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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
CHAPTER 11-4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (11-4-010 et seq.)
ARTICLE II. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (11-4-580 et seq.)
ARTICLE III. RESERVED (11-4-860 et seq.)
ARTICLE IV. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES (11-4-990 et seq.)
ARTICLE V. RESERVED (11-4-1000 et seq.)
ARTICLE VI. WASTE CONTROL (11-4-1020 et seq.)
ARTICLE VII. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS* (11-4-1100 et seq.)
ARTICLE VIII. POLLUTION OF WATERS* (11-4-1410 et seq.)
ARTICLE IX. SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE CONTROL (11-4-1490 et seq.)
ARTICLE X. PHOSPHORUS CONTROL (11-4-1610 et seq.)
ARTICLE XI. WASTE FACILITY - HEARING (11-4-1640 et seq.)
ARTICLE XII. ELECTRIC UTILITY FRANCHISE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT (11-4-1680 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIII. RECYCLING (11-4-1820 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIV. REPROCESSABLE CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION MATERIAL (11-4-1905 et seq.)
ARTICLE XV. WASTE PREVENTION (11-4-2070 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVI. FLAMMABLE LIQUID TANK REGULATIONS (11-4-2090 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVII. FUEL AND LUBRICATION FACILITIES (11-4-2140 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVIII. ASBESTOS, SANDBLASTING, AND GRINDING STANDARDS (11-4-2150 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIX. RESERVED (11-4-2230 et seq.)
ARTICLE XX. RECYCLING FACILITY AND URBAN FARM ACCESSORY COMPOSTING PERMITS* (11-4-2510 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXI. RESERVED (11-4-2700 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXII. INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL (11-4-3000 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXIII. RESERVED (11-4-4000 et seq.)
CHAPTER 11-5 REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM*
CHAPTER 11-6 GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM
CHAPTER 11-8 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS*
CHAPTER 11-12 WATER SUPPLY AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11-16 PUBLIC SEWERS AND DRAINS*
CHAPTER 11-18 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 11-20 GAS SUPPLY AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11-30 RESERVED*
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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11-4-1420 Ballast tank, bilge tank or other discharge.
   No operator of any vessel, craft, floats or motorboat shall throw, discharge, dump, dispose or deposit into any waters any fuel, solid or liquid, or the contents of any ballast tank, bilge tank or other container capable of causing pollution of waters.
(Prior code § 17-5.4; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92754, § 1)
Editor's note – Former § 11-4-1430.
11-4-1430 Waste retention tank.
   All vessels, crafts, floats and motorboats equipped with toilets, heads, urinals or capable of discharging galley wastes which have not been discharged through a grease trap or grease interceptor, or solid or liquid waste from shipboard hospital facilities, shall be equipped with a waste retention tank of approved type and capacity to store such waste material for subsequent disposal at a legally operating shoreside facility.
(Prior code § 17-5.5; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92754, § 1)
Editor's note – Former § 11-4-1440.
11-4-1440 Wharfs, docks and similar structures in unsafe condition.
   Every wharf, dock, pier, seawall, riverbank retaining wall, riverbank bulkhead, dolphin, boom, bulkhead, jetty mooring facility, piling, sheeting or other similar structure on or appurtenant to premises abutting on any waters which has disintegrated, rotted, deteriorated or is otherwise out of repair, or is in unsanitary condition, or in an unsafe or dangerous condition, or which in any manner endangers the health or safety of any person or persons or which in any manner endangers navigation is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(Prior code § 17-5.7; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92754, § 1)
Editor's note – Former § 11-4-1460.
11-4-1450 Gas manufacturing residue.
   No person being a manufacturer of gas, or engaged about the manufacture thereof, shall throw, deposit or allow to run, or permit to be thrown or deposited into any waters, or into any sewer therewith connected, any gas-tar or any refuse matter of or from any gashouse, works or manufactory.
(Prior code § 17-5.9; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92754, § 1)
Editor's note – Former § 11-4-1480.
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