Updated : 09/27/2024

Overview

Westchester, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, F G, H, J, K, with amendments. Westchester, IL, Muni. Code § 14.03.010 (adoption) and § 14.03.020 (amendments). Westchester, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices F, G, H105, H106, I, J, with amendments. Westchester, IL, Muni. Code § 14.04.010 (adoption) and § 14.04.020 (amendments). For Westchester, Illinois, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Westchester, Illinois include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Westchester, IL Website
  • Westchester, IL Municipal Code
  • Westchester, IL Buildings and 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.

Westchester 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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2012 IRC(Westchester, IL 14.03.010 - Adoption.)

...the office of the village clerk of the Village of Westchester, being marked and designated as the International Residential Building Code 2012 edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is adopted as the residential code of the Village of Westchester, in the State of Illinois; for the control of building and structures...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Westchester ? Yes
Citation: Westchester, IL, Muni. Code § 14.03.020 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://library.municode.com/il/westchester/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT14BUCO_CH14.03INRECO2012_14.03.020MONSADDEMO
Comments:

Table R301.2(1) Complete the Table as follows:

Government Officials

Comments

Westchester, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, F G, H, J, K, with amendments. Westchester, IL, Muni. Code § 14.03.010 (adoption) and § 14.03.020 (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. 

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

Commercial Building Code

Westchester 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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2012 IBC(Westchester, IL 14.52.020 - Village inspection of real estate—Certificate of compliance required.)

...2012, as adopted as the Property Maintenance Code ("PMC") of the Village of Westchester in Chapter 14.16 of the Westchester Municipal Code; the International Building Code of 2012, as adopted as the Building Code ("BC") of the Village of Westchester in Chapter 14.04 of the Westchester Municipal Code; the Illinois Accessibility Code of 1997, as adopted in...

Comments

Westchester, Illinois, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices F, G, H105, H106, I, J, with amendments. Westchester, IL, Muni. Code § 14.04.010 (adoption) and § 14.04.020 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

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

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