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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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11-12-280  Additional charges.
   In addition to other rates and charges assessed against any building, structure or premises the supply to which is not controlled by meter, annual rates, or rates for other periods where so specified, charges shall be assessed where fixtures, devices or occupancies are found, as follows:
   For hose such as is ordinarily used for sprinkling, washing or like purposes, per season, as of January 1st of the year indicated:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
For a frontage of 30 feet or less
$56.14
$70.18
$80.70
$92.81
$106.73
For a frontage exceeding 30 feet but not exceeding 50 feet
$79.33
$99.16
$114.04
$131.14
$150.81
For each additional 25 feet of frontage or major fraction thereof
$16.16
$20.20
$23.23
$26.71
$30.72
For aquariums with water connection, with a capacity not to exceed 10 cubic feet of water per season
$56.14
$70.18
$80.70
$92.81
$106.73
For each additional 10 cubic feet or major fraction thereof
$56.14
$70.18
$80.70
$92.81
$106.73
For fountains, per season:
each jet of 1/16 of an inch or less
$127.80
$159.75
$183.71
$211.27
$242.96
exceeding 1/16 of an inch but not exceeding 1/8 of an inch
$509.58
$636.98
$732.52
$842.40
$968.76
exceeding 1/8 of an inch but not exceeding 1/4 of an inch
$1,264.54
$1,580.68
$1,817.78
$2,090.44
$2,404.01
 
   Gardens sprinkled or irrigated which are not part of the adjoining premises:
 
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
For 3,000 square feet or less, per season
$56.14
$70.18
$80.70
$92.81
$106.73
For each additional 3,000 square feet or major fraction thereof
$24.15
$30.19
$34.72
$39.92
$45.91
 
   For other special water fixtures, or for any other special or unusual use of water for which no charge has been heretofore specified, the commissioner shall determine the amounts to be charged for such special fixtures or for such use of water, such charge to be based upon an estimate of water used.
(Prior code § 185-27; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-84, p. 11843; Mayoral veto. 12-18-84, p. 11998; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-85, p. 12937; Amend Coun. J. 4-26-89, p. 425; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2475; Amend Coun. J. 6-23-93, p. 34793; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-95, p. 11995; Amend Coun. J. 11-10-99, p. 14998, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-99, p. 17487, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15814, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. III, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1)
11-12-290  Temporary use of water from a hydrant.
   Persons requiring temporary use of water from a City fire hydrant shall apply to the commissioner for permission, stating in a signed, dated application the name and title of the person submitting the application, the name of the legal entity (if applicable), address, e-mail, fax and phone, and describing the particular proposed use or uses for the water. If the commissioner concludes that the proposed use of water is necessary and will not deprive regular consumers of water of the usual supply, he shall issue a permit in writing authorizing the use of water by the applicant upon such conditions and restrictions, appropriate to the circumstances, as he sees fit to impose.
   When a fire hydrant is temporarily used to provide water for construction or for filling a truck, a street sweeper, a street sprinkler or a tanker, the amount charged for the water shall be $83.78 per day. The person seeking temporary water use shall pay the pertinent amount in advance to the Department of Finance. When in the commissioner's judgment the anticipated use will exceed 1,000 cubic feet a day or continue for an extended period, he is authorized to evaluate the quantity of water to be used and assess an appropriate charge. The commissioner is authorized to waive the hydrant charge for work performed for, or on behalf of, the City.
(Prior code § 185-28; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-84, p. 11883; Mayoral veto. 12-18-84, p. 11998; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-85, p. 12937; Amend Coun. J. 4-26-89, p. 425; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2475; Amend Coun. J. 6-23-93, p. 34793; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-95, p. 11995; Amend Coun. J. 11-10-99, p. 14998, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-99, p. 17487, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 7.3; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15814, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 5, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. III, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. IV, § 3)
11-12-300  Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1, repealed § 11-12-3070, which pertained to water used in improvements.
11-12-310  Metered service.
   The rate for metered water shall be determined as of January 1st of the year indicated.
 
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
$15.00
$18.75
$21.56
$24.80
$28.52
 
   Payments shall be made to the department of finance, or its agent, or by any other means established by the department of finance. A late payment penalty assessed at a monthly rate of one and one-fourth percent shall be imposed on all water charges in excess of $10.00 for which payment in full is not received within 24 calendar days from the date the bill therefor was sent as shown by the records of the department of finance. Where the correctness of a bill is disputed and where complaint of such incorrectness has been made prior to the time a late penalty would be imposed, and where the adjusting of such complaint requires additional time, the penalty may be held in abeyance up to and including the tenth day succeeding the resending of such bill. The late payment penalty established pursuant to this section shall not be imposed upon persons who are 65 years or older, who own and reside in their own residence and who have a separate water meter or water assessment.
   All revenues received for payment of water use rates, charges and penalties shall be deposited to the water revenue fund.
(Prior code § 185-31; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-84, p. 11883; Mayoral veto, 12-18-84, p. 11998; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-85, p. 12937; Amend Coun. J. 4-26-89, p. 425; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2475; Amend Coun. J. 6-23-93, p. 34793; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-95, p. 11995; Amend Coun. J. 11-10-99, p. 14998, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-99, p. 17487, § 7.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 7.4; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-05, p. 66648, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15814, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 5, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. III, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 204)
11-12-315  Inflation adjustment for water rates.
   With regard to the rates set forth in the tables contained in Sections 11-12-270, 11-12-280, 11-12-290 and 11-12-310, beginning June 1, 2016, and every year thereafter, the annual rates shall be adjusted upwards, if applicable, by applying to the previous year's rates the rate of inflation, calculated based on the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Chicago All Items) published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 365-day period ending on the most recent January 1. Any such annual increase, however, shall be capped at 105% of the previous year's rate.
(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. III, § 1)
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