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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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13-116-050  Type II buildings – Location.
   Buildings of Type II construction, when permitted, shall be located not less than three feet from an interior lot line and not less than six feet from another building on the same lot unless the wall facing such lot line or adjoining building is constructed of materials providing fire resistance of not less than two hours and with all openings protected as required in Section 15-8-110.
(Prior code § 50-5)
13-116-060  Frontage requirements.
   Every building or structure, except accessory buildings, shall front on a street or public way not less than 30 feet wide or shall have access to such a street or public way by means of an unobstructed open area not less than ten feet wide.
(Prior code § 50-6)
13-116-070  Zoning.
   Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prevent the application of location limitations required by the Chicago Zoning Ordinance.
(Prior code § 50-7)
13-116-080  Height limitations.
   Within the fire limits no building or structure of wood frame construction or of unprotected noncombustible construction shall be increased in height.
(Prior code § 50-8)
13-116-090  Building extensions.
   Within the fire limits no building or structure shall be extended on any side by wood frame construction or unprotected noncombustible construction. When extensions are made to a building or structure of wood frame construction or unprotected noncombustible construction, the aggregate area of the building or structure including the extension shall not exceed the allowable area for wood frame construction in either Table 13-48-070 codified in Section 13-48-070 or Table 13-48-080 codified in Section 13-48-080.
(Prior code § 50-9)
13-116-100  Occupancy change.
   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit other alterations within the fire limits; provided, there is no change of occupancy to a class of occupancy otherwise prohibited.
(Prior code § 50-10)
13-116-110  Moving of buildings.
   No building or structure of wood frame construction or unprotected noncombustible construction shall be moved from without to within the fire limits or from one lot to another within the fire limits.
(Prior code § 50-11)
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