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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*
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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
CHAPTER 14B-15
ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
14B-15-1500   Defined terms.
14B-15-1501   General.
14B-15-1502   Roof drainage.
14B-15-1503   Weather protection.
14B-15-1504   Performance requirements.
14B-15-1505   Fire classification.
14B-15-1506   Materials.
14B-15-1507   Requirements for roof coverings.
14B-15-1508   Roof insulation.
14B-15-1509   Radiant barriers installed above deck.
14B-15-1510   Unoccupied rooftop structures.
14B-15-1511   Reroofing.
14B-15-1512   IBC Section 1512.
14B-15-1513   Occupiable rooftops.
14B-15-1514   Vegetative roofs, roof gardens and landscaped roofs.
14B-15-1515   Solar reflectance.
14B-15-1516   Interior roof edge for shafts and fully enclosed courts.
14B-15-1500 Defined terms.
Where provisions of Chapter 15 of IBC are adopted by reference, the following terms shall be reset in italic type: "built-up roof covering"; "interlayment"; "grade plane"; "metal roof panel"; "metal roof shingle"; "roof assembly"; "roof covering"; "roof covering system"; "roof deck"; "rooftop structures"; "single-ply membrane"; "skylights and sloped glazing" and "underlayment."
14B-15-1501 General.
The provisions of Section 1501 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modification:
1.   Add a new Section 1501.1.1 to read:
"1501.1.1 Dormers.
Dormers shall either be of the same type of construction as required for the roof assembly in which such dormers are located or the same type of construction as required for the exterior walls of the building."

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