Updated : 08/30/2024

Overview

San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). For San Jose, no local amendments of the residential, commercial, or existing building codes were located. 

Helpful resources for San Jose, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • San Jose, IL Website
  • San Jose, IL Village Code
  • San Jose, IL Building Codes & 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.

San Jose adopted the 2015 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.

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See sterling(San Jose, IL Municipal Code)

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2015 IRC(San Jose, IL 9-1-3: CODES ADOPTED:)

...9-1-3: CODES ADOPTED: The village hereby adopts the following codes and standards as the building codes of the village: 2015 International building code. 2015 International fire code. 2015 International residential code. 2015 International mechanical code. 2004 Illinois plumbing code. 2015 International private sewage disposal code. 2015 International fuel gas code. 2015 International energy conservation code. 2015 International property maintenance code. 2014 National electrical code. 2015 International existing building code....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for San Jose ? Undetermined
Comments:

No amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the municipal code or city website; Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.

Comments

San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). For San Jose, no local amendments of the residential code were located. 

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 adopted 2015 IRC was located.

San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). For San Jose, no local amendments of the existing building code were located. 

Commercial Building Code

San Jose adopted the 2015 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.

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See Amlegal(San Jose, IL Municipal Code)

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2015 IBC(San Jose, IL 9-1-3: CODES ADOPTED:)

...OPTED:The village hereby adopts the following Codes and standards as the Building Codes of the village:2015 International Building Code.2015 Int...

Comments

San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). For San Jose, no local amendments of the commercial code were located. 

Existing Buildings

San Jose, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). San Jose, IL, Muni. Code § 9-1-3 (adoption). For San Jose, no local amendments of the existing building code were located. 

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