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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
Subdivision 403 - High-Rise buildings
Subdivision 406 - Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies
Subdivision 407 - Special Institutional
Subdivision 411 - Special Amusement Buildings
Subdivision 413 - Combustible Storage
Subdivision 414 - Hazardous Materials
Subdivision 421 - Special Detailed Requirements
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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CHAPTER 15-24
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Article I.  General Regulations
15-24-010   Licenses and permits.
15-24-020   Definitions.
15-24-030   Warning signs.
15-24-040   No smoking.
15-24-050   Unattended coin-operated dispensing devices.
15-24-060   Heating.
15-24-070   Drains.
15-24-080   Use for illumination prohibited.
15-24-090   Portable appliances.
15-24-100   Oily rags and waste.
15-24-110   Discharge into sewers.
15-24-120   Workmen's clothes lockers.
15-24-130   Grounding of equipment.
15-24-140   Electrical equipment.
15-24-150   Open flame devices.
15-24-160   Exemption from safety clearances.
Article II.  Tank Storage
15-24-170   Aboveground tanks.
15-24-180   Vents.
15-24-190   Enclosed tank vents.
15-24-200   Gravity feed.
15-24-210   Gauging and vending devices.
15-24-220   Motor fuel dispensing.
15-24-221   Aboveground tanks.
15-24-230   Gasoline pumping prohibited.
15-24-240   Warning signs.
15-24-250   Definition of safety clearance.
15-24-260   Safety clearances.
15-24-270   Tanks in buildings.
15-24-280   Underground and enclosed tanks.
15-24-290   Tank testings.
15-24-300   Railroad tank car storage prohibited.
Article III.  Closed Container Storage
15-24-310   General requirements.
15-24-320   Inspections.
15-24-330   Labels on products for sale.
15-24-340   Container construction.
15-24-350   Automatic sprinklers.
15-24-360   Transfer to portable containers.
15-24-370   Standard fireproof vaults.
15-24-380   Automatic sprinklers in vaults.
15-24-390   Lighting in vaults.
15-24-400   Ventilation in vaults.
15-24-410   Flammable liquid storage rooms.
15-24-420   Storage of oils, paints and varnishes.
15-24-430   Outside container storage.
Article IV.  Piping, Valves and Fittings
15-24-440   Piping.
15-24-450   Test for piping.
15-24-460   Depth and cover for piping.
15-24-470   Protection against corrosion.
15-24-480   Valves.
15-24-490   Pressure-relief valves.
15-24-500   Auxiliary devices.
Article V.  Processing
15-24-510   Room ventilation.
15-24-520   Kettles, vats, vessels.
15-24-530   Distilling and condensing plants.
15-24-540   Reclaiming systems.
Article VI.  Paint Mixing and Spraying
15-24-550   Definitions.
15-24-560   Spraying restrictions.
15-24-570   Paint mixing, spraying and japanning room.
15-24-580   Exemptions from regulations.
15-24-590   Spray booths and rooms, where required.
15-24-600   Spray booth construction.
15-24-610   Dry type spray booths.
15-24-620   Restrictions around spray booths.
15-24-630   Ventilation of spray booths.
15-24-640   Flammable liquid storage.
15-24-650   Automatic sprinklers.
15-24-660   Fire prevention requirements.
15-24-670   Motor vehicle undercoating.
15-24-680   Electrostatic paint-spraying apparatus.
15-24-690   Electrical equipment.
15-24-700   Fire prevention requirements.
15-24-710   Portable electrostatic paint-spraying operations.
Article VII.  Dipping and Roll Coating
15-24-720   Definitions.
15-24-730   Restrictions.
15-24-740   Ventilation.
15-24-750   General requirements.
15-24-760   Dip tank construction.
15-24-770   Electrical equipment.
15-24-780   Fire prevention requirements.
15-24-790   Fire-extinguishing equipment.
15-24-800   Dip tank covers.
15-24-810   Hardening and tempering tanks.
15-24-820   Flow coat operations.
15-24-830   Roll coating operations.
Article VIII.  Drying Apparatus
15-24-840   Drying rooms.
15-24-850   Drying ovens.
15-24-860   Fire prevention requirements.
15-24-870   Ventilation.
15-24-880   Heating.
15-24-890   Drying oven design.
Article IX.  Dry Cleaning
15-24-900   Definitions.
15-24-910   Floor area limit.
15-24-920   Safety clearances.
15-24-930   Dry cleaning buildings.
15-24-940   Heating.
15-24-950   Steam fire lines.
15-24-960   Valves.
15-24-970   General requirements.
15-24-980   Ventilation.
Article X.  Carriers for Transportation of Flammable Liquids
15-24-990   Definitions.
15-24-1000   General condition of carriers.
