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MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE 5 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 6 HUMAN RIGHTS*
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 8 OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 10 STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS
TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 14 RESERVED*
TITLE 14A ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES*
TITLE 14B BUILDING CODE*
TITLE 14C CONVEYANCE DEVICE CODE*
TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
TITLE 14F FIRE PREVENTION CODE*
TITLE 14G FUEL GAS CODE*
TITLE 14M MECHANICAL CODE*
TITLE 14N 2022 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION CODE*
TITLE 14P PLUMBING CODE*
TITLE 14R BUILDING REHABILITATION CODE*
TITLE 14X MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 18 BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
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Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
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1-8-041 Municipal flag – Display upon line of duty death of an Illinois serviceperson.
   This ordinance shall be known as the Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo Memorial Act.
   Upon loss of life in the line of duty of any Illinoisan serving in a branch of the national armed forces or in the Illinois National Guard, all municipal flags on display at City Hall, other municipal buildings, and public places shall be hung at half-staff or half-mast from the day of death or notification of the death until the day of interment.
(Added Coun. J. 3-14-07, p. 99100, § 2)
1-8-050 Pennant.
   The municipal pennant shall be a long streamer showing the three stars on white at the staff, the fly being equally divided, blue and white. The municipal pennant shall be in the proportions of two in width to 15 in length, or two in width to 20 in length.
(Prior code § 2-5)
1-8-060 Badge.
   The municipal badge shall show on a silver ground three red stars with sharp points, six in number, between two blue bars.
(Prior code § 2-6)
1-8-070 Municipal device – City vehicle identification.
   The municipal device, for use by the varied unofficial interests of the city and its people, shall show a Y-shaped figure in a circle, colored and designed to suit individual tastes and needs.
   All automobiles and other vehicles which are owned by the city, except those used by the commissioner of police, and the detective bureau of the department of police, shall be distinctly marked as the property of the city by painting or placing thereon in a conspicuous place, in such a manner that the same cannot be removed, the municipal device, together with the words "City of Chicago", and the name of the department operating the said automobile or other vehicle.
(Prior code § 2-7)
1-8-080 Manufacture and custody of flags and badges.
   The Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management shall cause to be made, in accordance with the design fixed in this chapter, such number of flags as the Commissioner may deem proper and necessary, and of suitable size, for use on City Hall and other buildings and structures owned by the City.
   The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the corporate seal and of the municipal flag, standard and badge, drawn to scale.
(Prior code § 2-8; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. III, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 1)
1-8-090 Private use of flags and emblems unlawful.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to use the municipal flag, standard, pennant, or badge, or any imitation or design thereof, except for the usual and customary purposes of decoration or display. No person shall print or stamp thereon or cause to be displayed thereon any letter, word, legend or device not herein provided for. Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 2-9)
1-8-100 Private use of seal unlawful.
   No person shall fraudulently forge, deface, corrupt, or counterfeit the seal of the city, nor shall any person, other than the duly authorized public official, make use of said seal. Any person violating the provision of this section shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 2-10)
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