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CONVERSION TABLE
This table provides a quick directory of where Chicago Municipal Code chapters are located within the current Chicago Building Code numbering system (Divisions and Subdivisions), based on the ICC model code.
Chapter | Title | Division | Subdivision |
Code Adoption – Organization | 1 | 101 | |
False Statements | 1 | 117 | |
City Clerk | 1 | 101 | |
Department of Administrative Hearings | 1 | 112 | |
Department of Business Affairs and Licensing (Repealed) | 1 | 104 | |
Department of the Buildings | 1 | 104 | |
Department of Construction and Permits (Repealed) | 1 | 104 | |
Department of the Environment (Repealed) | 1 | 104 | |
Fire Department | 1 | 104 | |
Office of the Inspector General | 1 | 117 | |
Zoning and Examination Boards | 1 | 112 | |
Commissioners and Commissions | 1 | 112 | |
Disclosure of Ownership Interests in Entities | 1 | 117 | |
Governmental Ethics | 1 | 117 | |
Drain Layers | 1 | 116 | |
Licensing of General Contractors | 1 | 116 | |
Residential Real Estate Developers (Repealed) | 1 | 116 | |
Day Care Centers (Repealed) | 4 | 407 | |
Child Care Institution | 4 | 407 | |
Long-Term Care Facilities (Repealed) | 4 | 407 | |
Adult Family Care Facilities (Repealed) | 3 | 310 | |
Dry Cleaners (Repealed) | 4 | 413 | |
Filling Stations | 4 | 414 | |
Hazardous Materials (Repealed) | 4 | 414 | |
Shooting Range Facility License | 4 | 421 | |
Wholesale Drug, Chemical or Paint Stores | 4 | 413 | |
Amusements | 4 | 411 | |
Expediters (Repealed) | 1 | ||
Excavators | 1 | 116 | |
Home Repairs (Repealed) | 1 | 116 | |
Hotels (Repealed) | 3 | 310 | |
Single-Room Occupancy Buildings (Repealed) | 3 | 310 | |
Bed and Breakfast Establishments (Repealed) | 3 | 310 | |
Laundries (Repealed) | 4 | 413 | |
Manufacturing Establishments | 3 | 306 | |
Tire Facilities (Repealed) | 4 | 406 | |
Motor Vehicle Storage and Sales | 4 | 406 | |
Roofers | 1 | 116 | |
Steam Boiler Erectors and Repairers | 1 | 116 | |
Crane Operators | 1 | 116 | |
Electrical Contractos | 1 | 116 | |
Supervising Electricians | 1 | 116 | |
Elevator Mechanic Contractors | 1 | 116 | |
Plumbers | 1 | 116 | |
Plumbing Contractors | 1 | 116 | |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Tenders | 1 | 116 | |
Warehouses | 3 | 311 | |
Employing Masons and Mason Contractors | 1 | 116 | |
Animal Care | 4 | 421 | |
Rooftops in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area | 4 | 421 | |
Residential Landlords and Tenants | 4 | 421 | |
Chicago Relocation Plan Ordinance | 4 | 421 | |
Protecting Tenants in Foreclosed Rental Properties | 4 | 421 | |
Lead-Bearing Substances | 4 | 421 | |
Health Nuisances | 4 | 421 | |
Noise and Vibration Control | 13 | 1302 | |
Work On and Under the Public Ways | 32 | – | |
Signs Extending Over and Upon Certain Public Property | 32 | – | |
Structures on and Under the Public Ways | 32 | – | |
Wires, Pipes, Cables and Conduits On, Under or Over Public Property | 32 | – | |
Telecommunications Equipment On, Over or Under Public Ways | 32 | – | |
Trees, Plants and Shrubs | 32 | – | |
Environmental Protection and Control | 13 | 1302 | |
Reduction and Recycling Program | 13 | 1302 | |
Water Supply and Distribution Systems | 1 | 111 | |
Water Supply and Service | 1 | 111 | |
Public Sewers and Drains | 1 | 111 | |
Stormwater Management | 1 | 111 | |
Gas Supply and Service | 1 | 111 | |
Definitions | 2 | – | |
Administration of Zoning, Building and Housing Provisions | 1 | 104 | |
Demolition of Open, Hazardous Residential and Commercial Buildings | 1 | 115 | |
Registration of Multiple Dwellings (Repealed) | 1 | 110 | |
Vacant, Abandoned and Deteriorating Buildings | 1 | 115 | |
Enforcement of Building, Electrical and Fire Regulations | 1 | 113 | |
