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BUILDING CODE AND RELATED EXCERPTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION
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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ARTICLE X.  GAS HOLDERS* (13-20-310 et seq.)
* Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 3, added the title of Article X to read as herein set out.
13-20-310  Gas holders – Inspection required.
   Every tank or gas holder containing more than 2,500 cubic feet of explosion hazard gases within the city shall be inspected at least once every five years, as required by Chapter 15-4 under the direction of a building inspector appointed by the building commissioner.
(Prior code § 46-42; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-84, p. 8218; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604)
13-20-320  Gas holders – Inspection fee.
   For every such five-year inspection, with a certificate of compliance, a fee of $40.00 shall be charged for each tank or gas holder.
(Prior code § 46-43; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-84, p. 8218; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192)
ARTICLE XI.  OTHER TANKS* (13-20-330 et seq.)
* Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 3, added the title of Article XI to read as herein set out.
13-20-330  Tanks – Inspection required.
   Except as otherwise provided in Sections 13-20-310 and 13-20-320, if a tank has a capacity of more than 250 gallons, and the tank is located above the roof or above the floors of any building, or is located on any other structure, such tank, including any tank supporting structure as defined in Section 13-96-415, may be inspected by the building commissioner as provided by this chapter.
(Prior code § 46-44; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-84, p. 8218; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86203, § 1)
13-20-340  Tanks – Inspection fee.
   If a tank, including any tank supporting structure as defined in Section 13-96-415, is inspected by the building commissioner under Section 13-20-330, an inspection fee of $150.00 shall be charged, in accordance with Section 13-20-012, for each such inspection.
(Prior code § 46-45; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-84, p. 8218; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86203, § 2)
13-20-350  Reserved.
Editor's note– Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 4, repealed § 13-20-350, which pertained to violation – penalty.
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