Slope of ramps.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 14X-5-505.10.1
in effect14X-5-505.10.1 Slope of ramps.
Ramp runs utilized as part of a means of egress may not have a running slope steeper than one unit vertical in 10 units horizontal (10-percent slope). The slope of other ramps may not be steeper than one unit vertical in eight units horizontal (12.5-percent slope).
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2676004Fetched: 10/24/2026
