§ 10-36-170 — City playgrounds - Standards
Municipal Code of Chicago (2026 S-74, current through Council Journal of June 17, 2026) · Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-36-170
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10-36-170 City playgrounds - Standards.
The department of building services shall within 30 days after this ordinance becomes effective establish and promulgate standards for impact-cushioning surfaces to be installed beneath and around playground equipment designed or intended for use by young children. Such standards shall conform at a minimum to those of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment for multiple drops from heights of at least ten feet, and no surfacing material to be installed shall consist of loose particulate materials or other materials readily subject to cratering on impact. (Prior code § 37-10.3; Added Coun. J. 4-1-87, p. 40692)