Code Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Buildings (Repealed) | 1 | 113 | |
Building Standards and Tests | 1 | 112 | |
Building Inspection | 1 | 109 | |
Building Board of Appeals | 1 | 112 | |
Registration for Building Work (Repealed) | 1 | 116 | |
Building Permits | 1 | 105 | |
Scaffolding | 33 | – | |
Building Certificates | 1 | 110 | |
Building Plans | 1 | 106 | |
Height and Area Limitations | 5 | – | |
Minimum Design Loads | 16 | – | |
Classification of Buildings by Occupancy | 3 | 302 | |
Classification of Buildings by Construction Type | 6 | – | |
Residential Units | 3 | 310 | |
Business Units | 3 | 304 | |
Condominiums | 3 | 310 | |
High-Rise Buildings | 4 | 403 | |
High-Rise Buildings – Emergency Procedure | 4 | 403 | |
Institutional Units | 3 | 308 | |
Assembly Units | 3 | 303 | |
Open Air Assembly Units | 3 | 303 | |
Miscellaneous Buildings and Structures | 3 | 312 | |
Mercantile Units | 3 | 309 | |
Industrial Units | 3 | 306 | |
Storage Units | 3 | 311 | |
Hazardous Use Units | 3 | 307 | |
Fire Limits – Location Limitations | 1 | 118 | |
Materials, Methods and Tests | 17 | – | |
Safeguards During Construction - Building Safety Requirements | 33 | – | |
Use of Public Property | 32 | – | |
Foundations | 18 | – | |
Concrete Construction | 19 | – | |
Masonry Construction | 21 | – | |
Wood Construction | 23 | – | |
Steel and Metal Construction | 22 | – | |
Exit Requirements | 10 | – | |
Security Devices in Residential Buildings | 4 | 421 | |
Light and Ventilation | 12 | – | |
Existing Buildings - Minimum Requirements | 34 | 3401 | |
Rehabilitation Code | 34 | 3403 | |
Men's Cubicle Hotels | 3 | 310 | |
Single-Room Occupancy Buildings | 3 | 310 | |
Temporary Overnight Shelters | 3 | 310 | |
Transitional Shelters | 3 | 310 | |
Scope and Administration | 30 | - | |
Definitions | 30 | - | |
Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer Devices | 30 | - | |
Existing Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer Devices | 30 | - | |
Alternative Performance-Based Requirements for Elevators and Escalators | 30 | - | |
Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts | 30 | - | |
Automotive Lifts | 30 | - | |
Stage and Orchestra Lifts | 30 | - | |
Permanent Window Washer Power-Operated Platforms | 30 | - | |
Construction and Industrial Equipment | 30 | - | |
Mechanical Amusement Riding Devices | 30 | - | |
General | 27 | - | |
Wiring and Protection | 27 | - | |
General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials | 27 | - | |
Equipment for General Use | 27 | - | |
Special Occupancies | 27 | - | |
Special Equipment | 27 | - | |
Special Conditions | 27 | - | |
Communications Systems | 27 | - | |
Tables | 27 | - | |
Informative Annexes | 27 | - | |
Bureau of Fire Prevention | 1 | 104 | |
Fire-resistive Requirements | 7 | – | |
Fire-resistive Materials and Construction | 7 | – | |
Fire Protection Equipment | 9 | – | |
Explosives and Fireworks | 4 | 414 | |
Flammable Liquids | 4 | 414 | |
Fume and Flammable Compressed Gases | 4 | 414 | |
Hazardous Materials and Combustible Solids | 4 | 414 | |
Flood Control | 1 | 118 | |
Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection | 1 | 118 | |
Open Space Impact Fee Ordinance | 1 | 105 | |
Accessibility | 11 | – | |
Energy Conservation | 13 | 1301 | |
Chicago Electrical Code (Repealed) | 27 | – | |
Mechanical Systems | 28 | – | |
Plumbing | 29 | – | |
Elevators, Escalators, Moving Walks, Dumbwaiters, Material Lifts, Platform Lifts, Stairway Chairlifts, Conveyors and Related Equipment (Repealed) | 30 | – | |
Stage and Orchestra Lifts, Permanent Window Washer Power-Operated Platforms, Mechanical Amusement Riding Devices, Manlifts and Adjustable Loading Platforms (Repealed) | 30 | – | |
Automotive Lifts (Repealed) | 30 | – | |
Reference Standards
| 35 | – | |