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Second Reading and Approval of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 ("Buildings"), Article 4 ("Mechanical Code") of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024 International Code Council Mechanical Code as Recommended by the Building Code Advisory Commission
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Introduction
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The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024 editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with decreased number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village's building code process.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the ordinance.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
* Reviewed the first reading of the 2024 International Mechanical Code on June 17, 2025
* Adopted the 2021 International Mechanical Building Code on June 20, 2023
* Adopted the 2018 International Mechanical Building Code on September 21, 2020
Background
The Village of Oak Park has published its own codes from 1916 through 1960s. The codes evolved rapidly through the changing trends and new technologies. As the construction industry became more organized, the three major regional code organizations across the United States ultimately merged into the International Code Council (ICC). Since the 1960s, the Village relied on the professional development of a code organization to provide a detailed and thorough code. Often, states adopt the International Code Council Codes. However, in Illinois, the responsibility of code adoptions is in the hands of the individual municipality, except for the state-mandated Plumbing Code and Energy Code.
Timing Considerations
If approved, the codes would be effective as of January 1, 2026. This would allow staff to host several educational seminars for cont...
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