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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
ARTICLE I. GENERAL (15-28-010 et seq.)
ARTICLE II. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (15-28-040 et seq.)
ARTICLE III. OXIDIZING MATERIALS (15-28-200 et seq.)
ARTICLE IV. NITROMETHANE (15-28-230 et seq.)
ARTICLE V. ASPHALT, TAR, PITCH, RESIN AND PARAFFIN (15-28-260 et seq.)
ARTICLE VI. AMMONIUM NITRATE (15-28-300 et seq.)
ARTICLE VII. ORGANIC PEROXIDES (15-28-340 et seq.)
ARTICLE VIII. POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS (15-28-360 et seq.)
ARTICLE IX. HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIALS (15-28-380 et seq.)
ARTICLE X. CORROSIVE LIQUIDS (15-28-390 et seq.)
ARTICLE XI. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (15-28-490 et seq.)
ARTICLE XII. COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS (15-28-500 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIII. SMOKEHOUSES AND SMOKEROOMS (15-28-680 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIV. LUMBER DRY KILNS (15-28-710 et seq.)
ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS COMBUSTIBLES (15-28-730 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVI. MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION OR SALE OF MATCHES (15-28-760 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVII. NITROCELLULOSE PRODUCTS (15-28-810 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVIII. NITROCELLULOSE (15-28-940 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIX. MOTION PICTURE TRIAL EXHIBITION ROOMS (15-28-1000 et seq.)
ARTICLE XX. HAZARDOUS DUSTS (15-28-1050 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXI. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK VIOLATIONS. (15-28-1220 et seq.)
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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15-28-790  Opening of packages.
   Not more than one case of each brand of matches of any type or manufacture shall be opened at any one time in the retail store where matches are sold or otherwise disposed of.
(Prior code §  92-68)
15-28-800  Storage requirements.
   At wholesale establishments and wherever matches exceeding the quantity specified in Section 15-28-770 are stored, shipping containers containing matches shall be arranged in piles not exceeding ten feet in height with aisles at least four feet wide. Where other materials or commodities are stored on the same floor with matches, a corner or other portion of the room shall be devoted to match storage exclusively, and a clear space of not less than four feet maintained between match storage and such other materials and commodities. No matches shall be stored within ten feet of any open elevator shaft, elevator shaft opening, open stairway or other vertical opening.
   Where shipping containers containing matches are opened, the contents of such broken containers shall be removed and stored in metal or metal-lined bins, equipped with spring self-closing metal or metal-lined covers. Where matches are sold at retail, original sealed packages may be stored on shelves. When such packages are broken, individual boxes shall be stored in metal or metal-lined bins, as described above.
(Prior code §  92-69; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841)
ARTICLE XVII.  NITROCELLULOSE PRODUCTS (15-28-810 et seq.)
15-28-810  General provisions.
   Sections 15-28-280 to 15-28-930 shall apply to all nitrocellulose products except nitrocellulose film used in the motion picture industry. For regulation covering motion picture nitrocellulose film, see Sections 15-28-1000 to 15-28-1040 of this Code.
(Prior code §  92-70)
15-28-820  License.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, store or keep any nitrocellulose products, in excess of 25 pounds, without first obtaining a license therefor.
(Prior code §  92-71)
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