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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
Subdivision 3401 - General
CHAPTER 13-196 EXISTING BUILDINGS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
13-196-010 Application.
13-196-020 Occupancy.
13-196-030 Structural stability.
13-196-031 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Definitions.
13-196-032 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Application.
13-196-033 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Critical examinations.
13-196-034 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Ongoing inspection and repair program.
13-196-035 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Reporting.
13-196-036 Maintenance of exterior walls - Retention of records at the building.
13-196-036.5 Reserved.
13-196-037 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures - Unsafe exterior walls and enclosures.
13-196-038 Rules and regulations.
13-196-038.5 Reserved.
13-196-039 Fines and penalties.
13-196-040 Floor loading.
13-196-050 Exit requirements.
13-196-060 Exits - Generally.
13-196-070 Exits - Types.
13-196-080 Passageways and exits to be unobstructed.
13-196-084 Stairwell re-entry in existing buildings.
13-196-085 Stairwell identification.
13-196-086 Area of rescue assistance identification.
13-196-090 Exit, stairway, fire escape and directional signs.
13-196-100 Smoke alarms - Where required.
13-196-110 Smoke alarms - Installation near sleeping rooms and in living levels.
13-196-120 Smoke alarms - Interior stairwell installation.
13-196-130 Smoke alarms - Standards.
13-196-140 Smoke alarms - Owner/tenant responsibilities.
13-196-150 Smoke alarms - Unlawful acts.
13-196-160 Reserved.
13-196-165 Carbon monoxide detectors.
13-196-170 Self-closing devices required for corridor doors.
13-196-180 Sprinkler systems - Where required.
13-196-190 Standpipe systems - Where required.
13-196-200 Standard fire alarm system requirements.
13-196-203 Life safety data sheet - Required.
13-196-204 Voice communication systems in existing buildings.
13-196-205 Automatic sprinkler system installation in existing high-rise buildings.
13-196-206 Life safety evaluation of existing high- rise buildings.
13-196-207 Materials and installation standards for retrofit fire protection systems.
13-196-208 Smokeproof towers in existing high- rise buildings - Fire shields.
13-196-209 High-rise buildings - Stairways - Doors - Frames.
13-196-210 High rise fire systems - Hotels.
13-196-220 Class II standard fire alarm systems.
13-196-230 Floor area and height.
13-196-240 Automatic fire detectors - Where required.
13-196-250 Permitted omission of sprinklers, heat and smoke detectors.
13-196-260 Fire extinguishers.
13-196-270 Elevator recall.
13-196-271 Continued operation.
13-196-280 Reserved.
13-196-290 Pre-ordinance hotels.
13-196-300 Institutional units.
13-196-310 Roominghouses.
13-196-320 Roominghouses - Sanitary facilities.
13-196-330 Roominghouses - Responsibility of operator.
13-196-340 Minimum requirements for residential buildings - General.
13-196-350 Residential buildings - Water closet.
13-196-360 Residential buildings - Lavatory.
13-196-370 Residential buildings - Bathtub or shower.
13-196-380 Residential buildings - Limitations on sharing sanitary facilities.
13-196-390 Residential buildings - Kitchen sink.
13-196-400 Residential buildings - Heating facilities.
13-196-410 Residential buildings - Heat to be furnished.
13-196-420 Residential buildings - Cold and hot water lines.
13-196-430 Residential buildings - Hot water to be furnished.
13-196-440 Gas-fired appliances.
13-196-450 Residential buildings - Hall and stairway lighting.
13-196-460 Residential buildings - Storage beneath stairways.
13-196-470 Residential buildings - Space, use and location - Applicability of provisions.
13-196-480 Residential buildings - Space requirements.
13-196-490 Residential buildings - Space requirements - Sleeping rooms.
13-196-500 Residential buildings - Access to water closets.
13-196-510 Residential buildings - Ceiling heights.
13-196-520 Residential buildings - Basement units.
13-196-530 Residential buildings - Foundations, exterior walls and roofs - Maintenance.
13-196-540 Residential buildings - Floors, interior walls and ceilings - Maintenance.
13-196-550 Residential buildings - Windows, doors and hatchways - Maintenance.
13-196-560 Residential buildings - Screens.
13-196-570 Residential buildings - Stairways and porches - Maintenance.
13-196-580 Residential buildings - Basements and cellars - Maintenance.
