Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
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Building Code Update
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Overview
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The Village reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more modern approved materials and improved safer building practices.
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Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
Recommendation
In January 2014, the Village adopted the 2009 edition of the International Code Council Building Codes. The Building Code Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village adopt the 2018 editions of the International Codes with a decreased number of amendments to simplify and streamline the building code process. The formal recommendation for adoption will be presented to the Village Board at a subsequent meeting. At this point, staff is recommending that a community education campaign be conducted prior to adoption of the new codes.
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Report
The Village of Oak Park Building Code Advisory Commission has spent over two years reviewing the 2018 International Code Council Building Codes and streamlining and reducing our amendments.
Oak Park has published their own codes from 1916 through the 1960's. Building codes evolve rapidly through changing trends, new technologies, and natural disasters. As the industry became more organized, three major regional code organizations became prevalent throughout the United States, ultimately merging into the International Code Council (ICC). Since the 1960's, the Village had relied on professional development of a code organization to provide a detailed and thorough code to abide by. Often states adopt the ICC Codes. However, in Illinois, the responsibility of code adoption is in the hands of the individual municipality.
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL: The ICC, a private member-focused association, is dedicated to developing model codes and standards on a three year cycle with the intent to safeguard health, proper...
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