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BUILDING CODE AND RELATED EXCERPTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Subdivision 101 - General
Subdivision 104 - Duties and Powers of Officials
Subdivision 105 - Permits and Fees
Subdivision 106 - Construction Documents
Subdivision 109 - Inspections
Subdivision 110 - Registration and Certificates
Subdivision 111 - Utilities
Subdivision 112 - Boards and Commissions
Subdivision 113 - Violations and Enforcement
Subdivision 115 - Unsafe Structures and Equipment
Subdivision 116 - Licensing
Subdivision 117 - Ethics
Subdivision 118 - Limitations
DIVISION 2 - DEFINITIONS
DIVISION 3 - USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS
DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
DIVISION 5 - GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
DIVISION 6 - TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 7 - FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 8 - INTERIOR FINISHES (NA)
DIVISION 9 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DIVISION 10 - MEANS OF EGRESS
DIVISION 11 - ACCESSIBILITY
DIVISION 12 - INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
DIVISION 13 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION 14 - EXTERIOR WALLS (NA)
DIVISION 15 - ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES (NA)
DIVISION 16 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
DIVISION 17 - STRUCTURAL TESTS AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
DIVISION 18 - SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
DIVISION 19 - CONCRETE
DIVISION 20 - ALUMINUM (NA)
DIVISION 21 - MASONRY
DIVISION 22 - STEEL
DIVISION 23 - WOOD
DIVISION 24 - GLASS AND GLAZING (NA)
DIVISION 25 - GYPSUM BOARD AND PLASTER (NA)
DIVISION 26 - PLASTIC (NA)
DIVISION 27 - ELECTRICAL
DIVISION 28 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
DIVISION 29 - PLUMBING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 30 - ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 31 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION (NA)
DIVISION 32 - ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
DIVISION 33 - SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 34 - EXISTING STRUCTURES
DIVISION 35 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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15-4-890  Obstructing safety clearances.
   Spaces required as safety clearances shall be maintained free of obstruction and encumbrance by any combustible material.
(Prior code §  90-87)
15-4-900  Arrangement of stocks and stores.
   Stocks of all kinds shall be so arranged and maintained as not to obstruct any required means of exit and shall in no case extend above a level one foot and six inches below the ceiling of any sprinklered space.
(Prior code §  90-88)
ARTICLE XVI.  FIRE DRILLS (15-4-910 et seq.)
15-4-910  Institutional buildings.
   It shall be the duty of the institutional administrator or other person in charge of all institutional buildings to conduct fire drills, subject to the rules and regulations of the fire department. Such fire drills shall be practiced not less than once each calendar month that such building is used for institutional purposes.
(Prior code § 90-89; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 108)
15-4-920  Schools.
   Every principal or other person in charge of a Type I elementary school as defined in Section 13-56-100 shall conduct fire drills in accordance with procedures established by the fire commissioner. Fire drills shall be conducted under the supervision of the Chicago Fire Department, not less than once in each calendar month during which a Type I building is used for elementary school purposes.
(Prior code § 90-90; Amend Coun. J. 4-22-93, p. 31558; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 109)
ARTICLE XVII.  SMOKING RESTRICTIONS (15-4-930 et seq.)
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