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Municipal Code of Chicago
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*
CHAPTER 14A-1 SCOPE AND APPLICATION
CHAPTER 14A-2 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 14A-3 ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 14A-4 PERMITS
CHAPTER 14A-5 INSPECTION AND OBSERVATION OF PERMITTED WORK
CHAPTER 14A-6 INSPECTION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 14A-7 OCCUPANCY
CHAPTER 14A-8 POSTING REQUIREMENTS
14A-8-801 GENERAL.
14A-8-802 MAXIMUM CAPACITY SIGNS.
14A-8-803 FLOOR LOADS.
14A-8-804 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES.
14A-8-804.1 Diagram.
14A-8-804.2 Additional requirements.
CHAPTER 14A-9 RESERVED
CHAPTER 14A-10 APPROVALS AND APPEALS
CHAPTER 14A-11 REFERENCED STANDARDS
CHAPTER 14A-12 SCHEDULES
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
CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE AND LAND USE ORDINANCE
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
14A-8-803.3 Restrictions on loading.
It is unlawful to place, or cause or allow to be placed, a load on the floor or roof of a building or structure that is greater than the load for which the floor or roof is designed.
14A-8-804 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES.
14A-8-804.1 Diagram.
Owners of theaters and other assembly occupancies must submit to the building official a diagram indicating the arrangement and number of tables, chairs or seats, and dimensions of dancing space, stages, platforms, aisles, and means of exit, and the total yardage of decorations permitted to hang in the audience room or hall. Where the occupancy contains a stage or platform, the diagram must also show the amount and type of scenery permitted on the stage or platform. One copy of such diagram, which has been approved by the building official, must be kept on the premises for which the approval has been granted and must be conspicuously displayed.
14A-8-804.2 Additional requirements.
Assembly occupancies must also comply with requirements regarding blocking and obstructing exits, marking of aisles, and printing of exit diagrams in programs in the Chicago Fire Prevention Code.

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