Chicago Municipal Code Handbook

Table of Recent Legislative Changes 

Chapter 

TITLE 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
1-4 Code Adoption—Organization 
1-12 Official City Time 
1-16 Nuclear Weapon Free Zone 
1-21 False Statements 
1-22 False Claims 

TITLE 2—CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
2-4 Mayor 
2-14 Department of Administrative Hearings 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Vehicle Hearings Division 
Art. III. Buildings Hearings Division 
Art. IV. Environmental Safety and Consumer Affairs Hearings Division 
Art. VI. Municipal Hearings Division 
2-20 Department of Aviation 
2-25 Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection 
Art. I. General 
Art. II. Office of Labor Standards 
2-36 Fire Department 
Art. I. Organization 
Art. II. Fire Commissioner: Powers and Duties 
Art. V. Generally Applicable Legal Duties and Unlawful Acts 
2-40 Citywide Language Access to Ensure the Effective Delivery of City Services 
2-56 Office of Inspector General 
2-57 Reserved 
2-74 Department of Human Resources 
2-78 Civilian Office of Police Accountability 
2-84 Department of Police 
Art. I. Organization and Functions 
Art. II. Powers and Duties of Police Force 
Art. III. Temporary Questioning 
Art. IV. Sworn Member Bill of Rights 
Art. V. Regulation of Police Force 
2-112 Board of Health 
2-120 Commissioners and Commissions 
Art. XIV. Commission on Human Relations 
2-152 Officers and Employees 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. IV. Career Service Regulations 
2-160 Human Rights 
2-173 Welcoming City Ordinance 

TITLE 3—REVENUE AND FINANCE 

DIVISION I—FUNDS 
3-8 Policemen’s and Firemen’s Death Benefit Fund 
Art. I. Administration of Death Awards 
Art. II. Determination of Death Awards 
Art. III. Medical and Hospital Care 

DIVISION II—TAXES 
3-56 Wheel Tax Licenses 

TITLE 4—BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
4-4 General Licensing Provisions 
Art. I. General License Requirements 
4-5 License Fees for Title 4 Licenses 
4-6 Regulated Business License 
Art. VI. Tattooing, Body Piercing and Tanning Facility 
Art. XII. Automatic Amusement Operator 
Art. XV. Junk Peddler 
Art. XXIII. Booting of Motor Vehicles 
Art. XXXII. Massage Establishments and Massage Services 
4-8 Food Establishments 
Art. I. Definitions 
Art. II. General Provisions 
4-11 Maxwell Street Market 
4-58 Restrictions on BYOB 
4-60 Liquor Dealers 
4-64 Tobacco Dealers 
Art. I. Definitions 
Art. II. General Licensing Requirements 
Art. III. All Tobacco Licensees—Duties and Prohibitions 
Art. IV. Wholesale Tobacco Dealers 
Art. V. Retail Tobacco Dealers 
Art. VI. Reserved 
Art. VII. Generally Applicable Prohibitions and Safeguards to Protect Minors from Obtaining Tobacco Illegally 
Art. VIII. Price Floors, Coupon Prohibition, and Minimum Package Sizes for Tobacco Products 
Art. IX. Enforcement—Penalties 
4-68 Ambulances 
4-72 Reserved 
4-75 Children’s Services Facility 
4-76 Child Care Institution 
4-80 Reserved 
4-84 Reserved 
4-92 Reserved 
4-93 Reserved 
4-96 Reserved 
4-97 Reserved 
4-100 Reserved 
4-108 Filling Stations 
Art. I. Filling Stations 
4-115 Reserved 
4-128 Reserved 
4-144 Weapons 
Art. I. Weapons Dealers 
Art. II. Reserved 
Art. III. Air Rifles and Toy Weapons Dealers 
Art. IV. Reserved 
Art. V. Professional Theatrical Armorers 
Art. VI. Professional Firearm Curators 
Art. VII. Firearms Dealers 
4-151 Shooting Range Facility License 
4-156 Amusements 
Art. I. Amusements 
Art. II. Automatic Amusement Devices 
Art. III. Public Places of Amusement 
Art. VI. Industrial Private Event Venue 
4-168 Bicycle Messenger Services 
4-207 Reserved 
4-208 Reserved 
4-209 Reserved 
4-212 Pop-Up Retail Users 
4-216 Reserved 
4-220 Reserved 
4-224 Manufacturing Establishments 
4-228 Motor Vehicle Repair Shops 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Legal Duties and Unlawful Acts 
Art. III. Tire Facilities 
Art. IV. Enforcement 
4-229 Reserved 
4-232 Motor Vehicle Storage and Sales 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Valet Parking 
Art. III. Motor Vehicle Sales Rooms and Rental Facilities 
Art. IV. Commercial Garages 
Art. V. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
4-233 Reserved 
4-240 Pawnbrokers 
4-244 Street Peddlers and Street Performers 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Peddlers 
Art. III. Street Performers 
Art. IV. Enforcement 
4-250 Commercial Passenger Vessels 
4-253 Reserved 
4-256 Roofers 
4-260 Reserved 
4-264 Secondhand Dealers 
Art. I. Secondhand Dealers Generally 
Art. II. Itinerant Dealers in Secondhand Clothes (Reserved) 
Art. III. Secondhand Bottle Dealers or Exchanges (Reserved) 
Art. IV. Violations of Chapter Provisions 
4-268 Reserved 
4-276 Regulation of Marketplace 
4-328 News Media Credentials 
4-340 Special Policemen and Security Guards 
4-360 Vendor Licensing and Regulation at Navy Pier 
4-380 Reserved 
4-388 Rooftops in Wrigley Field Adjacent Area 
4-400 Reserved 

