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Sidewalk line.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-20-520
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10-20-520 Sidewalk line. All walks, except full-width walks, shall be laid on a line one foot from the parallel with the lot line, unless otherwise ordered by special ordinance; provided however, that no ordinance for special sidewalk line shall be passed that does not cause uniform alignment of sidewalks on both sides of the street for a distance of not less than 1,200 lineal feet; provided, further, that where a definite sidewalk line is established in a block by cement sidewalks laid prior to the twenty-third day of March, 1904, such line established by the walks already laid shall be followed for the remainder of the block. (Prior code § 33-39; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 45)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2650962Fetched: 10/24/2026

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