Protection of buildings.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 16-6-060
in effect16-6-060 Protection of buildings.
In addition to the requirements of Section 16-6-050, a building located in the S.F.H.A. shall be protected from flood damage below the F.P.E. in accordance with Section 16-6-070 or Section 16-6-071, as applicable, if any of the following applies:
(a) Construction or placement of a new building is valued at more than $1,000.00;
(b) Structural alterations made to an existing building increase the floor area by more than 20 percent, or the market value of the building by more than 50 percent;
(c) Reconstruction or repairs made to a damaged building are valued at or more than 50 percent of the market value (or depreciated replacement value, if no applicable market value) of the building before the damage occurred;
(d) A manufactured home is installed on a new site or a new manufactured home is installed on an existing site; this requirement does not apply to returning a manufactured home to the same site it lawfully occupied before it was removed to avoid flood damage; and
(e) The building is a recreational vehicle installed on a site for more than 180 days.
(Added Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2766; Amend Coun. J. 6-29-05, p. 51811, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-21-21, p. 33505, § 5)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2694410Fetched: 10/24/2026