Exhaust duct required.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-504.9.6
in effect18-28-504.9.6 Exhaust duct required.
Where space for a clothes dryer is provided within a dwelling unit, an exhaust duct system shall be installed.
Exception: Where a listed and labeled condensing electric clothes dryer plumbed to a drain is installed prior to occupancy of the structure and a permanent label or tag is installed within 6 feet (1829 mm) of the connection point stating "CONNECTION FOR CONDENSING CLOTHES DRYERS ONLY. DO NOT INSTALL CLOTHES DRYER REQUIRING EXHAUST TO OUTDOORS."
Where a clothes dryer is not installed at the time of occupancy, the exhaust duct shall be capped at the location provided for the future dryer.
(Amend Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35949, Art. V, § 11)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2694634Fetched: 10/24/2026
