Specific Appliances, Fireplaces and Solid Fuel-Burning Equipment (18-28-901 et seq.)
Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 18, ch. 18-28, art. IX
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section18-28-901.1. Scope.section18-28-901.2. General.section18-28-901.3. Hazardous locations.section18-28-901.4. Fireplace accessories.section18-28-901.5. Installation in garages.section18-28-901.6. Remote room natural ventilation concept.section18-28-902.1. General.section18-28-902.2. Masonry fireplaces utilizing wood or other solid fuels.section18-28-902.3.1. Approval and installation.section18-28-902.3.2. Prohibited installations.section18-28-902.3.3. Combustion and circulating air.section18-28-903.1. General.section18-28-903.1.1. Additional combustion air.section18-28-903.1.2. Direct vent fireplaces.section18-28-903.1.3. Vented gas fireplaces (not including direct vent) located in habitable rooms (not including bathrooms and sleeping rooms).section18-28-903.1.4. Vented gas fireplaces (not including direct vent) located in bathrooms and sleeping rooms.section18-28-903.1.5. Unvented gas fireplaces.section18-28-903.2. Hearth extensions.section18-28-903.3. Unvented gas log heaters.section18-28-903.3.1.1. Prohibited installations.section18-28-903.3.1.2. Installation.section18-28-903.3.1.3. .section18-28-903.3.1.4. .section18-28-903.3.1.5. Fireplace screens.section18-28-903.3.2.1. Approval and installation.section18-28-903.3.2.2. Prohibited installations.section18-28-903.3.2.3. Combustion and circulating air.section18-28-904.1. General.section18-28-905.1. General.section18-28-905.1.1. Additional combustion air.section18-28-905.1.2. Direct vent gas room heaters.section18-28-905.1.3. Unvented gas room heaters.section18-28-905.2. Connection fireplace.section18-28-906.1. General.section18-28-906.2. Natural gas barbecue grills located on balconies of multi-family buildings.section18-28-907.1. General.section18-28-908.1. General.section18-28-908.2. Access.section18-28-908.3. Location.section18-28-908.4. Support and anchorage.section18-28-908.5. Water supply.section18-28-908.6. Drainage.section18-28-908.7. Refrigerants and hazardous fluids.section18-28-909.1. General.section18-28-909.2. Location.section18-28-909.3. Door swing.section18-28-909.4. Ducts prohibited.section18-28-909.5. Manual shutoff valve.section18-28-909.6. Access.section18-28-909.7. Combustion and circulating air.section18-28-909.8. Gas-fired vented wall furnaces.section18-28-909.9. Gas-fired direct-vent wall furnaces.section18-28-910.1. General.section18-28-910.2. Placement.section18-28-910.3. Bracing.section18-28-910.4. Clearance.section18-28-911.1. General.section18-28-911.2.1. Clearances.section18-28-911.2.2. Erection of equipment.section18-28-911.2.3. Access panels.section18-28-911.2.4. Location of draft hood and controls.section18-28-911.2.5. Circulating air.section18-28-911.2.6. Duct furnaces used with refrigeration systems.section18-28-912.1. Support.section18-28-912.2. Clearances.section18-28-912.3.1. Parking structures.section18-28-912.3.2. Repair garages.section18-28-912.3.3. Installation in aircraft hangars.section18-28-913.1. General.section18-28-913.2. Exhaust required.section18-28-913.3. Clearances.section18-28-914.1. Location and protection.section18-28-914.1.1. Guards.section18-28-914.2. Installation.section18-28-914.2.1. Combustion and dilution air intakes.section18-28-914.2.2. Combustion and ventilation air.section18-28-914.3. Access.section18-28-914.4. Heat and time controls.section18-28-914.4.1. Timers.section18-28-914.5. Sauna room.section18-28-914.5.1. Warning notice.section18-28-915.1. General.section18-28-916.1. General.section18-28-916.2.1. Location.section18-28-916.2.2. Clearance.section18-28-916.2.3.1. .section18-28-916.2.3.2. Bypass valves.section18-28-916.2.3.3. Venting.section18-28-917.1. Cooking appliances.section18-28-917.2. Prohibited location.section18-28-917.3. Domestic appliances.section18-28-917.4.1. Clearance for listed equipment.section18-28-917.4.2. Clearance for unlisted equipment.section18-28-917.4.3.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-917.4.3.1section18-28-917.4.3.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-917.4.3.2section18-28-917.4.4. Mounting on noncombustible floor.section18-28-917.4.5. Combustible material adjacent to cooking top.section18-28-917.4.6. For use with casters.section18-28-917.4.7. Level installation.section18-28-917.4.8. Ventilation.section18-28-917.5.1. Vertical clearance.section18-28-917.5.2. Clearance for listed appliances.section18-28-917.5.3. Clearance for unlisted appliances.section18-28-917.5.4. Mounting of unlisted appliances.section18-28-917.6.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-917.6.1section18-28-917.6.