Ordinances & Codes

The following Codes have been adopted by the City of Pontiac:

Codes Currently In Effect

  • International Building Code 2012*: Ordinance 2014-0-012
  • International Residential Code 1 & 2 Family Dwellings 2012*: Ordinance 2014-0-013
  • International Fire Prevention Code 2012*: Ordinance 2014-0-014
  • International Property Maintenance Code 2012: Ordinance 2014-0-015
  • International Mechanical Codes 2012: Ordinance 2014-0-016
  • International Existing Building Code 2012: Ordinance 2014-0-017
  • National Electrical Code 2011: Ordinance 2014-0-018
  • All Appendices to the Adopted International Codes
  • State of Illinois Plumbing Code (2014)
  • Pontiac Code of Ordinances, as amended
  • Illinois Energy Conservation Code 2015 (IECC as amended, from time to time)
  • Illinois Radon Resistant Construction Act 420 ILCS 52/1
  • Illinois Accessibility Code, The Americans with Disabilities Act - 2010

* - As Amended

Ground
Snow
Load		 Wind
Speed		 Topographic
Effects		 Seismic
Design
Category		 Weathering Frost
Line
Depth		 Termite Winter
Design
Temp.		 Ice
Shield
Required		 Flood
Hazard		 Air
Freezing
Index		 Mean
Annual
Temp.
20 PSF 90 Miles per Hour No A Severe 32
Inches		 Moderate
to Heavy		 -4 F Yes Per
FEMA		 1500 50 F