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St. Charles, Illinois Building Codes

Updated : 09/13/2024

Overview

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendix AF, with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.020 (adoption and amendments). St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.010 (adoption) and § 15.04.015 (amendments). St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.060 (adoption and amendments).

Helpful resources for St. Charles, 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.

St. Charles 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(St. Charles, IL 15.04.020 - 2021 International Residential Code—Regulations adopted and modified.)

...The provisions of the 2021 International Residential Code for One-and Two-Family Dwellings, published February 2021 by the International Code Council, Inc., 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3401 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the IRC"), not less than one full edition of which has been and are on file in the...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for St. Charles ? Yes
Citation: St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.020 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://library.municode.com/il/st._charles/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15BUCO_CH15.04BUCO_15.04.0202021INRECOEGADMO
Comments:
  1. Table R301.2 (1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria: Revise to read as follows

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Fennell Allen Assistant Director of Community Development - Building Services afennell@stcharlesil.gov (630) 377-4406
Kerry Pierce-Demski Code Enforcement Manager kdemski@stcharlesil.gov (630) 377-4406

Comments

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendix AF, with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.020 (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.

No adoption of appendix J of the IRC was located.

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.060 (adoption and amendments).

Commercial Building Code

St. Charles 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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2021 IBC(St. Charles, IL 15.04.010 - 2021 International Building Code—Regulations adopted and modified.)

...The 2021 International Building Code issued by the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL, 60478, one (1) full edition of which has been and are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City of St. Charles, Illinois, for more than thirty (30) days, together with the amendments listed in Section 15.04.015 hereof...

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St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.010 (adoption) and § 15.04.015 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.060 (adoption and amendments).

Other Building Codes

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.025 (adoption and amendments). 

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.030 (adoption and amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.035 (adoption and amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.040 (adoption) and § 15.04.045 (amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.055 (adoption amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2014 Illinois State Plumbing Code. St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.04.050 (adoption).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), with amendments. St. Charles, IL Muni. Code § 15.40.010 (adoption and amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), including appendices B, C, D, with amendments. St. Charles, IL Muni. Code § 15.28.010 (adoption and amendments).

St. Charles, Illinois, adopted the 2015 Life Safety Code (NFPA 101). St. Charles, IL, Muni. Code § 15.28.010 (adoption).