The City of East St. Louis currently follows these codes:

• Accessibility - 1997 State of Illinois Accessibility Code
• Building (Commercial) - 2006 International Building Code
• Building (Residential) - 2006 International Building Code
• Electrical - 2005 National Electrical Code
• Elevators - 2000 ASME A17.1
• Energy (Commercial and Industrial) - 2009 International Energy Conservation Code as Adopted by the State of Illinois on August 18, 2009
• Energy (Residential) - 2006 International Energy Conservation Code
• Fire - 2003 International Fire Code
• Life Safety - 2003 NFPA 101
• Mechanical - 2006 International Mechanical Code
• Plumbing - 2004 State of Illinois Plumbing Code