15-24-1010   Wheels and tires.
15-24-1020   Brakes.
15-24-1030   Grounding.
15-24-1040   Lighting.
15-24-1050   Fire extinguishers.
15-24-1060   Exhaust systems.
15-24-1070   Warning signs.
15-24-1080   DOT approved trucks.
15-24-1090   Tanks.
15-24-1100   Fuel tanks.
15-24-1110   Loading and unloading racks.
15-24-1120   Static electricity protection.
15-24-1130   Drivers or attendants.
15-24-1140   Inspections.
15-24-1150   Travel over subway routes prohibited.
15-24-1160   Restrictions on transportation of Class I liquids.
15-24-1170   Use of expressways.
15-24-1180   Applicability.
15-24-1190   Exceptions.
15-24-1200   Exceptions.
15-24-1210   Manifests.
15-24-1220   Retroactivity.
Article XI.  Underground Storage Tank Violations
15-24-1230   Underground tank storage.
ARTICLE I.  GENERAL REGULATIONS (15-24-010 et seq.)
15-24-010  Licenses and permits.
   For licensing and permit requirements, see Chapter 15-4. For special exit requirements, see Chapter 13-112 of this Code.
(Prior code §  129.1-1)
15-24-020  Definitions.
   (a)   “Closed container” means a container so sealed by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures.
   (b)   “Container” means any can, bucket, barrel or drum intended for portable use.
   (c)   “Flashpoint of the liquid” means the minimum temperature at which it gives off vapor sufficient to form an ignitable mixture with the air near the surface of the liquid.
   For a liquid which has a viscosity of less than 45 Saybolt Universal Seconds (SUS) at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, does not contain suspended solids, and does not have a tendency to form a surface film while under test, the procedure specified in the Standard Method of Test for Flashpoint by Tag Closed Tester (ASTM D-56-70) shall be used.
   For a liquid which has a viscosity of 45 SUS or more at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or contains suspended solids, or has a tendency to form a surface film while under test, the Standard Method of Test for Flashpoint by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester (ASTM D-93-71) shall be used, except that the methods specified in Note 1 to Section 1.1 of ASTM D-93-71 may be used for the respective materials specified in the Note.
   For a liquid that is a mixture of compounds that have different volatilities and flashpoints, its flashpoint shall be determined by using the procedure specified in the above paragraphs on the liquid in the form it is shipped. If the flashpoint as determined by this test is 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, an additional flashpoint determination shall be run on a sample of the liquid evaporated to 90 percent of its original volume, and the lower value of the two tests shall be considered the flashpoint of the material.
   (d)   Flammable Liquids. All flammable liquids shall be divided into three classes according to flashpoint as follows:
      Class I. Liquids with a vapor pressure less than 40 pounds per square inch absolute at 100 degrees Fahrenheit and a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 38 degrees centigrade as determined by the herein-required test.
      Class II. Liquids with a vapor pressure less than 40 pounds per square inch absolute at 100 degrees Fahrenheit and a flashpoint above that for Class I and below 140 degrees Fahrenheit, 60 degrees centigrade, as determined by the herein-required test.
      Class III. Liquids with a flashpoint above that for Class II and below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, 93 degrees centigrade. Flammable liquids shall include but not be limited to:
   Class I
      Ether
      Carbon bisulfide
      Gasoline
      Naphtha
      Benzol
      Collodion
      Acetone
      Ethyl alcohol
      Amyl acetate
      Toluol
      Ethyl acetate
      Methyl acetate
      Amyl alcohol
      Turpentine
   Class II
      Kerosene
      Fuel Oil No. 1
   Class III
      Fuel Oil No. 2
      Aniline
      Creosole
      Any fluid, manufactured liquid or fluid commodity, such as paint, varnish or lacquer, dryer or cleaning solution or polishing liquid which contains flammable liquid, shall be classed in accordance with this section according to the flashpoint of the mixture.
      When artificially heated to temperatures equal to or higher than their flashpoints, Class II and III liquids shall be subject to the applicable provisions for Class I liquids. The provisions of this chapter for Class I flammable liquids shall be applied to high flashpoint liquids when heated to temperatures equal to or higher than their flashpoints even though these same liquids would be outside the scope of this chapter when they are not heated.
   (e)   “Process area” shall mean that location where flammable liquids are processed or stored as a part of current production.
   (f)   “Safety can” shall mean a container, not over five-gallon capacity, having a spring closing lid and spout cover, tested and approved by a recognized testing agency.
   (g)   “Anti-syphon valve” shall mean a valve designed to prevent the syphoning of liquid from a tank in the event of an interruption in the discharge pump or pump suction.
(Prior code §  129.1-2; Amend Coun. J. 5-2-95, p. 73)
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