Model Code

International Building Code

International Energy Code

International Plumbing Code

International Mechanical Code

International Residential Code
 

 

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (formerly "MSD")

Cook County Stormwater Management Plan

Chicago Building Code & Zoning Ordinance (http://www.amlegal.com/library/il/chicago.shtml)

Chicago Zoning Map (http://maps.cityofchicago.org/website/zoning/liability.html?Submit=Accept)

Chicago GIS Information

Oak Park Village Code

Oak Park Zoning Ordinance

Oak Park Zoning Map

Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance

Oak Park Historic Preservation Guidelines

River Forest Village Code and Zoning Ordinance

River Grove Village Code

River Grove Zoning Ordinance and Map

 

 

 

State Codes

Illinois Plumbing Code: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700890sections.html

Calculation of number of persons in a building (Occupant Load) for use with Plumbing Fixture Tables

Minimum Number of Plumbing Fixtures tables

Illinois Accessibility Code Text

Illinois Accessibility Code Illustrations

Legacy Illinois Handicapped Law ("Public Buildings for the Physically Handicapped," 1965)

Federal Codes

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Guard rails
Stairs
Means of Egress (Exiting)
Ladders

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency - regulating hazardous materials: air polution, asbestos and lead-based paints)

EPA Environmental Protection Agency) standards

 

Accessibility requirements for buildings except those owned by the U.S. government:

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)

Text of law
Title II Regulations
Title III Regulations
ADAAG (Americans with Disability Act Accessibility Guidelines)

 

Accessibility requirements for buildings owned by the U.S. Government

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)

"Consensus Standards" referenced in codes

ANSI (American National Standards Institute)

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

UL (Underwriter's Laboratory)

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.)

AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction)

AISC Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings

AISC Designing with Steel - A Guide for Architects

SJI  (Steel Joist Institute) Joist Manual

AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute)

ACI (American Concrete Institute)

PCA (Portland Cement Association)

PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute)

CRSI (Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute)

APA (Engineered Wood Association formerly American Plywood Association)

AWC (American Wood Council)

Forest Products Laboratory

WWPA (Western Wood Products Association)