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-917.6.2section18-28-917.6.3. .section18-28-917.7.1.1. Clearance from combustible material.section18-28-917.7.1.2. Vertical clearance above cooking top.section18-28-917.7.1.3. Level installation.section18-28-917.7.2.1. Installation.section18-28-917.7.2.2. Vertical clearance.section18-28-917.7.2.3. Horizontal clearance.section18-28-917.7.2.4. Level installation.section18-28-917.8.1. Listed units.section18-28-917.8.2. Unlisted units.section18-28-917.8.3. Protection above domestic units.section18-28-917.8.4. Commercial units.section18-28-918.1. Forced-air furnaces.section18-28-918.2. Minimum duct sizes.section18-28-918.3. Heat pumps.section18-28-918.4. Dampers.section18-28-918.5. Circulating air ducts for forced-air warm-air furnaces.section18-28-918.6. Prohibited sources.section18-28-918.7. Outside opening protection.section18-28-918.8. Return-air limitation.section18-28-918.9.1. General.section18-28-918.9.2. .section18-28-918.9.3.1. .section18-28-918.9.3.2. .section18-28-918.9.3.3. .section18-28-918.9.3.4. .section18-28-918.9.3.5. .section18-28-918.9.4. Assembly and installation.section18-28-918.9.4.1. .section18-28-918.9.4.2. .section18-28-918.9.4.3. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-918.9.4.3section18-28-918.9.5.1. .section18-28-918.9.6.1. .section18-28-918.10. Gas-fired horizontal furnaces above dropped ceilings.section18-28-918.11. Gas-fired furnaces located above bathrooms, toilet rooms or bedrooms.section18-28-919.1. Conversion burners.section18-28-920.1. General.section18-28-920.2. Support.section18-28-920.3. Ductwork.section18-28-920.4.1. Support.section18-28-920.4.2.1. Suspended-type unit heaters.section18-28-920.4.2.2. Floor-mounted-type unit heaters.section18-28-920.4.3. Combustion and circulating air.section18-28-920.4.4. Ductwork.section18-28-920.4.5.1. Parking structures.section18-28-920.4.5.2. Repair garages.section18-28-920.4.6. Installation in aircraft hangars.section18-28-921.1. General.section18-28-922.1. General.section18-28-923.1. General.section18-28-923.1.1. Installation.section18-28-924.1. General.section18-28-924.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35949, Art. IX, § 9, repealed § 18-28-924.2, which pertained to natural gas energized fuel cell power plants.section18-28-925.1. Independent gas piping.section18-28-925.2. Connection of gas engine-powered air conditioners.section18-28-925.3. Clearances for indoor installation.section18-28-925.4. Assembly and installation.section18-28-925.5. Furnace plenums and air ducts.section18-28-926.1. Application.section18-28-926.2.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.2.1section18-28-926.2.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.2.2section18-28-926.3. Installation.section18-28-926.3.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.3.1section18-28-926.3.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.3.2section18-28-926.3.3. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.3.3section18-28-926.3.4. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.3.4section18-28-926.4. Clearance from combustible materials.section18-28-926.5. Air supply.section18-28-926.6. Atmospheric vents or gas reliefs or bleeds.section18-28-926.7. Relief openings.section18-28-926.7.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.7.1section18-28-926.7.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-926.7.2section18-28-926.8. Purging.section18-28-927.1. Application.section18-28-927.2.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-927.2.1section18-28-927.2.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-927.2.2section18-28-927.3. Installation.section18-28-927.4. Clearance from combustible materials.section18-28-927.5. Air supply.section18-28-927.6. Atmospheric vents, gas reliefs, or bleeds.section18-28-927.7. Relief openings.section18-28-927.7.1. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-927.7.1section18-28-927.7.2. Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-927.7.2section18-28-927.8. Purging.section18-28-928.1. Clearances for listed appliances.section18-28-928.2.1. Enclosed type.section18-28-928.2.2. Open-flame type.section18-28-928.3. Mounting on buildings.section18-28-928.4. Mounting on posts.section18-28-928.5. Gas appliance pressure regulators.section18-28-929. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35949, Art. IX, § 10, repealed § 18-28-929, which pertained to appliances for installation in manufactured housing.section18-28-930.1. General.section18-28-930.2. Clearances.section18-28-930.3. Installation on wood or steel framing.section18-28-930.4. Installation in concrete or masonry.section18-28-930.5. Finish surfaces.section18-28-931.1. General.section18-28-932.1. General.
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2687975Fetched: 10/24/2026