Updated : 09/19/2024

Overview

Summit, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices G, H, J, M, P, with amendments. Summit, IL, Muni. Code § 7-4-7 (adoption and amendments). Summit, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices H, I, J, with amendments. Summit, IL, Muni. Code § 7-4-1 (adoption and amendments). For Summit, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.  

Helpful resources for Summit, Illinois include the following.

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

Summit adopted the 2009 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 Summit ? 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.

Government Officials

Comments

Summit, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices G, H, J, M, P, with amendments. Summit, IL, Muni. Code § 7-4-7 (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.

Please refer to appendix J of the adopted 2009 IRC. 

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

Commercial Building Code

Summit adopted the 2009 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

Summit, Illinois, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices H, I, J, with amendments. Summit, IL, Muni. Code § 7-4-1 (adoption and amendments).

Existing Buildings

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

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