Updated : 08/26/2024

Overview

Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), G, H, J, K, M, O, Q, with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.16 (amendments). Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.17 (amendments). Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.20 (amendments).

Helpful resources for Rock Island County, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Rock Island County, IL Website
  • Rock Island County, IL Code of Ordinances
  • Rock Island County, IL Building Regulations; Construction
• 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.

Rock Island County 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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2015 IRC(Rock Island, IL Sec. 4-1. Building Codes Adopted1:)

...Building Codes Adopted 1 1 : The International Building Code, 2015 edition, International Residential Code, 2015 edition, International Existing Building Code, 2015 edition, International Energy Conservation Code, 2015 edition, and International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition, which are freely viewable online at http://publicecodes.citation.com/icod/index.htm , are hereby adopted by reference and shall serve as the Building Code of the City subject to their amendments which are made a part hereof by reference, which amendments are on file in the Office of the City Clerk....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Rock Island County ? Yes
Citation: Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.16 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/rockislandcountyil/latest/rockislandcounty_il/0-0-0-3489
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Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), G, H, J, K, M, O, Q, with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.16 (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.

Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.20 (amendments).

Commercial Building Code

Rock Island County 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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See Amlegal(Rock Island, IL Municipal Code)

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Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.17 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

Rock Island County, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Rock Island County, IL, Muni. Code § 150.15 (adoption) and § 150.20 (amendments).

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