Building Safety in Cook County, IL (2026)

Cook County Code § 38-261(c)

When a Mitigation Notice is issued for a Regulated Facility inspected as a result of an Elevated Blood Lead Level in a pregnant person or a Child, or if the Regulated Facility is occupied by a Child six years of age or younger or a pregnant person, the Owner shall mitigate the Lead Hazard within 30 days of receiving the Mitigation Notice. When no such Child or pregnant person occupies the Regul...

Cook County Code § 102-105(c)

(c)Periodic Inspection of Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Stairs, and Platform Lifts.(i)Every elevator, movable stage, movable orchestra floor, platform lift, dumbwaiter, or moving stairway or walkway now in operation, or which may hereafter be installed, together with the hoistway and all equipment thereof, shall be inspected under and by the authority of the Building Commissioner at least once...

Cook County Code § 32-1 (Fee Schedule, Ch. 38 Health and Human Services table)

CHAPTER 38, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Food establishment; Unincorporated Cook County ... Day care center food license 75.00 / Day care center food plan review 300.00 / Food establishment plan review 300.00

Cook County Code § 102-11(d)

Every exit door shall be secured with an internal deadbolt lock, or with a locking mechanism deemed equivalent or better by the appropriate enforcing authority and every such exit door shall be capable of being opened from the inside easily and without the use of a key or special knowledge;

Cook County Code § 102-125

The following provisions of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code are hereby adopted by reference to provide the regulations with respect to energy conservation of buildings and structures in unincorporated Cook County, Illinois: Of the IECC-Commercial Provisions: Chapter 1, Part 1; and Chapters 2 through 6. Of the IECC-Residential Provisions: Chapter 1, Part 1; and Chapters 2 through...

Cook County Code § 110-151(10)

Mobile homes shall each be equipped by the tenant with fire extinguishers in working order. The type and location of each extinguisher shall be determined by the Fire Prevention Authority having jurisdiction in that community. Additionally, a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector, in working order, shall be installed by the tenant in each bedroom in the mobile home, in accordance with s...

Cook County Department of Building and Zoning

The Department of Building and Zoning's mission is to promote the health, safety and welfare of all constituents throughout unincorporated Cook County. [...] The Department's work involves reviewing plans and issuing permits for new structures and renovations and additions to existing ones, inspecting properties to ensure code compliance, issuing certificates of occupancy, and certifying the zo...

Cook County Code § 102-150

The 2014 Cook County Electrical Code is hereby adopted and is fully set forth in Cook County, Illinois Code of Ordinances, Part II-Land Development Ordinances, Appendix B-Electrical Code. The above provisions are applicable in full force and effect. The above provisions shall be collectively known as and referred to as "the Cook County Electrical Code."

Cook County Code § 102-105

It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, alter, relocate, or demolish...or to install equipment for the operation of a building or structure, including, but not limited to, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and mechanical equipment...without first filing with the Building Commissioner an application in writing and obtaining a permit...

Cook County Code § 102-105(4)3.b

Preliminary Inspection. The Building Commissioner shall conduct preliminary inspections from time to time during construction of the work for which he has issued a permit; and he shall maintain a record of such examinations and inspections and of all violations of this Ordinance...Final Inspection. Upon completion of the building or structure, and before issuance of the certificate of complianc...