Group A, exhibition areas.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 14X-5-504.2.1
in effect14X-5-504.2.1 Group A, exhibition areas.
Every existing building or portion of an existing building used as an exhibition area must be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system. Every area used for storage of combustible materials in a building containing an exhibition area must be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.
Exception: Buildings that do not contain more than 5,000 square feet (465 m2) of floor area, in aggregate, used as an exhibition area.
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2675722Fetched: 10/24/2026
