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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
Subdivision 302 - Classification
Subdivision 303 - Assembly
Subdivision 304 - Business
Subdivision 306 - Factory
Subdivision 307 - High-Hazard
Subdivision 308 - Institutional
Subdivision 309 - Mercantile
Subdivision 310 - Residential
Subdivision 311 - Storage
Subdivision 312 - Utility and Miscellaneous
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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13-96-135  Building clearances; required openings.
   As used in this section, the term “large building” shall be defined as provided in Section 13-160-070.
   Any portion of a fence directly adjacent to the public way that is located on the same lot as a Class A residential unit that is a large building must:
   (a)   be a minimum of 15 feet from the nearest portion of that large building; and
   (b)   contain a gate, opening, or other true means of ingress and egress.
(Added Coun. J. 3-14-12, p. 23145, § 2)
13-96-140  Maximum height.
   (a)   The height of a combustible screen fence shall not exceed eight feet.
   (b)   The height of a combustible solid fence shall not exceed six feet, except that such fence may have a height not exceeding eight feet under the following conditions:
      (1)   When the distance from the fence to a public way exceeds the height of the fence.
      (2)   When such fence is laterally braced on one side with structural braces extending to the top of the fence or is supported by posts of noncombustible material set in masonry or concrete foundations.
   (c)   The height of a noncombustible screen fence shall not exceed ten feet, except as follows:
      (1)   A noncombustible screen fence enclosing a place of open air assembly or yard of an institutional, business, industrial or storage occupancy may have a height not exceeding 15 feet.
   (d)   The height of a noncombustible solid fence shall not exceed eight feet except as follows:
      (1)   A noncombustible solid fence enclosing a place of open air assembly or a yard of an institutional, business, industrial or storage occupancy may have a height not exceeding 12 feet.
(Prior code § 61-5.2)
13-96-150  Wind load.
   Fences shall be designed and constructed to resist a horizontal wind pressure of not less than 30 pounds per square foot in addition to all other forces to which they may be subjected.
(Prior code § 61-5.3)
13-96-160  Barbed wire.
   The use of barbed wire at a height less than eight feet above the ground shall be prohibited; provided, however, that the use of barbed wire above six feet from the ground when wholly on or over private property shall be permitted.
(Prior code § 61-5.4)
ARTICLE V.  FIRE STATIONS (13-96-170 et seq.)
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