General Information About Existing Facade Ordinances

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Chicago

New York

Boston

Detroit

Columbus, OH
Year Enacted 1996, Revised 2000,
Revised again in 2002
1980, Revised 1998 1995 1988 1985
Ordinance or Law  Section 13-196-031
through 13-196-039
Local Law 11 of 1998 superceding Local Law 10 of 1980 Ordinance 9.9-12 Ordinance 15-88  Ordinance 1296-85 
Code Municipal Code of Chicago  Building Code of the
City of New York
Supplemental to the Massachusetts State building code Detroit City Boca Building
Code 
Building Code of the City of Columbus 
Section Same as ordinance sections above  Section 27-129 Same as ordinance section above  Section 12-11-7.3 Inspection and certification of cornices and other projections attached to buildings  Section 4109.073 Exterior
walls and appurtenant structures 
Administered by City of Chicago Department of Buildings  New York City Department of Buildings (Facade Auditing Unit)  Inspectional Services Department  Buildings and Safety Engineering Department  Building and Development Services (under Department of Trade and Development) 
Address  Department of Buildings
Exterior Wall Program
2240 West Ogden Avenue, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60612
60 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013 
1010 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118 
2 Woodward Avenue
401 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
Detroit, MI 48226 
757 Carolyn Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43224 
Telephone Number 312.746.8409 212.312.8000  617.635.5300  313.224.3235  614.645.7433 
Fax Number  312.746.8272 212.312.8188  617.635.5360  313.224.1467  614.645.8358
E-mail address  Email received through website Email received through website Under development redmondc@bsed.ci.detroit.mi.us columbusBDS@hotmail.com

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