Updated : 08/19/2024

Overview

Prairie Grove, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC), excluding appendices A-P, with amendments. Prairie Grove, IL, Muni. Code § 23.01 (adoption) and § 23.03 (amendments). Prairie Grove, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), excluding B, H, I, J, K, with amendments. Prairie Grove, IL, Muni. Code § 23.01 (adoption) and § 23.03 (amendments). For Prairie Grove, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Prairie Grove, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Prairie Grove, IL Website
  • Prairie Grove, IL Municipal Code
  • Prairie Grove, 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.

Prairie Grove adopted the 2006 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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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Prairie Grove ? Yes
Citation: Prairie Grove, IL, Muni. Code § 23.03 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://prairiegrove.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1.-Prairie-Grove-Village-Code-2-13-2024-one-document.pdf#page=500
Comments:

R301, Table 301.2(1): 

Insert “30 psf” for GROUND SNOW LOAD

insert “90 mph basic wind speed” for WIND SPEED

insert “B” for SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY

INSERT “severe” for WEATHERING

insert “minimum 42 inches” for FROST LINE DEPTH

insert “Moderate to Heavy” for TERMITE

insert “-4 F degrees” for WINTER DESIGN TEMPERATURE

insert “Yes” for ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED

insert “1972” for FLOOD HAZARD

insert “1800 bf days per 100 years” for AIR FREEZING INDEX

insert “48 F degrees” for MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE.

Government Officials

Comments

Prairie Grove, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC), excluding appendices A-P, with amendments. Prairie Grove, IL, Muni. Code § 23.01 (adoption) and § 23.03 (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.

No adoption of appendix J of the IRC was located. 

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

Commercial Building Code

Prairie Grove adopted the 2006 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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Comments

Prairie Grove, Illinois, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), excluding B, H, I, J, K, with amendments. Prairie Grove, IL, Muni. Code § 23.01 (adoption) and § 23.03 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

Prairie Grove, IL did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.

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