Oak Park's new code makes every elevator modernization a compliance event
Oak Park's new code makes every elevator modernization a compliance event
2026-09-10 · Illinois · Regulation
What happened. The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Park passed Ordinance 25-169 on September 16, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, adopting the 2024 International Existing Building Code in place of the 2021 edition. A companion, Ordinance 25-168, amended Chapter 7, Article 3.1
The Village acted under its home-rule powers and 65 ILCS 5/11-30-1 et seq.
The structure of the adoption
Section 7-2-1 strikes “2021” and inserts the 2024 IEBC; Section 7-2-2 amends it with local changes. Chapter 1, Part 2 of the IEBC — Administration and Enforcement — is deleted in its entirety, with administration governed instead by Chapter 1 of the 2024 International Building Code as adopted by the Village.
Adopted appendices: Appendix A (Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings, chapters A1–A5), Appendix B (Supplementary Accessibility Requirements for Existing Buildings and Facilities), and Resource A (Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies).
The local amendment that costs money
A local amendment at § 306.7.7 requires that altered elevator elements comply with ASME A17.1 and the current Illinois Elevator Safety Rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code, Title 41, Ch. II, Part 1000), and that an altered or replaced elevator emergency communication system comply with IBC § 3001.2.
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