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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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13-32-191  Suspension of permit privileges.
   Failure on the part of the registered elevator mechanic contractor to correct any defect, error, or deficiency in any work installed under the authority of a permit issued to him by the department of buildings within ten calendar days after written notification thereof by the said bureau or within such further reasonable time, as may, upon request, be prescribed, the building commissioner shall, without further notice, stop the issuance of permits to such registered elevator mechanic contractor until such corrections have been made, inspected and approved. In addition thereto the penalty provided in this chapter may be enforced.
   The building commissioner is hereby empowered to suspend the permit privileges of any registered elevator mechanic contractor who shall fail to pay any just indebtedness for inspection fees for work on elevators or related devices, until such registered elevator mechanic contractor shall discharge and pay to the city all just indebtedness then due and owing from such contractor.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)
13-32-192  Revocation of permits.
   The building commissioner is authorized to revoke any permit or certificate obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, or in any way contrary to the provisions of the elevator regulations of this Code, for the installation, alteration, repair and use of any elevator equipment.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)
13-32-193  Use of permit issued to another.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, or repair any elevator equipment or related devices by authority of a permit issued to and for the use of some other person.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)
13-32-194  Permit for person not entitled to one.
   It shall be unlawful for any registered elevator mechanic contractor to secure or furnish a permit for the installation, alteration and repair of elevator equipment to any person not entitled to such permit under the elevator regulations of the municipal code.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)
13-32-195  Alteration of forms.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to change, add to, or mutilate so as to change the original wording, unless authorized by the commissioner, of any written or printed form issued to registered elevator mechanic contractors by the department of buildings.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)
13-32-200  Fences – Permit required.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or construct any fence more than five feet in height, or a solid fence of any height visible from a public street on property containing a Chicago landmark designated in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 2-120 of this Code, without first obtaining a permit from the building commissioner.
(Prior code § 43-16; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2828; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
13-32-210  Moving buildings.
   No person shall be permitted to move any building which has been damaged to an extent greater than 50 percent of its value by fire, decay, or otherwise; nor shall it be permissible to move any frame or unprotected noncombustible building of such character as is prohibited to be constructed within the fire limits to any point within the fire limits; nor shall it be permissible to move any building to a location at which the uses for which such building is designed are prohibited by this Code. The permit fee to move any building shall be as set forth in Section 13-32-310. Such permits shall be granted (1) upon securing and filing the written consent of two-thirds of the property owners according to frontage on both sides of the street in the block in which such building is to be moved ; and (2) if all of the requirements of this code applicable to the moving of buildings are met, including, but not limited to, the requirements of sections 13-32-210, 13-40-110 and 13-116-110. No permit shall be issued to move any building used or designed to be used for purposes for which frontage consents are required until frontage consents in the block to which such building is to be moved have also been secured and filed as required by the provisions of this Code relating to such use.
   No building used for residence or multiple dwelling purposes shall be moved from one lot to another or from one location to another upon the same lot unless the space to be occupied on such lot shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 13-64 of this Code.
(Prior code § 43-17; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 38)
13-32-220  Industrial Private Event Venues.
   (a)   No building permit shall be issued for the alteration, construction, reconstruction, erection, demolition, relocation, or other work of a building in which an industrial private event venue license is located if such will increase the floor area of the building by more than 10% of the total amount of the floor area in the building on the effective date of this section; provided that in those instances where there is a conflict between any applicable provision of this code, the more restrictive provision shall apply.
   (b)   This section shall not apply to building permit applications for the alteration, construction, reconstruction, erection, demolition, relocation, or other work: (1) that is necessary to remedy conditions imminently dangerous to life, health or property, as determined in writing by the department of buildings, the board of health or the fire department; or (2) to any auxiliary building or structure, such as a garage.
(Added Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 8)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23559, repealed former § 13-32-220, which pertained to tanks for flammable liquids – permit required.
13-32-230  Building wrecking – Permit required – Safety requirements.
   (a)   Before proceeding with the wrecking or tearing down of any building or other structure, a permit for such wrecking or tearing down shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the Building Commissioner. It shall be unlawful for any person to proceed with the wrecking or tearing down of any building or structure or any structural part of such building or structure unless such permit has first been obtained and the applicable notification requirements set forth in Section 13-124-070 have been met. Application for such permit shall be made by the owner, or his agent, to the Building Commissioner, who shall issue the permit upon such application and the payment of the fee herein provided.
   Every application shall state the location and describe the building which it is proposed to wreck or tear down and shall also list the registered wrecking contractor that will perform the work. Upon the issuance of said permit, such building may be wrecked or torn down, provided that all the work done thereunder shall be subject to the supervision of the Building Commissioner and to such reasonable restrictions as he may impose in regard to elements of safety and health; and provided further, that the work shall be kept sprinkled and sufficient scaffolding be provided to insure safety to human life.
   (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if a building or structure is color coded orange or red in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey published in 1996, no demolition permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed 90 days in order to enable the department of planning and development to explore options to preserve the building or structure, including, but not limited to, possible designation of the building or structure as a Chicago landmark in accordance with Article XVII of Chapter 2-120 of this code. The 90 days (i) shall begin to run on the date that a copy of the application for the demolition permit, along with a photograph accurately showing the current condition of the building or structure identified in that application, is submitted by the applicant to the landmarks division of the department of planning and development; and (ii) may be extended for any additional period by mutual written agreement between the applicant and the department. This subsection (b) shall not apply to permit applications for the demolition of any building or structure if demolition is necessary to remedy conditions imminently dangerous to life, health or property as determined in writing by the department of buildings, the board of health or the fire department. Nor shall this subsection (b) apply to any building or structure which the commission on Chicago landmarks has preliminarily recommended as a landmark pursuant to section 2-120-630 or which has been designated by ordinance as a “Chicago Landmark” in accordance with the requirements of this code.
   (c)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter in any way the authority of or the process by which the commission on Chicago landmarks and the city council approve the issuance of demolition permits if such approval is required by this code.
(Prior code § 43-19; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 1-16-03, p. 102365, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 1-16-03, p. 102365, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-8-04, p. 38063, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. VII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-12, p. 30534, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. I, § 11)
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