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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
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
CHAPTER 14E-1 GENERAL
CHAPTER 14E-2 WIRING AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14E-3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS
CHAPTER 14E-4 EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE
CHAPTER 14E-5 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
CHAPTER 14E-6 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 14E-7 SPECIAL CONDITIONS
CHAPTER 14E-8 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 14E-9 TABLES
CHAPTER 14E-10 INFORMATIVE ANNEXES
CHAPTER 18-27 RESERVED*
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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CHAPTER 14E-5
SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
14E-5-500   Hazardous (classified) locations, classes I, II, and III, divisions 1 and 2.
14E-5-501   Class I locations.
14E-5-502   Class II locations.
14E-5-503   Class III locations.
14E-5-504   Intrinsically safe systems.
14E-5-505   Zone 0, 1, and 2 locations.
14E-5-506   Zone 20, 21, and 22 locations for combustible dusts or ignitable fibers/flyings.
14E-5-510   Hazardous (classified) locations – Specific.
14E-5-511   Commercial garages, repair and storage.
14E-5-513   Aircraft hangars.
14E-5-514   Motor fuel dispensing facilities.
14E-5-515   Bulk storage plants.
14E-5-516   Spray application, dipping, coating, and printing processes using flammable or combustible materials.
14E-5-517   Health care facilities.
14E-5-518   Assembly occupancies.
14E-5-520   Theaters, audience areas of motion picture and television studios, and similar locations.
14E-5-522   Control systems for permanent amusement attractions.
14E-5-525   Carnivals, circuses, fairs, and similar events.
14E-5-530   Motion picture and television studios and similar locations.
14E-5-540   Motion picture projection rooms.
14E-5-545   Manufactured buildings.
14E-5-547   Agricultural buildings.
14E-5-550   Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and mobile home parks.
14E-5-551   Recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks.
14E-5-552   Park trailers.
14E-5-553   Floating buildings.
14E-5-555   Marinas and boatyards.
14E-5-560   Residential occupancies.
14E-5-570   Requirements for existing dwelling- type occupancies not exceeding four stories in height.
14E-5-590   Temporary installations.
14E-5-500  Hazardous (classified) locations, classes I, II, and III, divisions 1 and 2.
   The provisions of Article 500 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference without modification.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. I, § 1)
14E-5-501  Class I locations.
   The provisions of Article 501 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1.   Revise subsections 501.10(A)(1) and (A)(2) to read:
   “(1)   General. In Class I, Division 1 locations, the wiring methods in (a) through (c) shall be permitted.
      (a)   Threaded rigid metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit.
      (b)   Type MI cable terminated with fittings listed for the location. Type MI cable shall be installed and supported in a manner to avoid tensile stress at the termination fittings.
      (c)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in raceways in accordance with 501.10(A). These optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
   (2)   Flexible Connections. Where necessary to employ flexible connections, as at motor terminals, one of the following shall be permitted:
      (1)   Flexible fittings listed for the locations
      (2)   Flexible cord in accordance with the provisions of 501.140, terminated with cord connectors listed for the location.”
2.   Revise subsections 501.10(B)(1) and (B)(2) to read:
   “(1)   General. In Class I, Division 2 locations, the following wiring methods shall be permitted:
      (1)   All wiring methods permitted in 501.10(A).
      (2)   Enclosed gasketed busways and enclosed gasketed wireways.
      (3)   Type PLTC and Type PLTC-ER cable in accordance with the provisions of Article 725. The cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
      (4)   Type MV and the cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
      (5)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in any raceway in accordance with 501.10(B). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
   (2)   Flexible Connections. Where provision must be made for limited flexibility, one or more of the following shall be permitted:
      (1)   Listed flexible metal fittings.
      (2)   Flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
      (3)   Liquidtight flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
      (4)   Flexible cord listed for extra-hard usage and terminated with listed fittings. A conductor for use as an equipment grounding conductor shall be included in the flexible cord.
      (5)   For elevator use, an identified elevator cable of Type EO, ETP, or ETT, shown under the “use” column in Table 400.4 for “hazardous (classified) locations” and terminated with listed fittings.
      Informational Note: See 501.30(B) for grounding requirements where flexible conduit is used.
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. I, § 1)
14E-5-502  Class II locations.
   The provisions of Article 502 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1.   Revise subsections 502.10(A)(1) and (A)(2) to read:
   (1)   General. In Class II, Division 1 locations, the wiring methods in (1) through (4) shall be permitted:
      (1)   Threaded rigid metal conduit, or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit.
      (2)   Type MI cable with termination fittings listed for the location. Type MI cable shall be installed and supported in a manner to avoid tensile stress at the termination fittings.
      (3)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in raceways in accordance with 502.10(A). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 502.15.
   (2)   Flexible Connections. Where necessary to employ flexible connections, one or more of the following shall also be permitted:
      (1)   Dust-tight flexible connectors.
      (2)   Liquidtight flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
      (3)   Interlocked armor Type MC cable having an overall jacket of suitable polymeric material and provided with termination fittings listed for Class II, Division 1 locations.
      (4)   Flexible cord listed for extra-hard usage and terminated with listed dust-tight fittings. Where flexible cords are used, they shall comply with 502.140.
      Informational Note: See 502.30(B) for grounding requirements where flexible conduit is used.
2.   Revise subsections 502.10(B)(1) and (B)(2) to read:
   “(1)   General. In Class II, Division 2 locations, the following wiring methods shall be permitted:
      (1)   All wiring methods permitted in 502.10(A).
      (2)   Rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, dust-tight wireways.
      (3)   Type MI cable with listed termination fittings.
      (4)   Type PLTC and Type PLTC-ER cable in accordance with the provisions of Article 725, including installation in cable tray systems. The cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
      (5)   Type ITC and Type ITC-ER cable as permitted in 727.4 and terminated with listed fittings.
      (6)   Type MI, MV, TC, or TC-ER cable installed in ladder, ventilated trough, or ventilated channel cable trays in a single layer, with a space not less than the larger cable diameter between the two adjacent cables, shall be the wiring method employed.
      (7)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in cable trays or any other raceways in accordance with 502.10(A). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 502.15
   (2)   Flexible Connections. Where provision must be made for flexibility, 502.10(A)(2) shall apply.”
(Added Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. I, § 1)
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