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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
CHAPTER 4-108 FILLING STATIONS
CHAPTER 4-115 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 15-20 EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
CHAPTER 15-24 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
CHAPTER 15-26 FUME AND FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GASES
CHAPTER 15-28 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS
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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15-26-550  Repair and renovation use – Restrictions.
   Containers of liquefied petroleum gas may be used in multiple-dwelling units, business units and mercantile units in connection with repair and renovation operations only under the following conditions:
   1.   The maximum water capacity of individual containers shall be 50 pounds (20 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas);
   2.   The number of liquefied petroleum gas containers shall not exceed the number of workmen assigned to using the liquefied petroleum gas;
   3.   Containers of greater than two and one-half pounds water capacity shall not be left unattended in such buildings.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-560  Labels required.
   All containers of liquefied petroleum gas shall have a label designed in accordance with Title 49, Section 173.402(d) of the DOT Hazardous Material Regulations and shall have printed thereon the name of the gas supplier and the telephone number for emergency service.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-570  Industrial truck use in mercantile units.
   Liquefied petroleum fueled industrial trucks may be used in mercantile units only under the following conditions:
   1.   All spare full and empty cylinders shall be stored outside in accordance with the safety clearances outlined in Section 15-26-700 of this Code;
   2.   Changing or charging of cylinders on the industrial truck shall be conducted outside in the area where spare cylinders are stored;
   3.   The number of liquefied petroleum fueled industrial trucks shall not exceed the number of employees operating same.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-580  Aggregate storage limit in buildings.
   The maximum aggregate amount allowed to be stored in any building shall be 300 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas unless stored in a flammable compressed gas building.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-590  Container storage limit in buildings.
   The maximum capacity of any individual containers used inside a building shall not exceed 100 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
15-26-600  Aggregate container system capacity in buildings.
   In buildings, the maximum aggregate amount of cylinders hooked into a manifold shall not exceed 300 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas capacity. Manifold of cylinders shall be separated by a distance of 20 feet.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)
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