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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*
CHAPTER 14E-1 GENERAL
CHAPTER 14E-2 WIRING AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14E-3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS
CHAPTER 14E-4 EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE
CHAPTER 14E-5 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
CHAPTER 14E-6 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 14E-7 SPECIAL CONDITIONS
CHAPTER 14E-8 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 14E-9 TABLES
CHAPTER 14E-10 INFORMATIVE ANNEXES
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)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
CHAPTER 14E-5
SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
14E-5-500   Hazardous (classified) locations, classes I, II, and III, divisions 1 and2.
14E-5-501   Class I locations.
14E-5-502   Class II locations.
14E-5-503   Class III locations.
14E-5-504   Intrinsically safe systems.
14E-5-505   Zone 0, 1, and 2 locations.
14E-5-506   Zone 20, 21, and 22 locations for combustible dusts or ignitable fibers/flyings.
14E-5-510   Hazardous (classified) locations – Specific.
14E-5-511   Commercial garages, repair and storage.
14E-5-513   Aircraft hangars.
14E-5-514   Motor fuel dispensing facilities.
14E-5-515   Bulk storage plants.
14E-5-516   Spray application, dipping, coating, and printing processes using flammable or combustible materials.
14E-5-517   Health care facilities.
14E-5-518   Assembly occupancies.
14E-5-520   Theaters, audience areas of motion picture and television studios, and similar locations.
14E-5-522   Control systems for permanent amusement attractions.
14E-5-525   Carnivals, circuses, fairs, and similar events.
14E-5-530   Motion picture and television studios and similar locations.
14E-5-540   Motion picture projection rooms.
14E-5-545   Manufactured buildings.
14E-5-547   Agricultural buildings.
14E-5-550   Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and mobile home parks.
14E-5-551   Recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks.
14E-5-552   Park trailers.
14E-5-553   Floating buildings.
14E-5-555   Marinas and boatyards.
14E-5-560   Residential occupancies.
14E-5-570   Requirements for existing dwelling-type occupancies not exceeding four stories in height.
14E-5-590   Temporary installations.
14E-5-500 Hazardous (classified) locations, classes I, II, and III, divisions 1 and 2.
The provisions of Article 500 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference without modification.
14E-5-501 Class I locations.
The provisions of Article 501 of NFPA 70 are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1.   Revise subsections 501.10(A)(1) and (A)(2) to read:
"(1)   General. In Class I, Division 1 locations, the wiring methods in (a) through (c) shall be permitted.
(a)   Threaded rigid metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit.
(b)   Type MI cable terminated with fittings listed for the location. Type MI cable shall be installed and supported in a manner to avoid tensile stress at the termination fittings.
(c)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in raceways in accordance with 501.10(A). These optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
Exception: Type PVC conduit, Type RTRC conduit, and Type HDPE conduit shall be permitted where encased in a concrete envelope a minimum of 50 mm (2 in.) thick and provided with not less than 600 mm (24 in.) of cover measured from the top of the conduit to grade. The concrete encasement shall be permitted to be omitted where subject to the provisions of 514.8, Exception No. 2, or 515.8(A). Threaded rigid metal conduit or threaded steel intermediate metal conduit shall be used for the last 600 mm (24 in.) of the underground run to emergence or to the point of connection to the aboveground raceway. An equipment grounding conductor shall be included to provide for electrical continuity of the raceway system and for grounding of non-current-carrying metal parts.
(2)   Flexible Connections. Where necessary to employ flexible connections, as at motor terminals, one of the following shall be permitted:
(1)   Flexible fittings listed for the locations
(2)   Flexible cord in accordance with the provisions of 501.140, terminated with cord connectors listed for the location."
2.   Revise subsections 501.10(B)(1) and (B)(2) to read:
"(1)   General. In Class I, Division 2 locations, the following wiring methods shall be permitted:
(1)   All wiring methods permitted in 501.10(A).
(2)   Enclosed gasketed busways and enclosed gasketed wireways.
(3)   Type PLTC and Type PLTC-ER cable in accordance with the provisions of Article 725. The cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
(4)   Type MV and the cable shall be terminated with listed fittings.
(5)   Optical fiber cable Types OFNP, OFCP, OFNR, OFCR, OFNG, OFCG, OFN, and OFC shall be permitted to be installed in any raceway in accordance with 501.10(B). Optical fiber cables shall be sealed in accordance with 501.15.
(2)   Flexible Connections. Where provision must be made for limited flexibility, one or more of the following shall be permitted:
(1)   Listed flexible metal fittings.
(2)   Flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
(3)   Liquidtight flexible metal conduit with listed fittings.
(4)   Flexible cord listed for extra-hard usage and terminated with listed fittings. A conductor for use as an equipment grounding conductor shall be included in the flexible cord.
(5)   For elevator use, an identified elevator cable of Type EO, ETP, or ETT, shown under the "use" column in Table 400.4 for "hazardous (classified) locations" and terminated with listed fittings.
Informational Note: See 501.30(B) for grounding requirements where flexible conduit is used."
(Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. III, § 4)
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