A. Upon submitting a certificate of compliance application, the owner, in consultation with any occupants, shall schedule with the village an inspection of the residential rental property within thirty (30) days of submission of said application.
B. Each inspection made by the code official shall be for the sole purpose of determining compliance with portions of the code related to life and safety.
C. The code official shall issue a certificate of compliance only upon finding that there is (i) no condition that would constitute a hazard to the health and safety of the occupants and (ii) that the residential rental property is otherwise fit for occupancy, (iii) that the rental property complies with the Village's parking requirements as outlined in the Village's Zoning Ordinance. If such findings are not made, the code official shall issue a notice to comply to the owner or property agent. Upon a re-inspection which demonstrates compliance with items (i) and (ii) in the preceding sentence, the code official shall issue a certificate of compliance.
D. The code official shall issue a certificate of compliance on the condition that the residential rental property remains in a safe, habitable, and code-compliant condition. If upon re-inspection the village determines that conditions exist which constitute a hazard to the occupants' health or safety, the village may immediately suspend or revoke the certificate of compliance by mailing notice to the owner or property agent.
E. The code official shall maintain a Village-wide plan of all residential rental properties occupied or held or offered for occupancy based on certificate of compliance applications and other reasonably available information.
F. The code official shall establish and maintain a schedule of inspections necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter.
G. In the event an owner, property agent, or occupant of a residential rental property refuses to either (i) allow the code official to inspect a residential rental property or schedule a time for the code official to inspect the residential rental property within the timeframe described in this chapter, the village reserves the right to seek an administrative search warrant in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois solely for the purpose of conducting said inspection. In the event that an inspection is refused, a temporary certificate shall be issued for a period of sixty (60) days to allow the Village, in its discretion, to seek an administrative search warrant to conduct an inspection. In the event the Village does not seek an administrative search warrant or the Village's request for an administrative search warrant is denied, the Village shall not use the lack of an inspection as a basis for denial of a certificate of compliance under this chapter.
H. Violations discovered during an inspection shall be identified in a written notice to the owner or the property agent of the residential rental property. If the identity of the owner or property agent cannot be readily ascertained, the notice shall be mailed to the last taxpayer of record shown on the records of the Lake County Treasurer. Violation notices shall be mailed to the owner or property agent within thirty (30) days of their discovery by the code official.
I. The code official shall complete as many re-inspections as are reasonably necessary to ensure that appropriate corrective action has been taken to bring the residential rental property into compliance with the code. In the event an owner, property agent, or occupant fails to schedule a time for re-inspection or refuses to consent to re-inspection, the village reserves the right to seek an administrative search warrant in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois. In the event that a re-inspection is refused, a temporary certificate shall be issued for a period of sixty (60) days to allow the Village, in its discretion, to seek an administrative search warrant to conduct an inspection. In the event the Village does not seek an administrative search warrant or the Village's request for an administrative search warrant is denied, the lack of a re-inspection shall not serve as the basis of a violation under this chapter. (Ord. 22-01-06, 1-26-2022)