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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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11-16-130  Cleaning catch basins.
   No person shall remove the contents of any catch basin in any public way except in a vehicle equipped with steel or iron containers having a capacity of not less than 80 cubic feet, nor more than 450 cubic feet.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)
11-16-135  Discharge of waste water from shooting range facilities.
   (a)   For purpose of this section, the term “shooting range facility” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-151-010.
   (b)   The commissioner of water management shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the proper discharge of waste water from a shooting range facility.
   (c)   In addition to any other applicable local, state or federal law or standard, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any portion of the sewer system or waterway any waste water in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated under this section.
   (d)   Any person who violates this section shall promptly notify the department. Such person shall clean up and dispose of the prohibited substance subject to department approval and in conformity with the requirements of this Code, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws. If the prohibited substance is not cleaned up and disposed of in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause the prohibited substance to be cleaned up and disposed of at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.
   (e)   Any person who violates this section or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be fined $500.00.
(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 7)
ARTICLE III.  OTHER LEGAL DUTIES (11-16-140 et seq.)
11-16-140  Compliance with Code – Required.
   It shall be the duty of any person who constructs or uses any private drain, sewer, cesspool, water closet pipe or any other pipe connecting with or into any city- owned sewer to do so in strict conformity with the requirements of this Code and with the orders and directions of the commissioner and the commissioner of health.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.13)
11-16-150  Duty to repair.
   It shall be the duty of the property owner to maintain clean and free from obstruction any private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure up to the point where it connects to the city-owned sewer and to make any necessary repairs to the private drain, house sewer or sewer structure, except as indicated in Section 11-16-020.
   If the property owner violates this section, the commissioner shall notify the owner in writing of his duty to maintain or repair the private drain house sewer or sewer structure. The notification shall be sent via certified mail and shall contain the following information: (i) a statement describing the maintenance or repairs to be made; (ii) the number of days allowed for compliance with this section; (iii) the penalty for noncompliance; and (iv) the date the notification was sent.
   If the maintenance or repairs described in the notification are not completed within five days after the notification is sent, the commissioner shall cause the maintenance or repairs to be done at the owner's expense. The owner shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work; provided, however, that (1) if the damage necessitating any maintenance or repair was caused by a utility company, the utility company shall be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the city in connection with the performance of that work; and (2) the owner shall not be liable to the city for any damage to any private drain, house sewer or sewer structure caused by the city or its employees or agents in the performance of city business.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)
11-16-160  Duty to grant access.
   No person shall refuse to grant the commissioner or his authorized agents access to any premises for any purpose described in Section 11-16-260.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)
ARTICLE IV.  MATERIALS (11-16-170 et seq.)
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