LOCATION OF CHAPTERS IN 1990 CODE
   This table gives the location of each chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago, 1983. The right-hand column shows where the material is found in the 1990 Code by title and chapter; for example, 1983 Code Chapter 1 is found in Title 1, Chapter 4 of the 1990 Code. Chapters from the 1983 Code which have been subsequently repealed are no longer noted in this table.
1983 Code Chapter

Subject
1990 Code Chapter
1983 Code Chapter

Subject
1990 Code Chapter
1
Organization of Code
2
Corporate Seal and Emblems
3
Mayor
4
City Council
5
City Clerk
6
Department of Law
7
Department of Finance
7.2
Department of Human Services
7.3
Department of Aging and Disability
8.1
Department of Water
8.2
Department of Aviation
8.3
Department of Sewers
9
Board of Health
9.1
Commission for Health Planning
10
Department of Revenue
11
Department of Police
11.1
Registration of Firearms
11.2
Possession of Firearms
11.3
Temporary Questioning
12
Fire Department
13
Department of Buildings
13.1
Code Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Buildings
14
Department of Streets and Sanitation
16
Department of Consumer Services
17
Environmental Control Ordinance
18
Department of Housing
18.1
Department of Neighborhoods
19
Office of Inspector General
20
Zoning, Local Improvements and Examining Boards
21
Commissioners and Commissions
22
Policemens' and Firemens' Death Benefits
23
Municipal Libraries
24
Department of Cultural Affairs
24.1
Department of General Services
24.2
Department of Management Information Services
25
Officers and Employees
25.1
Department of Personnel
26
Department of Purchases, Contracts and Supplies
26.1
Disclosure of Ownership Interest in Entities
26.2
Governmental Ethics
26.3
Campaign Financing
27.1
Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations
28
Public Passenger Vehicles
28.1
Public Chauffeurs
28.2
Registration of School Vehicles
28.3
Horse-drawn Carriages
29
Wheel Tax Licenses
29.1
Bicycles
30
Arrangement of City Streets
31
Public Sewers and Drains
32
Trees, Plants and Shrubs
33
Work on and Under Public Ways
34
Structures on and Under Public Ways
34.1
Signs Extending Over or Upon Certain Public Property
36
Use of Public Ways and Places
36.1
Street Performers
37
Parks, Playgrounds and Airports
38
Chicago Harbor
39
Enforcement of Building, Electrical and Fire Regulations
39.1
Registration of Multiple Dwellings
40
Frontage Consents
41
Administration of Zoning, Building and Housing Provisions
41.1
Building Standards and Tests
41.2
Building Board of Appeals
42
Registration for Building Work
43
Building Permits
44
Building Certificates
45
Building Plans
46
Building Inspection
47
Definitions (relating to building regulations)
48
Classification of Buildings by Occupancy
49
Classification of Buildings by Construction Type
50
Fire Limits – Location Limitations
51
Height and Area Limitations
52
Residential Units
53
Institutional Units
54
Assembly Units
55
Open Air Assembly Units
55.1
Open-Air Drive-in Theaters
56
Business Units
57
Mercantile Units
58
Industrial Units
59
Storage Units
60
Hazardous Use Units
61
Miscellaneous Buildings and Structures
62
Fire-Resistive Requirements
62.1
High Rise Buildings
63
Chimneys, Flues and Vents
64
Fire Protection
65
Fire-Resistive Materials and Construction
67
Exit Requirements
68
Minimum Design Loads
69
Materials, Methods and Tests
70
Foundations
71
Masonry Construction
73
Concrete Construction
74
Sheet and Metal Construction
75
Safety Requirements
76
Safeguards During Construction
77
Use of Public Property
78
Minimum Requirements for Existing Buildings
78.1
Rehabilitation Code
78.2
Men's Cubicle Hotels
78.3
Transitional Shelters
78.4
Temporary Overnight Shelters
78.5
Security Devices in Residential Buildings
79
Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, and Inclined Lifts in Private Residences
79.1
Warm Air Heating Plants
80
Heating Provisions
81
Ventilation
81.1
Natural Light and Ventilation
82
Plumbing Provisions
83
Water Supply and Distribution Systems
85
Mechanical Refrigeration
86
Enforcement of Electrical Regulations
14-12
86.1
Electric Signs and Signboards
14-40
87
General Standards of Electrical Installation
87-100 – 87-110.20 Definitions and General Provisions
14-8
87-200.1 – 87-280.26 Wiring Design and Protection
14-16
87-300 – 87-390.3 Wiring Methods and Materials
14-20
87-400 – 87-480.7 Equipment for General Use
14-24
88
Electric Equipment for Specific Uses
88-500 – 88-570.8 Special Occupancies
14-28
88-600 – 88-606.8 Illuminated Signs and Illumination of Signboards
14-36
88-610 – 88-680.12, 88-770.1 – 88-770.9 Specific Uses and Equipment
14-32
88-480.8, 88-820 Penalty for Violations
