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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
DIVISION 5 - GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
DIVISION 6 - TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 7 - FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 15-8 FIRE-RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS
15-8-010 Fire walls.
15-8-020 Definition.
15-8-030 Construction.
15-8-040 Offset construction.
15-8-050 Parapets.
15-8-060 Openings.
15-8-070 Exterior walls - Requirements.
15-8-080 Exterior walls - Construction.
15-8-081 Exterior insulating and finish systems.
15-8-082 Test data required.
15-8-083 Multistory buildings.
15-8-084 Required fastening.
15-8-085 Labeling.
15-8-086 Moisture control.
15-8-090 Sloping walls.
15-8-100 Parapets.
15-8-110 Protection of openings.
15-8-120 Protection of stairs, shafts and vertical openings.
15-8-130 Enclosure partitions.
15-8-140 Stairway enclosures.
15-8-150 Elevator and escalator enclosures.
15-8-160 Enclosure of pipe shafts and ducts.
15-8-170 Enclosure of wells and chutes.
15-8-180 Protection of openings.
15-8-190 Enclosure of heating plants and boiler rooms.
15-8-200 Protection not required.
15-8-210 Two-hour protection required.
15-8-220 One-hour protection required.
15-8-230 Protection of openings.
15-8-240 Other enclosures and separations.
15-8-250 Partitions.
15-8-260 Fire-resistive requirements.
15-8-270 Subdividing partitions.
15-8-280 Exterior trim.
15-8-290 Definition.
15-8-300 Cornices, gutters and leaders.
15-8-310 Balconies and bay windows.
15-8-320 Porches.
15-8-321 Decks.
15-8-322 Rooftop decks.
15-8-323 Weather-protected entries.
15-8-324 Open stairs.
15-8-325 Reserved.
15-8-326 Pergolas, trellises, arbors, and privacy screens.
15-8-330 Roof coverings.
15-8-340 Classification.
15-8-350 Materials.
15-8-360 Use.
15-8-370 Interior wall and ceiling finish and trim.
15-8-380 Interior wall and ceiling finishes.
15-8-390 Interior trim.
15-8-400 Classification of materials.
15-8-410 General requirements.
15-8-420 Requirements for interior wall and ceiling finish.
15-8-430 Interior trim.
15-8-440 Floor coverings.
15-8-450 Flooring.
15-8-460 Sleepers.
15-8-470 Insulation.
15-8-480 Fire-resistive or noncombustible construction.
15-8-490 Heavy timber construction.
15-8-500 Stairways and exitways.
15-8-510 Roof structures.
15-8-520 Skylights and monitors.
15-8-530 Penthouses.
15-8-540 Mansard and sloping roofs.
15-8-550 Towers.
15-8-560 Miscellaneous roof structures.
15-8-570 Firestopping.
15-8-580 Materials.
15-8-590 Walls and partitions.
15-8-600 Roof spaces.
15-8-610 Stairs.
15-8-620 Floors and roofs.
15-8-630 Chimneys.
15-8-640 Pipes and shafts.
15-8-660 Air intakes in courts and yards.
CHAPTER 15-12 FIRE-RESISTIVE MATERIALS AND 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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15-8-630  Chimneys.
   Spaces between chimneys and wood framing shall be fire-stopped with approved noncombustible material.
(Prior code §  62-12.6)
15-8-640  Pipes and shafts.
   Openings around exposed pipes or power shafting shall be filled with approved noncombustible material, or shall be closed off by close-fitting metal caps at the ceiling and floor line, and on each side of a wall or partition.
(Prior code §  62-12.7)
15-8-660  Air intakes in courts and yards.
   Air intakes in courts and yards as described in Section 13-172-130(c) shall be of fire rated construction of at least one hour in construction Types II and IV; and fire rated construction of at least three hours in construction Types I and III.
(Added Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66679, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 70121)

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