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Chicago Construction Codes. The Chicago Construction Codes establish minimum standards for the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and demolition of buildings and other structures in order to protect public health, safety and welfare.
The Chicago Construction Codes establish minimum standards for the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and demolition of buildings and other structures in order to protect public health, safety and welfare. The Chicago Construction Codes are adopted and amended by the city council.
The Chicago Construction Codes work together with the Chicago Zoning Ordinance to regulate how buildings are built and operated in order to protect public health, safety, welfare, and quality of life.
The new codes bring Chicago’s core requirements for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of buildings into much closer alignment with national standards. The construction code modernization ordinance was adopted by the Chicago City Council in April 2019 and is being phased in over time.
Buildings. The Department of Buildings enhances safety and quality of life for Chicago's residents and visitors through permitting, inspections, trade licensing, and code enforcement.
The Chicago Construction Codes (Titles 14A through 14X of the Municipal Code of Chicago) are intended to provide clear, consistent, and coordinated requirements for the construction and maintenance of buildings and property in the City of Chicago.
The Chicago Building Code, Title 14B regulates the new construction of buildings and structures and other building- and property-related activities, including special inspections and tests, construction site safety, and building rehabilitation work, as specifically referenced in the other Chicago Construction Codes.
The Chicago Building Code, Title 14B regulates the new construction of buildings and structures and other building- and property-related activities, including special inspections and tests, construction site safety, and building rehabilitation work, as specifically referenced in the other Chicago Construction Codes.
Types I and II construction are those types of construction in which the building elements listed in Table 601 are of noncombustible materials, except as permitted in Section 603 and elsewhere in this code.
The Chicago Construction Codes Administrative Provisions (Title 14A) establish uniform administrative procedures for each code in the Chicago Construction Codes series. These provisions establish the limits of the applicability of each code and describe how the codes are to be applied and enforced.