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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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15-26-450  Portable generator – Permit required.
   Portable generators shall not be installed or used inside of buildings unless a permit for such use in said location shall first be secured from the fire commissioner. It shall be the duty of the fire commissioner to inspect the premises wherein such generator is to be used, before issuing such permit. The person applying for a permit shall pay the comptroller a fee of $3.00 for such inspection. Should the inspection show compliance with the provisions of this section, the fire commissioner shall issue a permit for such installation and use.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 150)
15-26-460  Portable generator – Prohibited locations.
   Portable generators shall not be used in rooms of total volume less than 35 times the nominal aggregate gas-generating capacity per hour of all such generators in the room. Portable generators shall not be used in any room containing flammable liquids or gases, or in which any dust-producing process is carried on, or in which any highly combustible or explosive materials are contained. Portable generators shall not be used in any poorly ventilated room.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-470  Fire prevention and safety procedures.
   Before any cutting or welding process, the floor shall be swept clean and, if of wood, shall be sprinkled with water. The scene of such work shall be inspected 30 minutes after every cutting or welding operation and all smoldering sparks shall be extinguished.
   Extra gas cylinders shall not be stored in the same room in which a portable generator is used.
   Generators shall be cleaned and recharged and the air mixture shall be blown off outside of the building. Generators, when charged, shall not be moved by crane or derrick. When not in use they shall not be stored in any room in which open lights or fires are used unless free of carbide and thoroughly purged of gas.
   Storage rooms for portable generators shall be thoroughly ventilated.
   Cutting and welding operations shall not be carried on within ten feet of any combustible material other than the floor.
   Generators shall not be placed where water will freeze. Salt or other corrosive chemicals shall not be used as a protection against freezing.
   Not more than one cutting or welding flame shall be used with any portable generator unless permanently attached and piped as required under Section 15-26-480 for semiportable installations.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-480  Portable generators – Installation requirements.
   Portable generators shall not be installed in a permanent or semipermanent location unless provided with vent and relief piping, equipped with approved interlocking devices, to the open air outside of buildings.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-490  Fire extinguishers.
   One or more standard fire extinguishers shall be located in a readily accessible position not more than 50 feet from the scene of every gas cutting or welding operation.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-500  Tanks and containers – Cutting and welding restrictions.
   Gas cutting or welding operations upon tanks or containers which have at any time contained flammable liquids or gases is prohibited unless such tanks or containers shall first be purged of gas and heat-treated in the open air outside of buildings.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-510  Calcium carbide – Storage.
   Calcium carbide in quantities not to exceed 600 pounds may be stored, when contained in approved metal packages, inside of buildings used for other purposes; provided, that the place of storage be dry, waterproof and well ventilated; and provided, also, that all but one of the packages of each size of carbide shall be sealed and the seals shall not be broken so long as there is carbide in excess of one pound in any other unsealed package in the building.
   Calcium carbide in excess of 600 pounds shall be stored in accordance with the building provisions of this Code.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-520  Disposal of calcium carbide residuum.
   In any plant for the manufacture of acetylene gas, provisions shall be made for the disposal of the residuum of calcium carbide outside the building and without discharging into any drain or sewer.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
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