14-72
88-700 – 88-700.16, 88-730 – 88-730.9, 88-750 Emergency Systems
14-48
88-710 – 88-710.71 Circuits and Equipment Operating at More Than 600 Volts Between Conductors
14-52
88-720 – 88-720.10 Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less than 50 Volts
14-56
88-725 – 88-725.46 Remote-Control, Low-Energy Power and Signal controls
14-60
88-800 – 88-810.92 Communication Systems
14-44
88-9 – 88-9999 Standards and Specifications
14-64
88-10 Tables 1A – 32, Diagrams 1 – 30
14-68
90
Bureau of Fire Prevention
91
Fire Protection Equipment
92
Hazardous Materials and Combustible Solids
93
Births and Deaths
94
Contagious and Epidemic Diseases
95
Care of Foods
96
Living and Working Conditions
97
Drugs and Narcotics
98
Animal Care and Control
99
Nuisances
99.1
Recycling
100
Regulations of Weights and Measures
100.1
Toy Safety Ordinance
100.2
Condominiums
101
General Licensing Provisions
102
Frontage Consents
See 13-44
103
Ambulances
104
Amusements
104.1
Public Places of amusements
104.2
Automatic Amusement Devices
106
Auctioneers
106.2
Audio-Video Repair Shops
110
Home Repairs
113
Brokers
114.1
Chicago Financial Services
118
Dispensaries
120
Drug, Chemical or Paint Stores (Wholesale)
121
Dry Cleaners and Spotters
122
Electric Light Companies (Private)
123
Excavators
125
Explosives and Fireworks
127
Filling Stations
127.1
Lead-Content Motor Fuel
129
Fume and Flammable Compressed Gases
129.1
Flammable Liquids
130
Food Sanitation
131
Foreign Fire Insurance Companies
132
Occupation Taxes
132.1
Use Tax
136
Nursing Homes, Sheltered Care Homes and Homes for the Aged
137
Hospitals
137.1
Hotels
141
Itinerant Merchants
143
Junk Dealers and Peddlers
143.1
Recycling Facilities
144
Laboratories
145
Laundries and Laundry Vehicles
147
Liquor Dealers
150
Manufacturing Establishments
152
Massage Establishments and Massage Services
155
Motion Pictures
156
Motor Vehicle Storage, Repair and Sales
156.1
Parking Lot and Garage Operations Tax
156.2
Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
157.1
Vendor Licensing and Regulation at Navy Pier
159
Pawnbrokers
160
Peddlers
162
Plumbers
162.1
Plumbing Contractors
164
Public Weighmasters
165
Roofers and Manufacturers of Roofing Material
167
Scavengers
168
Secondhand Dealers
169
Crane Operators
170
Shooting Galleries and Gun Clubs
173
Special Policemen
174
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Tenders
175
Steam Boiler Erectors and Repairers
178
Tobacco Dealers
178.1
Cigarette Tax
180
Underground Work
182
Warehouses
183
Weapons
185
Water Supply
185.1
Sewer Revenue Fund
186
Electricity
14-4
187
Gas
187.1
Winter Gas Termination and Reconnection
188
Transportation
189
Telegraph
189.1
Emergency Telephone System
190
Minors
191
Gambling
192
Public Morals
192-1 – 192-19 Public Morals
192-20 – 192-20.6 Smoking
193
Public Peace and Welfare
193-7.9 – 193-7.10 Smoking
193-29 – 193-32, 193-35 Firearms and Other Weapons
193-33, 193-34 Official Time
193-7.1 – 193-7.8 News Media Credentials
193.1
Residential Landlords and Tenants
193.2
Disclosure of Heating Costs to Tenants
194
Air Raids and Blackouts
194A
Zoning Ordinance
194A-1, Title
17-4
194A-2, Intent and Purpose
17-8
194A-3.1 – 194A-3.2, Rules and Definitions
17-12
194A-4.1, Zoning Districts
17-16
194A-5.1 – 194A-5.14, General Provisions
17-20
194A-6.1 – 194A-6.7-2, Nonconforming Buildings, Structures and Uses
17-24
194A-7.1 – 194A-7.12-3, Residence Districts
17-28
194A-8.1 – 194A-8.11-6, Business Districts
17-32
194A-9.1 – 194A-9.11-6, Commercial Districts
17-36
194A-10.1 – 194A-10.16-3, Manufacturing Districts
17-40
194A-11.1 – 194A-11.14-12, Administration
17-44
194B
Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Ordinance
194C
Adult Use Ordinance
194D
Planned Manufacturing Districts
195A
Taxicabs (Granting Permission and Authority for Operation of Taxicabs within the City of Chicago)
195A-1
For Increase in Number of Taxicab Licenses
198A
Public Building Commission
198.1A
Undertakers
198.2A
Victory Gardens
198.3A
Plumbing
198.5A
License Renewals During War Service
198.6A
License, Permit and Inspection Fees
198.7B
Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance
198.7C
Chicago Fair Labor Practice Ordinance
198.7D
Payment of Wages Other Than in Cash
198.8A
City Council Legislative Reference Bureau
198.10A
Rent Control
199
Human Rights
200.2
Chicago Hotel Accommodations Tax
200.3
Chicago Employers' Expense Tax Ordinance
200.4
Street Improvement Ordinance
200.7
Motor Vehicle Lessor Tax
200.10
Vehicle Fuel Tax
200.11
Liquor Tax
201
Chicago Enterprise Zone Ordinance
202
Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
N/A
Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity