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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
CHAPTER 13-32 BUILDING PERMITS
ARTICLE I. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (13-32-010 et seq.)
13-32-010 Permit required - Posting.
13-32-020 Exceptions.
13-32-030 Applications.
13-32-031 Sundry programs.
13-32-032 Unlawful transfer of license, registration or certification for building application purposes.
13-32-033 False or inaccurate license, registration or certification name or number on building permit application.
13-32-035 Stop work orders - New or revised permit - Fees.
13-32-040 Plan approval - Provisions to be made for electrical work.
13-32-045 Submission of non-compliant drawings, plans or calculations - Suspension of permit privileges.
13-32-050 Landmark or historic district consideration.
13-32-060 Reserved.
13-32-070 Reserved.
13-32-080 Permit issuance - Issuance prohibited when.
13-32-085 Rules and regulations - Compliance required - Violation - Penalty.
13-32-090 Driveway permit requirements.
13-32-100 Use of subsidewalk space - Authorization required.
13-32-110 Termination of permits - Extensions.
13-32-120 Construction contrary to permit - Stop work order.
13-32-125 Construction site cleanliness.
13-32-130 Operations without permit - Stop work order.
13-32-140 New construction site - Rodent abatement.
13-32-150 Reserved.
13-32-160 Canopies - Approval required.
13-32-170 Temporary platforms - Permit required.
13-32-180 Boilers - Approval required.
13-32-190 Elevator construction or alteration.
13-32-191 Suspension of permit privileges.
13-32-192 Revocation of permits.
13-32-193 Use of permit issued to another.
13-32-194 Permit for person not entitled to one.
13-32-195 Alteration of forms.
13-32-200 Fences - Permit required.
13-32-210 Moving buildings.
13-32-220 Industrial Private Event Venues.
13-32-230 Building wrecking - Permit required - Safety requirements.
13-32-231 Rooftop gravity tank or tank supporting structure - Permit required for wrecking.
13-32-235 Building wrecking - Pest control.
13-32-240 Building wrecking - Bond requirements.
13-32-250 Wrecking by government authorities - Waiver of fees and bonds.
13-32-260 Permits to be obtained prior to commencement of wrecking - Violation - Penalty.
13-32-270 Warm air furnaces - Permit required.
13-32-280 Amusement devices - Submission of plan to buildings commission - Permit.
13-32-285 Permit required - Approval of plans.
13-32-290 Violation of building provisions - Revocation of permit - Reinstatement conditions.
ARTICLE II. PERMIT FEES (13-32-300 et seq.)
CHAPTER 16-18 OPEN SPACE IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE
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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13-32-032  Unlawful transfer of license, registration or certification for building application purposes.
   (a)   No person licensed, registered or certified under this Code shall knowingly allow any other person to use the name of the licensed, registered or certified person or license, registration or certification identification number on a building permit application if such licensed, registered or certified person will not be performing the work which the permit application states he will perform unless the permit application has been amended to (i) remove the name of the licensed, registered or certified person or license, registration or certification identification number; and (ii) insert the name and identification number of the licensed, registered or certified person who will perform the work
   (b)   No person named in a building permit application shall subcontract or assign any portion of the described work to any other person, without first amending the application to identify the subcontractor or assignee.
   (c)   In addition to other remedies provided by this Code, any licensed, registered or certified person who violates this section shall be assessed a fine of $1,000.00 for the first offense; a fine of $1,500.00 and a 90-day license suspension for the second offense; and a fine of $2,000.00 and the licensee's name shall be referred to the appropriate licensing, registration or certification board or body for license, registration or certification revocation for the third offense.
(Added Coun. J. 9-5-01, p. 66630, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43876, § 21)
13-32-033  False or inaccurate license, registration or certification name or number on building permit application.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly insert or fail to timely correct a false or inaccurate name or license, registration or certification number on a building permit application when identifying a contractor, or any person required to be licensed, registered or certified by this Code, who will be performing the work described in the building permit application. In addition to other remedies provided by this Code, any person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040 and the building permit shall be revoked.
(Added Coun. J. 9-5-01, p. 66630, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43876, § 21; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 12)
13-32-035  Stop work orders – New or revised permit – Fees.
   (a)   Whenever any person or entity shall apply for a new or revised permit from the Department of Buildings as a result of a stop work order issued pursuant to Section 13-12-080 or other action taken by the city because the work being done or which has been completed was performed either without a permit or not in conformity with the terms of the permit, the permit fee assessed for the new or revised permit shall be as follows:
      (i)   for all permits where the regular fee is an amount less than $500.00 as provided in Sections 11-4-130, 13-20-540, and 13-32-310, a penalty of 100 percent of the regular permit fee shall be assessed in addition to the regular permit fee;
      (ii)   for all permits where the regular permit fee is an amount greater than $500.00 but less than $3,000.00 as provided in Sections 11-4-130, 13-20-540, and 13-32-310, a penalty of 100 percent of the regular permit fee shall be assessed for the first $500.00, and for each increment of $500.00 or fraction thereof, a penalty of $125.00 shall be assessed in addition to the regular permit fee;
      (iii)   for all permits where the regular permit fee exceeds $3,000.00 as provided in Sections 11-4-130, 13-20-540, and 13-32-310, a penalty of 100 percent of the regular permit fee shall be assessed for the first $1,000.00, and for each increment of $500.00 or fraction thereof, a penalty of $75.00 shall be assessed in addition to the regular permit fee.
   (b)   In addition to any fee assessed pursuant to subsection (a), a penalty of $1,000.00 shall be assessed whenever any person or entity shall apply for a new or revised permit from the department of buildings as the result of a stop work order issued pursuant to Section 13-12-080 or other action taken by the city because the work being done or which has been completed was performed by a person or persons lacking a license required under the Code for such work or was performed by a person or persons required by the Code to be listed on the building permit application who were not listed.
(Prior code § 43-3.1; Added Coun. J. 7-31-90, p. 19353; Amend Coun. J. 9-5-01, p. 66630, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 12)
13-32-040  Plan approval – Provisions to be made for electrical work.
   All drawings and plans for the construction, erection, addition to, or alterations of any building or other structure, for which a permit is required shall first be presented to the building commissioner for examination and approval as to proper use of building and premises and as to compliance in all other respects with the Chicago Zoning Ordinance and may be presented to the board of health, the department of health, fire department, department of water management, department of streets and sanitation, and any other affected department for submission to the proper official of these departments and bureaus for examination and approval with regard to such provisions of this Code, as are within the duty of such office to enforce, and after the drawings and plans have been examined and passed upon, they shall be returned to the building commissioner where they shall be taken up for examination and approval by the building commissioner. The building commissioner is authorized to establish a system whereby drawings and plans may be reviewed simultaneously by more than one person or department.
   In every new building and in every existing building undergoing extensive remodeling where a new electric service or a new electric distribution center is to be installed, ample space shall be provided within the main walls of the building for the electric service equipment, metering equipment, distribution cabinets, cutout cabinets, transformers and other equipment necessary for an electric installation and ample working space around the equipment. This space shall be readily accessible to every tenant of the building who has electric equipment for light, heat or power which is supplied through the above mentioned equipment.
(Prior code § 43-4; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, §§ 1.14, 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)
13-32-045  Submission of non-compliant drawings, plans or calculations – Suspension of permit privileges.
   (a)   Pursuant to section 13-8-130 of this Code, the commissioner of buildings may suspend the ability of an architect, structural engineer, expediter company or expediter to submit new applications or complete pending applications for a building permit or other permit issued by the department of buildings for cause where the commissioner has determined that such person has established a pattern of:
      (1)   failing to correct any substantial defects, errors, omissions or deficiencies in an application, drawings, plans, calculations or supporting materials as directed by the department within a reasonable time period; or
      (2)   re-submitting an application, drawings, plans, calculations or supporting materials to the department without correcting the substantial defects, errors, omissions or deficiencies as previously directed by the department.
   For purposes of this section,
   “Pattern” means five or more instances of any items enumerated above within any twelve-month period.
   “Suspend the ability of” and “suspend the permit privileges of” shall have the meaning ascribed to those phrases in section 13-8-130.
   (b)   The commissioner may promulgate rules for the proper administration and enforcement of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43876, § 21)
13-32-050  Landmark or historic district consideration.
   In addition to the city departments cited in Section 13-32-040, hereunder, all plans and drawings for any new construction on vacant lots within an area designated by federal, state or local authorities as a landmark or historic district shall also be submitted to the city council committee on zoning, landmarks and building standards for examination and recommendation. Not more than 30 days after receipt of such drawings and plans, said committee shall hold public hearings and examine and return the drawings and plans, with its advisory recommendation to the building commissioner. No such permit shall be issued until after the expiration of the 30-day period.
(Prior code § 43-4.1; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 223)
13-32-060  Reserved.
Editor’s note – Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. III, § 1, repealed § 13-32-060, which pertained to surety bond.
13-32-070  Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 36, repealed § 13-32-070, which pertained to payment in advance for the use of water.
13-32-080  Permit issuance – Issuance prohibited when.
   (a)   At the proper time, notice shall be given by the building commissioner to the applicant that his or her plans have been examined and are ready to be returned to the applicant, and if such plans have been approved as submitted to the various departments and bureaus as aforesaid, the building commissioner shall, according to the building provisions of this Code, issue a permit for the construction, erection, repair, or alteration of such building or structure; and shall file such application, and shall apply to such plans a final official stamp, stating that the drawings to which the same has been applied comply with the building provisions of this Code. The plans so stamped shall then be returned to such applicant.
   (b)   No building permit shall be issued under this code unless the building permit application is accompanied by an affidavit, signed by the property owner and, if applicable, the general contractor, licensed, certified or registered trade contractor or any other person deemed necessary by the building commissioner, in which the undersigned (1) acknowledge the penalties that may attach if any work in violation of or beyond the scope of the permit is done on the property identified in the permit application; (2) certify, under possible penalty of law, that all construction work under the proposed building permit will conform to the requirements of the Chicago Municipal Code; (3) acknowledge that any false statement of fact made on the affidavit required by this subsection may subject the person making such a statement to a range of civil and criminal penalties, such as a period of incarceration, fines and an award to the City of up to three times any damages incurred; and (4) make any other acknowledgments or certifications on the affidavit that the building commissioner, in consultation with the corporation counsel, may require to implement the requirements of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
   (c)   No building permit shall be issued under this chapter if the applicant for such permit or the property owner identified in the permit application or any person owning, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or more of the interest in such applicant or property owner has any outstanding debt, as defined in Section 2-32-094 (a), unless and until each applicable person owing such debt satisfies or otherwise resolves the debt within the meaning of Section 2-32-094(a). Provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to any federal, state or local government agency. Provided further, that this subsection shall not apply to any permit application for emergency repairs as determined by the building commissioner. For purposes of this subsection (c), “25 percent or more of the interest in the applicant or property owner” shall mean 25 percent or more of the combined voting power or fair market value of all stock, partnership interests or other ownership interests in the applicant or property owner or the right to receive at any time the distribution of 25 percent or more of the income or profits of the applicant or property owner.
(Prior code § 43-7; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-06, p. 76944, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-18-09, p. 56026, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-3-09, p. 63891, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 6, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XI, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43876, § 21)

 

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2-32-094
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