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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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15-24-050  Unattended coin-operated dispensing devices.
   The installation and use of unattended coin- operated or self-service dispensing devices for Class I liquids is prohibited except as permitted by regulations issued by the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection.
(Prior code § 129.1-4.1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)
15-24-060  Heating.
   Heating in rooms and buildings used for the storage and handling of Class I flammable liquids shall be by steam, hot water or approved electrical heaters installed in accordance with Title 14E. Fire walls shall surround all boilerrooms, furnace rooms and other rooms containing exposed fire, electric dynamos, motors, switches or other spark-producing devices.
(Prior code § 129.1-5; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 52)
15-24-070  Drains.
   There shall be no floor drains or other connections to the city sewer system from a tank or tank manhole or any room or compartment in which flammable liquids are stored or used, except where fuel oil is stored having a capacity of 550 gallons or less.
(Prior code §  129.1-5.1)
15-24-080  Use for illumination prohibited.
   No system of artificial lighting and no lamp, torch or other device for illumination, which employs any Class I flammable liquid shall be installed in any new or existing building.
(Prior code §  129.1-6)
15-24-090  Portable appliances.
   It shall be unlawful to use gasoline stoves, portable gasoline lamps, gravity gasoline torches, or stoves inside of any completed building in the city.
(Prior code §  129.1-7)
15-24-100  Oily rags and waste.
   For oily rags and waste disposal, see Section 15-4-960 of this Code.
(Prior code §  129.1-8; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841)
15-24-110  Discharge into sewers.
   For sewer restrictions, see Section 13-168 -940 of this Code.
(Prior code §  129.1-9)

 

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15-24-120  Workmen's clothes lockers.
   For workmen's clothes locker requirements, see Section 15-4-980 of the code.
(Prior code §  129.1-10)
15-24-130  Grounding of equipment.
   All moving equipment, metal floors and railings, pumps, motors and machinery, in a hazardous use unit used for explosive hazard materials shall be permanently and safely grounded to guard against static electricity sparks.
(Prior code §  129.1-11)
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