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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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15-28-800 Storage requirements.
   At wholesale establishments and wherever matches exceeding the quantity specified in Section 15-28-770 are stored, shipping containers containing matches shall be arranged in piles not exceeding ten feet in height with aisles at least four feet wide. Where other materials or commodities are stored on the same floor with matches, a corner or other portion of the room shall be devoted to match storage exclusively, and a clear space of not less than four feet maintained between match storage and such other materials and commodities. No matches shall be stored within ten feet of any open elevator shaft, elevator shaft opening, open stairway or other vertical opening.
   Where shipping containers containing matches are opened, the contents of such broken containers shall be removed and stored in metal or metal-lined bins, equipped with spring self-closing metal or metal-lined covers. Where matches are sold at retail, original sealed packages may be stored on shelves. When such packages are broken, individual boxes shall be stored in metal or metal-lined bins, as described above.
(Prior code §  92-69; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841)
ARTICLE XVII. NITROCELLULOSE PRODUCTS (15-28-810 et seq.)
15-28-810 General provisions.
   Sections 15-28-280 to 15-28-930 shall apply to all nitrocellulose products except nitrocellulose film used in the motion picture industry. For regulation covering motion picture nitrocellulose film, see Sections 15-28-1000 to 15-28-1040 of this Code.
(Prior code §  92-70)
15-28-820 License.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, store or keep any nitrocellulose products, in excess of 25 pounds, without first obtaining a license therefor.
(Prior code §  92-71)
15-28-830 Building regulations.
   No license shall be issued to any person for the storage or manufacture of nitrocellulose products and no person shall store or manufacture nitrocellulose products in any building in which a Group H occupancy is not permitted.
   No person shall manufacture, fabricate, assemble, adapt, mold, press, develop or complete within any 24-hour period more than 25 pounds of nitrocellulose products in other than a nitrocellulose building or a nitrocellulose room constructed as required hereafter.
(Prior code § 92-72; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 91)
15-28-840 Storage of products.
   Nitrocellulose products in the process of manufacture, fabrication, assembly, adaptation or completion, including finished and wrapped products not packed in the final shipping containers, but not including products wrapped and packed in final shipping containers, shall be stored on shelving meeting the requirements for standard fireproof vaults under Section 15-24-370 of this Code.
   It shall be unlawful to store any nitrocellulose products which are finished, wrapped and packed in the final shipping containers in any building except in a standard fireproof vault, or in a standard fireproof cabinet or in a nitrocellulose room constructed as required hereafter.
(Prior code §  92-73)
15-28-850 Floor area limits.
   Any nitrocellulose products room other than a standard fireproof vault shall not exceed the limits of floor area required by Section 15-28-830 for certain types of fire-resistive construction.
(Prior code §  92-74)
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