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File #: ORD 23-47    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 6/20/2023 Final action: 6/20/2023
Title: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 ("Buildings"), Article 1 ("Building Code") of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2021 International Code Council Building Code as Recommended by the Building Code Advisory Commission
Attachments: 1. International Building Code Ordinance, 2. 2021 Building Electricfication Outreach Plan, 3. Climate Ready Oak Park Executive Summary
Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director, Development Customer Services

Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager

Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 ("Buildings"), Article 1 ("Building Code") of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2021 International Code Council Building Code as Recommended by the Building Code Advisory Commission

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Overview
Overview
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 2021 editions of the International Code Council Building Code with decreased number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village's building code process.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.

Background
On August 30, 2021, the Village Board approved a motion to amend the Building Code Advisory Commission (BCAC) 2021 Work Plan to review options to require certain sustainability measures such as all-electric requirements. The BCAC, over an approximate two-year process, interviewed professionals, met with Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), researched and investigated various construction-related industry measures involving sustainability and electrification. The BCAC created an electrification recommendation along with the adoption of the 2021 International Codes.

On January 23, 2023, Staff presented to the Village Board during a study session an overview of the Building Code Advisory Commission's recommendations and staff recommendations relative to the adoption and modification of energy codes and regulations. In addition, Staff presented policy and program options for reducing greenhouse gases from building energy. As demonstrated in the adopted plan, Climate Ready Oak Park, 70% of Oak Park's greenhouse gases are due to building energy...

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