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The provisions of Chapter 2 [RE] of the International Energy Conservation Code are adopted by reference and shall apply with the following modifications:
1. R201.5 Italicization of defined terms. Add the following new requirement:
R201.5 Italicization of defined terms. Defined terms are italicized to indicate that the italicized term is a defined term.
2. R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. Add the following new definition:
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (“AHJ”). The City of Chicago Department of Buildings or Building Commissioner or the Building Commissioner's assignee.
3. R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. Revise the definition of “HISTORIC BUILDING” to read:
HISTORIC BUILDING. Any building or structure that is one or more of the following:
1. Designated under the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance as a “Chicago Landmark” or recommended for such designation by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
2. Identified as a contributing building or structure to any district designated under the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance as a “Chicago Landmark” or recommended for such designation by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
3. Color coded red in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey published in 1996.
4. Listed, or certified as eligible for listing, by the State Historic Preservation Officer or Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in the National Register of Historic Places.
5. Certified as a contributing resource within a National-Register listed or state-designated historic district.
4. R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. Add the following new definition:
LOCAL EXHAUST. An exhaust system that uses one or more fans to exhaust air from a specific room or rooms within a dwelling.
5. R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. Revise the definition of “RESIDENTIAL BUILDING” to read:
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. A detached one-family or two-family dwelling, or any building that is four stories or less in height above grade that contains multiple dwelling units, in which the occupants reside on a primarily permanent basis, such as a townhouse, row house, apartment house, convent, monastery, rectory, fraternity or sorority house, dormitory, or rooming house.
6. R202 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. Revise the definition of “WHOLE HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM” to read:
WHOLE HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM. An exhaust system, supply system, or combination thereof that is designed in accordance with R403.6 to mechanically exchange indoor air for outdoor air when operating continuously or through a programmed intermittent schedule to satisfy the whole house ventilation rate. Means shall be taken to prevent infiltration when the whole house mechanical ventilation system is not operating.
(Added Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31143, § 1)