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The modernized Chicago building code reduces the minimum ceiling height in residential units.
Chicago building permits are automatically expired or voided if work hasn’t started in a given timeframe or if too much time has elapsed without any construction activity. In the adoption of updated and modernized construction codes, a new administrative provision now in effect changes the rules.
Meet R-5, the new Chicago-only building code occupancy classification.
The updated Chicago building code has several changes that impact – for the better – how small residential buildings can be designed and constructed.
The Chicago Building Code expands existing fire limits to include more of the downtown area and the "D" Downtown zoning districts.
A revised Illinois Accessibility Code went into effect on October 23, 2018, and includes several changes that Illinois and Chicago developers should know. We interviewed Denise Arnold, MAPS’s accessibility consultant, about five significant changes.
Modifications to the City of Chicago’s “Transit-Served Location” rules, better known as the TOD ordinance, were approved by City Council this week.
Building in Chicago? Have you had to go through the "OUC" process? Let us help you demystify it.
As the permit manager for dozens of projects each year in Chicago, we know that getting a desired address for a new residential or office project can be very important to a client. When clients are unable to obtain their preferred address (or a vanity address), this can result in stress and inefficiency.