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Second Reading and Approval of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 ("Buildings"), Article 1 ("Building Code") of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024 International Code Council Building 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 and electric 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 (ICC) Building Code 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 Building Code on June 17, 2025
* Adopted the 2021 International Building Codes on June 20, 2023
* Adopted the 2018 International Building Codes on September 21, 2020
Background
The Village of Oak Park has published its own codes from 1916 through the 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 has 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.
The proposed Building Code provides a comprehensive set of regulations for the design, construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings to establish sa...
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