields, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Olympia Fields, IL Website
  • Olympia Fields, IL Code of Ordinances
  • Olympia Fields, IL Buildings and Building Regulations
• 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.

Olympia Fields adopted the 2012 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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2012 IRC(Olympia Fields, IL Sec. 6-1. - Technical codes—Adopted.)

...J; (2) The International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, including Appendix Chapters A, B, C, G, H, J and Q; (3)...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Olympia Fields ? Undetermined
Comments:

Section R-301.2.1.3, Table, is hereby amended as follows:

GROUND SNOW LOAD	30
SPEED (MPH)	90
SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY	B
WEATHERING	SEVERE
FROST LINE DEPTH	42
TERMITE	MODERATE TO HEAVY
DECAY	SLIGHT TO MODERATE
WINTER DESIGN TEMP	1 DEGREE
FLOOD HAZARDS	08-19-2008

Government Officials

Comments

Olympia Fields, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, G, H, J and Q, with amendments. Olympia Fields, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1 (adoption) and § 6-2 (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 2012 IRC.

For Olympia Fields, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Commercial Building Code

Olympia Fields adopted the 2012 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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2012 IBC(Olympia Fields, IL Sec. 6-1. - Technical codes—Adopted.)

...The following are adopted by reference: (1) The International Building Code, 2012 Edition, including Appendix Chapters A, I and J; (2)...

Comments

Olympia Fields, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), A, I and J, with amendments. Olympia Fields, IL, Muni. Code § 6-1 (adoption) and § 6-2 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

Olympia Fields, IL did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.

 

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