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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*
CHAPTER 14X-1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE
CHAPTER 14X-2 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 14X-3 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 14X-4 RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES
CHAPTER 14X-5 FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
14X-5-501 GENERAL.
14X-5-502 FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES.
14X-5-503 RESERVED.
14X-5-504 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS.
14X-5-504.1 Scope.
14X-5-504.2 Automatic sprinkler systems.
Every existing building containing a Group I-2 nursing home must be equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system.
14X-5-504.3 Automatic fire-extinguishing systems.
Exception: Occupancies with an existing, permitted automatic fire-extinguishing system.
14X-5-504.4 Standpipes.
Every existing building must be equipped with standpipes in each fire area containing an exhibition area, spaced to provide complete coverage with 100 foot (30.5 m) hose lengths and 30 foot (9.1 m) hose streams.
14X-5-504.5 Portable fire extinguishers.
14X-5-504.6 Fire alarm systems.
14X-5-504.6.1 Group B, adult education.
14X-5-504.6.2 Group E.
14X-5-504.6.3 Group I.
14X-5-504.6.4 Group R dormitory.
14X-5-504.6.5 Group R congregate living facilities.
14X-5-504.6.6 Group R-1.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings containing a Group R-1 occupancy.
14X-5-504.7 Voice communication systems.
14X-5-504.8 Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms.
14X-5-504.9 Carbon monoxide alarms.
Carbon monoxide alarms must be provided in dwelling units and sleeping units, at locations specified in Section 915.2 of the Chicago Building Code, where:
A carbon monoxide alarm must be installed in every room that contains a fuel-burning heating unit or fuel- burning water heater, regardless of occupancy.
14X-5-504.10 Disabling required systems.
14X-5-505 MEANS OF EGRESS.
14X-5-506 LIFE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PLAN.
CHAPTER 14X-6 LIGHT AND VENTILATION
CHAPTER 14X-7 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 14X-8 HEATING, COOLING, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 14X-9 PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES
CHAPTER 14X-10 ELEVATORS AND OTHER CONVEYANCE DEVICES
CHAPTER 14X-11 RESERVED
CHAPTER 14X-12 VACANT BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS*
CHAPTER 14X-20 REFERENCED STANDARDS
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
14X-5-504.6.2 Group E.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings with more than one story above grade plane containing a Group E occupancy.
14X-5-504.6.3 Group I.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings containing a Group I occupancy.
14X-5-504.6.4 Group R dormitory.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings containing a Group R occupancy used primarily as housing for students through the undergraduate level.
Exception: No fire alarm system is required if not more than 25 persons sleep above the second floor.
14X-5-504.6.5 Group R congregate living facilities.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings which are used as congregate living facilities or residential occupancies with community bathrooms.
Exception: No fire alarm system is required in a single-story building.
14X-5-504.6.6 Group R-1.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings containing a Group R-1 occupancy.
Exceptions:
1.   In existing structures of Type I construction, no fire alarm system is required in buildings with not more than four stories above grade plane.
2.   In existing structures of Type II, III, IV, or V construction, no fire alarm system is required if not more than 25 persons sleep above the second floor.
14X-5-504.6.7 Group R-4.
A fire alarm system must be provided throughout existing buildings of Group R-4 occupancy.

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