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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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13-32-250  Wrecking by government authorities – Waiver of fees and bonds.
   The administrator of public works of the United States or such other authority as may be created by acts of Congress with power to cooperate with the city in the making of public improvements, the department of transportation, the department of streets and sanitation, and the fire department may engage in the work of wrecking of buildings and structures, and in such cases where any of these agencies make application for a permit to wreck buildings or structures, the building commissioner shall issue such permit without the fee provided herein and shall not require the filing of a bond with sureties as provided heretofore in Section 13-32-240.
(Prior code § 43-21; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
13-32-260  Permits to be obtained prior to commencement of wrecking – Violation – Penalty.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any wrecking operation of any kind without first having obtained such necessary permit and bond as required in Sections 13-32-230 through 13-32-250. Any person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior code § 43-21.1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 12)
13-32-270  Warm air furnaces – Permit required.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, replace or install any warm air heating furnace, with appurtenances, ducts, or registers, without first obtaining a permit from the building commissioner for such work, as provided by this chapter. Any person who violates this section shall be fined in accordance with Section 13-12-040 for each offense. Each day that a violation of this section exists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior code § 43-22; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 12)
13-32-280  Amusement devices – Submission of plan to buildings commission – Permit.
   Before any mechanical amusement device, roller coaster, scenic railway, water chute, or other mechanical riding, sailing, sliding, or swinging device is erected, either in existing or new amusement parks, or places or sites where such devices are operated under carnival, fair, or similar auspices, a detailed plan shall be submitted to the buildings commissioner for his approval or rejection, and if approved, a permit shall be procured by the person desiring to erect such device.
(Prior code § 43-23; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604)
13-32-285  Permit required – Approval of plans.
   Before any owner or agent shall proceed with the installation or alteration of any mechanical refrigeration system, such owner or agent shall obtain a permit for the work. No refrigeration system shall be installed, erected or maintained, nor shall any reconstruction of old apparatus or old systems for mechanical refrigeration or cooling purposes be undertaken, unless plans and specifications shall be filed in the department buildings and approved by the building commissioner. The plans and specifications shall show the kind and amount of refrigerant used. Upon approval of the plans, a duplicate set of which shall be left on file in the department of buildings, and the payment of the required fees, the building commissioner shall issue a permit for the installation of the apparatus.
(Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 3609, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
13-32-290  Violation of building provisions – Revocation of permit – Reinstatement conditions.
   (a)   If the work in, upon, or about any building or structure shall be conducted in violation of any of the building provisions of this Code, it shall be the duty of the building commissioner to revoke the permit for the building or wrecking operations in connection with which such violation shall have taken place. It shall be unlawful, after the revocation of such permit, to proceed with such building or wrecking operations unless such permit shall first have been reinstated or re-issued by the building commissioner. Before a permit so revoked may be lawfully re-issued or reinstated, the entire building and building site shall first be put into condition corresponding with the requirements in the building provisions of this Code, and any work or material applied to the same in violation of any of the provisions shall be first removed from such building, and all material not in compliance with the building provisions of this Code shall be removed from the premises.
   (b)   Any city official who believes that a permit was issued in error shall notify the building commissioner, who shall review the application for permit, related plans and relevant portions of this Code to determine whether the permit was issued in error. If the building commissioner determines that a permit was in fact issued in error, he or she shall notify the permit holder of the error, revoke the permit and require the permit holder to revise the related application and plans to conform to the applicable provisions of this Code.
(Prior code § 43-24; 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)
ARTICLE II.  PERMIT FEES (13-32-300 et seq.)
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