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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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13-12-600  Appointment of supervising electrician.
   No permit for the installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical wires and apparatus shall be issued to any person under the provisions of Part G of this Article II dealing with maintenance permits, until such person has appointed or employed a licensed supervising electrician as provided for in Chapter 4-292 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-17, p. 59720, § 9)
13-12-610  Certification of supervising electrician.
   When the person employed or appointed to supervise the installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of electrical wires and apparatus installed, altered, or maintained under the authority of permits issued in conformity with Part G of this Article II dealing with maintenance permits has complied with Chapter 4-292 of this Code, the building commissioner shall certify such person as a supervising electrician by placing such supervising electrician's name on the affidavit form filed by the person desiring to secure permits to perform electrical work. Such supervising electrician shall comply with Chapter 4-292 of this Code.
   It shall be the responsibility of such supervising electrician to apply for an electrical permit each calendar month to cover all electrical installations, alterations, maintenance and repair work done on the premises under such supervising electrician's jurisdiction during that month. If such permits are not obtained on a regular basis, the building department shall consider the registrant inactive and such registrant's name shall be removed from the registration file.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-17, p. 59720, § 10)
13-12-620  Revocation of permit.
   Any person violating any of the provisions of this article dealing with maintenance permits, shall be subject to the penalties provided in the last section of this article, and in addition thereto, permit privileges shall be revoked by the building commissioner. Notice of revocation shall be in writing to the person listed for maintenance permit privileges.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 17; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
Part H.  Reserved (13-12-630 et seq.)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 11, repealed Part H (§§ 13-12-630 – 13-12-730), which pertained to commercial electric lamp posts.
Part I.  Reserved (13-12-740 et seq.)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 12, repealed Part I (§§ 13-12-740 – 13-12-810), which pertained to festoons and decorative street lighting equipment.
Part J.  Poles, Wires and Conductors (13-12-820 et seq.)
13-12-820  Permit to erect.
   No person shall erect, construct, maintain, use, alter, or repair any pole, line or wire, underground conductors or electric conductors of any description whatever on, over or under any public way or public place, within the city, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the department of buildings, which permit shall be countersigned by the commissioners of streets and sanitation, and transportation.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 17; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)
13-12-830  Requirement before permits issued.
   Applications for permits shall be made in duplicate on a form to be approved by the commissioners of streets and sanitation and transportation.
   Applications shall be submitted to the commissioners of streets and sanitation, and transportation who shall cause the necessary inspection to be made.
   All applications for permits to erect poles in the streets and alleys of the city shall provide that the city may use the poles to be so erected and may attach thereto such necessary cross arms, wires or other electrical appliances as may be deemed necessary for the electrical service of the city, and no permit shall be issued by the commissioners of streets and sanitation, and transportation for the erection of such poles in which the application and permit does not provide for the privileges required by the city as herein contained.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 2)
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