TITLE 5—HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
5-4 Reserved (Deleted. Coun. J. 3-31-04, P. 20916) 
5-12 Residential Landlords and Tenants 
5-13 Chicago Relocation Plan Ordinance 
5-15 Single-Room Occupancy Preservation Ordinance 

TITLE 7—HEALTH AND SAFETY 
7-12 Animal Care and Control 
7-16 Births and Deaths 
Art. II. Care and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies 
Art. III. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
7-20 Contagious and Epidemic Diseases 
7-24 Drugs and Narcotics 
Art. I. Distribution of Drugs and Medicines 
Art. II. Drug Paraphernalia 
Art. II-A. Controlled Substances 
Art. III. Carbolic Acid 
Art. IV. Wood Alcohol 
Art. V. Tobacco 
Art. VA. Office of Local Drug Control Policy 
Art. VI. Use of Motor Vehicles 
Art. VII. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
7-28 Health Nuisances 
Art. I. Nuisances in General 
Art. II. Refuse 
Art. III. Privies, Catchbasins, and Similar Vaults 
Art. IV. Offensive Chemicals and Substances 
Art. V. Rat Control 
Art. VI. Lot Maintenance 
Art. VII. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
Art. VIII. Bed Bugs 
7-32 Chicago Clean Indoor Air Ordinance of 2008 
7-38 Food Establishments—Sanitary Operating Requirements 
Art. I. All Food Establishments 
Art. II. Mobile Food Vendors 
Art. III. Automatic Food—Vending Machines 
Art. IV. Coffee Cart Vendors 
Art. V. Slaughtering, Rendering and Packing Establishments 
Art. VI. Penalty for Violation of Chapter Provisions 
7-40 Food Establishments—Care of Foods 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Meat 
Art. III. Water 
Art. IV. Poultry 
Art. V. Frozen Desserts and Mixes 
Art. VI. Milk and Milk Products 
Art. VII. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
7-42 Food Establishments—Inspections, Violations and Hearing Procedures 
7-44 Extermination by Fumigation 

TITLE 8—OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE 
8-4 Public Peace and Welfare 
8-8 Public Morals 
8-12 Gambling 
8-16 Offenses by or Against Minors 
8-20 Weapons 
8-24 Firearms and Other Weapons 
8-26 Gun Offender Registration Ordinance 
8-28 Reserved 
8-30 Evictions for Unlawful Use of Premises 
8-32 Noise and Vibration Control 
Part A. General Provisions 
Part B. Limitations on Noise from Specific Sources 
Part C. Other Limitations on Noise and Vibrations 

TITLE 9—VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION 
9-4 Traffic Definitions and General Provisions 
9-8 Traffic Control Devices and Signals 
9-12 Traffic and Speed Restrictions 
9-16 Turning Movements 
9-20 Movement of Traffic 
9-24 Right-of-way 
9-28 Railroad and Bridge Crossings 
9-32 Funeral Processions 
9-36 Overtaking Vehicles 
9-40 Driving Rules 
9-44 Towing Disabled Vehicles 
9-48 Types of Vehicles—Regulations 
9-52 Bicycles—Operation 
9-56 Reporting of Accidents 
9-60 Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties 
9-64 Parking Regulations 
9-68 Restricted Parking—Permits and Regulations 
9-72 Size and Weight Limits 
9-76 Vehicle Equipment 
9-80 Miscellaneous Rules 
9-84 Towing Unauthorized Vehicles 
9-88 Duties of Police Department 
9-92 Impounding and Relocation of Vehicles 
9-100 Administrative Adjudication of Parking, Compliance, Automated Traffic Law Enforcement System or Automated Speed Enforcement System Violations 
9-101 Automated Speed Enforcement Program 
9-102 Automated Red Light Camera Program 
9-103 Free-Floating Vehicle Provider Pilot Program 
9-104 Public Chauffeurs 
9-105 Automated Street Sweeper Camera Program 
9-108 Horse-Drawn Carriages 
9-110 Pedicabs 
9-112 Taxicabs 
9-114 Public Passenger Vehicles Other Than Taxicabs 
Article I. General Provisions 
Article II. Livery 
Article III. Charter-Sightseeing Vehicles 
Article IV. Medicar 
Article V. Jitney car services 
Article VI. Enforcement 
9-115 Transportation Network Providers 
9-116 School Vehicle Registration 
9-120 Bicycles 
9-124 Transportation Services and Rail Transportation 
Art. I. General Requirements 
Art. II. Street Railroads 
Art. III. Elevated Railroads 
Art. IV. Other Railroads 

