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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*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 15-4 BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 15-8 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 15-12 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 15-16 FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 15-20 EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
CHAPTER 15-24 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
CHAPTER 15-26 FUME AND FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GASES
CHAPTER 15-28 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS
CHAPTER 15-30 RESERVED*
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
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15-28-690 Portable smokerooms.
   It shall be permissible to install and use a smokeroom having an enclosure of metal construction in lieu of the construction required under Section 15-28-680 of this Code.
   Foundations. Every portable smokeroom shall be built upon a standard furnace foundation as described in Title 14M; provided, however, that such a foundation shall not be required for a portable smokeroom in a building of Type IA, IB, or IIA construction, unless there is a combustible finish on such floor.
   Walls and Ceilings. The walls and ceiling of every portable smokeroom shall consist of an inner and outer shell of sheet metal, not less than three-eightieths inch thick, with riveted or welded seams and joints secured to a rigid framework of suitable iron or steel shapes. The inner and outer metal shells shall be separated not less than one and one-half inches, the space between being filled solid with fused noncombustible insulating material not less than one and one-fourth inches thick.
   Fire Pits. The fire pit in every portable smokeroom shall be entirely of metal and set upon legs with the bottom of the pit not less than two inches above the floor surface.
   Smoke Flues. Every smoke flue for a portable smokeroom shall be a metal flue connected with a masonry chimney, or a metal flue extended through the roof of the building. Every metal smoke flue shall be formed of sheet metal not less than one-sixteenth inch thick with riveted or welded seams and joints. Where a metal smoke flue is extended through combustible construction, the flue shall be as required by Title 14M.
   Doors. Every doorway to any portable smokeroom shall be provided with a door formed of sheet metal as required by Section 15-28-680 for smokerooms.
   Clearances. No part of a wall or ceiling of any portable smokeroom shall be located nearer to any combustible construction than is permitted under Title 14M for low-pressure boiler breechings.
(Prior code § 92-58; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 33; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 88)
15-28-700 Noncombustible equipment.
   Every rack, hanger, trolley, rail, groove or other piece of equipment in any smokehouse or smokeroom shall be of noncombustible material.
(Prior code §  92-59)
ARTICLE XIV. LUMBER DRY KILNS (15-28-710 et seq.)
15-28-710 Construction requirements.
   A kiln or room designed, erected, altered, or converted for the purposes of drying lumber, wood products, or wooden articles by artificial heat shall have an enclosure of two-hour fire-resistive construction, if it has a floor area of 500 square feet or less, and of three-hour fire-resistive construction if it has a floor area of more than 500 square feet. No such kiln or room shall have any opening except a doorway or doorways between such room and any other part of the building. Every doorway into any such room shall be provided with a door of the character as required by Chapter 14B-7.
(Prior code § 92-60; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 89)
15-28-720 Heating.
   Only steam or hot water shall be used for heating a kiln or room for the drying of lumber.
(Prior code §  92-61)
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