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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
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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13-124-020  Construction loads.
   Provisions shall be made to insure that stresses due to wind loads, dead loads and loads due to material storage and erection equipment occurring during the erection of any structure shall not exceed the allowable stresses for materials as limited by the provisions of this Code.
(Prior code § 76-2)
13-124-030  Reserved.
Editor's note – The provisions of former § 13-124-030 are now codified as § 13-34-020.
13-124-040  Protection of floor openings.
   (a)   Covering of Openings. All stairways, elevator openings, flues and all other openings in the floors shall be covered or properly protected.
   (b)   Openings for Hoists. All openings through which hoists operate shall be properly enclosed on all sides.
(Prior code § 76-4)
13-124-050  Temporary flooring.
   In buildings where construction of the super- structure precedes the construction of the permanent floor panels, a substantial temporary floor shall be constructed and maintained at a level not more than two floors below the level at which erection work is being performed.
(Prior code § 76-5)
13-124-060  Demolition – Regulations.
   The demolition of any building or structure shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 13-124-070 to 13-124-110, inclusive.
(Prior code § 76-6)
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