Inspections.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 15-4-030
in effect15-4-030 Inspections.
(a) Buildings classified as Group A occupancies shall be inspected annually.
(b) Other buildings over one story in height, except (i) single dwellings, (ii) multiple-use buildings, consisting of business and dwelling units two stories or less in height, and (iii) multiple dwellings three stories or less in height, unless such multiple dwellings are lodginghouses or roominghouses with sleeping accommodations for 20 or more persons, shall be inspected periodically and as often as necessary to protect public safety.
(c) Such inspections shall be conducted by the Fire Commissioner. It shall be the duty of every owner, agent, lessee or occupant of any such building and of the person in charge or control of the same to permit the making of such inspection by the Fire Commissioner or by a duly authorized member of the Fire Department at any time upon demand being duly made.
(d) The fees for such inspections shall be $500; provided, however, that the inspection fee for any high-rise building, as defined in Chapter 2 of the Chicago Building Code, shall be $2,300.
(Prior code § 90-2.1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 58; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. XXIII, § 18; Amend Coun. J. 6-17-26, p. 45214, Art. III, § 17)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2676790Fetched: 10/24/2026