Slope.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-20-550
in effect10-20-550 Slope.
All sidewalks shall be so constructed, except as provided in the provisions of this chapter relating to sidewalk ramps, that when completed the top surface shall coincide with the grade of the space between the curblines and the curblines towards the street line, with a rise of one inch in every three feet.
(Prior code § 33-44; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 51)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2650985Fetched: 10/24/2026