13-196-590 Residential buildings - Facilities, equipment, chimneys - Maintenance.
13-196-600 Residential buildings - Lot grading and drainage.
13-196-610 Residential buildings - Responsibilities of owners and occupants - General.
13-196-620 Residential buildings - Responsibilities of occupants.
13-196-630 Residential buildings - Responsibilities of owner or operator.
13-196-640 Residential buildings - Liability to city.
13-196-641 Application of certain sections.
13-196-650 Pre-ordinance conversion to existing buildings - Applicability.
13-196-660 Conversion of pre-ordinance buildings - Height limits.
13-196-670 Stairwells.
13-196-680 Corridors.
13-196-690 Dwelling separations.
13-196-700 Partitions.
13-196-710 Basement ceiling construction.
13-196-720 Heating plants.
13-196-730 Light and ventilation.
13-196-740 One additional dwelling unit over original allowed - Conditions.
13-196-750 Heat required.
13-196-760 Endangering health of employees.
Subdivision 3403 - Additions, Alterations or Repairs
DIVISION 35 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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13-196-590  Residential buildings – Facilities, equipment, chimneys – Maintenance.
   Every supply facility, piece of equipment or utility, and every chimney and chimney flue, shall be installed and maintained in a safe and sound working condition.
(Prior code § 78-57)
13-196-600  Residential buildings – Lot grading and drainage.
   Every yard, court, vent passageway, and other portions of the lot on which the dwelling stands shall be graded and drained so as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water on any such surface.
(Prior code § 78-58)
13-196-610  Residential buildings – Responsibilities of owners and occupants – General.
   In addition to other applicable provisions of this Code, owners and occupants of residential buildings shall comply with the respective responsibilities imposed upon them by Sections 13-196-620 through and including 13-196-640 of this chapter.
(Prior code § 78-59)
13-196-620  Residential buildings – Responsibilities of occupants.
   Every occupant of a family unit must:
   (a)   Keep that part of the family unit which he occupies and controls in a clean, sanitary and safe condition;
   (b)   Keep all plumbing and other fixtures required by this chapter, whether or not supplied by the landlord, in a clean and sanitary condition, and if supplied by the landlord, must use reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof;
   (c)   If a single-family dwelling unit, exterminate any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises and, if a family unit in a dwelling containing more than one family, exterminate such insects, pests, and rodents whenever his family unit is the only one in the dwelling infested, except as provided in Section 13-196-630 (c);
   (d)   Dispose of all garbage and other refuse only in the containers required by Section 7-28-220 of the code and must place such refuse in the containers in a clean and sanitary manner;
   (e)   Hang and remove all screens required for the family unit by this chapter unless the owner has agreed to supply such service;
   (f)   Not place on the premises any material which may cause a fire hazard or otherwise endangers the health or safety of any occupant of such dwelling, nor place in storage on the premises any furniture, equipment, or material which harbors insects, rodents, or other pests;
   (g)   Not permit any family unit let to him to be occupied so that any occupancy resulting therefrom violates any of the provisions of this chapter;
   (h)   Provide heating facilities for that part of the family unit he occupies unless such facilities are provided by the owner. Gas appliances designed to be used primarily for cooking or water heating purposes shall not be considered as heating facilities within the meaning of this section.
(Prior code § 78-60)
13-196-630  Residential buildings – Responsibilities of owner or operator.
   Every owner or operator must:
   (a)   Comply with the requirements imposed on him by this chapter;
   (b)   Maintain in a clean, sanitary and safe condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling or premises, and maintain and repair any equipment of a type specified in this Code which he supplies or is required to supply;
   (c)   Exterminate any insects, rodents or other pests in any family unit, if infestation is caused by the failure of the owner or operator to maintain the dwelling in a ratproof or reasonable insect-proof condition, and he must exterminate such pests in any family unit in the dwelling, regardless of the cause of infestation, if infestation exists in two or more of the family units in the dwelling or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling containing two or more family units; and
   (d)   Supply and maintain the facilities for refuse disposal which are required of him by Section 7-28-220.
(Prior code § 78-61)
13-196-640  Residential buildings – Liability to city.
   An owner remains liable to the city for violation of duties imposed upon him by this chapter even though:
   (a)   An obligation is also imposed on the occupant by this chapter; or
   (b)   The owner has by agreement imposed on the occupant the duty of furnishing required equipment or of complying with this chapter.
(Prior code § 78-62)
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