TITLE 10—STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS 
10-8 Use of Public Ways and Places 
Art. I. Zones of Quiet 
Art. II. Charitable Solicitation 
Art. III. Requirements and Restrictions 
Art. IV. Occasional Sales 
Art. V. Prohibited Uses 
Art. VI. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
10-12 Street Improvements 
10-16 Underground Work 
10-20 Work On and Under Public Ways 
Art. I. Openings, Construction and Repair in Public Ways 
Art. II. Underground Transmitting Devices 
Art. III. Private Paving 
Art. IV. Driveways 
Art. V. Streets, Curbs and Sidewalks 
Art. VI. Barricades 
Art. VII. Viaducts 
Art. VIII. Miscellaneous 
10-24 Signs Extending Over and Upon Certain Public Property 
10-28 Structures On and Under Public Ways 
Art. I. General Requirements 
Art. II. Carts Belonging to Retail Stores 
Art. III. Newspaper Stands 
Art. IV. Canopies and Marquees 
Art. IVA. Placement of Pay Telephones in Public Way 
Art. V. Awnings 
Art. V-A. Obstruction of Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places for Construction and Building Maintenance Purposes 
Art. V-B. Protection of the Public Way and Public Places 
Art. V-C. Construction Canopies 
Art. VI. Lampposts and Lamps 
Art. IX. Use of Subsidewalk Space 
Art. XI-A. Newsracks 
Art. XI-B. Refuse Compactors/Grease Containers 
Art. XI-C. Dumpsters/Roll-Off Boxes on the Public Way 
Art. XII. Sidewalk Cafes 
Art. XIII. Violation of Chapter Provisions 
Art. XIV. Pilot Program—Curbside Cafes 
10-29 Wires, Pipes, Cables and Conduits On, Under or Over Public Property 
10-30 Telecommunications 
10-32 Trees, Plants and Shrubs 
10-36 Parks, Playgrounds and Airports 
Art. I. General Regulations 
Art. II. Airports 
Art. III. Helicopter Operations 
Art. IV. Small Unmanned Aircraft 
10-40 Chicago Harbor 
Art. I. Harbor Jurisdiction 
Art. II. Navigation of the Harbor 
Art. III. Wharves and Docks 
Art. IV. Bridges 
Art. V. Violations of Chapter Provisions 

TITLE 11—UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
11-4 Environmental Protection and Control 
Art. I. General Provisions 
Art. II. Air Pollution Control 
Art. VII. Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Requirements 
Art. VIII. Pollution of Waters 
Art. IX. Solid and Liquid Waste Control 
Art. XVI. Storage Tanks 
Art. XVI-A. Asbestos, Sandblasting and Grinding Standards 
Art. XVIII. Recycling Facility and Urban Farm Accessory Composting Permits 
Art. XXI. Reserved 
Art. XXII. Invasive Species Control 
Art. XXIII. Retail Bag Use 
11-6 Chicago Green Business Program 
11-12 Water Supply and Service 
Art. I. Service Regulations 
Art. VII. Enforcement of Chapter Provisions 
11-18 Stormwater Management 

TITLE 13—BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION 
13-12 Enforcement of Building, Electrical and Fire Regulations 
Art. I. General 
Art. II. Reserved 
13-20 Building Inspection 
Art. I. General 
Art. II. Buildings 
Art. XIII. Signs, Billboards, Signboards and Related Structures 
13-32 Building Permits 
Art. I. Permit Requirements 
13-40 Reserved 
13-64 Residential Units 
13-84 Assembly Units 
13-88 Open Air Assembly Units 
13-96 Miscellaneous Buildings and Structures 
Art. XVII. Private Residential Swimming Pools 
13-128 Use of Public Property 

TITLE 15—FIRE PREVENTION 
15-4 Bureau of Fire Prevention 
Art. I. Fire Prevention 
Art. II. General Provisions 
Art. III. Licenses 
Art. VI. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tanks 
Art. VII. Fire Extinguisher Servicemen 
Art. VIII. Other License Requirements 
Art. IX. Permits 
15-20 Explosives and Fireworks 
Art. I. Explosives 
Art. II. Fireworks 
15-24 Flammable Liquids 
Art. I. General Regulations 
Art. II. Tank Storage 
Art. X. Carriers for Transportation of Flammable Liquids 
Art. XI. Underground Storage Tank Violations 
15-26 Fume and Flammable Compressed Gases 
Art. I. General 
Art. II. Buildings and Rooms 
Art. III. Transportation 
Art. IV. Generation of Acetylene Gas 
Art. VI. Miscellaneous 

TITLE 16—LAND USE 

16-16 Adult Uses 

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