Section 180.60  Applicability

a)         Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, every facility other than a vehicular facility shall conform to the standards identified in this subsection (a) and published by the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795, unless a variance or waiver is obtained pursuant to Section 180.70 of this Part or use of a temporary facility is authorized pursuant to Section 180.230 of this Part.  No later amendments to or editions of these standards are incorporated by this Section.  The effective date called for in Section 3410.2 of the International Building Code (IBC) shall be the effective date shown for this Section 180.60.  Except for the "minimum conditions" presented in the International Property Maintenance Code and the International Fire Code, the IBC permits a facility constructed prior to its effective date to be maintained in compliance with the building code that previously applied to the facility, and provides separate provisions governing the alteration, repair, change of occupancy, replacement of component parts or systems, and enlargement of an existing facility.  (IBC, Section 102.6; Chapter 34, and the International Existing Building Code)  

1)         Through December 31, 2009, the applicable standards shall be the 2006 International Building Code and its subcodes as follows:

A)        the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC);

B)        the 2006 International Existing Building Code (IEBC);

C)        the 2006 International Fire Code (IFC), excluding Chapter 4;

D)        the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC);

E)         the 2006 International Mechanical Code (IMC); and

F)         the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC).

2)         With respect to any project for which the design contract is executed on or after January 1, 2010, the applicable standards shall be the 2009 International Building Code and its subcodes, as follows:

A)        the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC);

B)        the 2009 International Existing Building Code (IEBC);

C)        the 2009 International Fire Code (IFC), excluding Chapter 4;

D)        the 2009 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC);

E)         the 2009 International Mechanical Code (IMC); and

F)         the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC).

b)         The applicability of the codes listed in subsection (a) of this Section shall be limited as set forth in this subsection (b).

1)         The provisions of 29 Ill. Adm. Code 1500 (Joint Rules of the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Illinois State Board of Education:  School Emergency and Crisis Response Plans) shall apply instead of Chapter 4 of the International Fire Code.

2)         The administrative provisions of this Part shall apply instead of the administrative provisions contained in Sections 101.4.4, 103-108, 110-113, and 115 of Chapter 1 of the International Building Code.

3)         The Illinois Accessibility Code (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400) shall apply instead of the accessibility provisions set forth in Chapter 11 of the International Building Code.

4)         The requirements set forth in the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890) shall apply instead of those expressed in Section 101.4.4 of Chapter 1 and incorporated in Chapter 35 of the International Building Code.

5)         The requirements set forth in the Illinois State Fire Marshal's rules titled Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety (41 Ill. Adm. Code 120) shall apply instead of those expressed in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Code (ASME 98) published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and incorporated in Chapter 35 of the International Building Code.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 15265, effective October 20, 2009)