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Oak Park board hears first reading to adopt 2024 building codes; staff to return with cost and outreach analysis
Summary
Village staff presented a bulk first reading of nine proposed amendments to Chapter 7 of the Oak Park Village Code to adopt the 2024 model building codes. Trustees discussed impacts — including sprinkler thresholds, attic insulation, EV readiness and the pending energy code guidance — and asked staff for additional analysis before a final vote.
Village officials on June 3 held a first reading of nine proposed amendments to Chapter 7 of the Oak Park Village Code that would update the village’s building and related codes to the 2024 international model codes and recent NFPA guidance.
The proposed package, presented by Development Services Director Craig Faylor and consultant Sean Latau, covers the International Building Code (IBC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Fire Code (IFC), the 2023 NFPA electrical code and the 2024 international energy provisions. Faylor said staff planned to take the nine items in bulk for the first reading and return to the board for adoption at a later meeting after public engagement.
The changes would update technical standards, clarify responsibilities at job sites, and add or revise safety and energy requirements. “If approved, these will modify and amend chapter 7 of the village code,” Faylor said. Latau, who is scheduled to start as Oak Park’s chief building official,…
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