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A. Tax Liability For Real Property Improvements: It is required as a condition to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy that an unexecuted certificate of occupancy be filed with the assessor of Lake County, and that the owner of such property obtain from the assessor, in the form prescribed by such official, a receipt showing that the unexecuted certificate of occupancy has been filed and that the property is subject to increased assessment, from the date of issue of the certificate on a proportionate basis for the year in which the improvement was completed. The owner of the property shall file such receipt with the village clerk and a certified copy of the certificate of occupancy, when issued, shall be filed with the assessor by the village clerk. (1976 Code § 157.002)
B. Definition: "Certificate of occupancy" means the certificate or permit, by whatever name denominated which the village, under its authority to regulate the construction of buildings, issues as evidence that all applicable requirements have been complied with and requires before any new, reconstructed or remodeled building may be lawfully occupied. (1976 Code § 157.003)
A. In the event that any portion of a property shall be developed under the state statutes relating to condominiums, the condominium covenants, conditions and restrictions shall be approved by the village attorney. Such documents shall include a provision whereby the village shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enforce covenants or obligations of the association or the owners of the units as defined and provided within the declaration of condominium, and further shall have the right, upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice specifying the nature of a default, to enter upon common open spaces and cure such default, or cause the same to be cured at the cost and expense of the association or the owner or owners thereof. The village shall also have the right to charge or place a lien upon the property of the condominium association for the repayment of such costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, in enforcing such obligations. The declaration shall further provide that this provision may not be amended without the approval of the village. Prior to the examination of the condominium covenants, conditions, and restrictions by the village attorney, the applicant shall deposit with the village clerk a sum sufficient to cover the costs of that examination and preparation of any additions, deletions or the like to the covenants, conditions and restrictions.
B. Any condominium constructed or converted shall be subject to all of the building codes and laws of the state and the village. (1976 Code § 157.005)
A. Clean Fill Allowed: The only fill that may be used to raise a parcel of land is concrete, sand, gravel, dirt and virgin clay. (1976 Code § 157.016)
B. Industrial Waste Fill Prohibited: No industrial byproduct or waste shall be used as fill within the corporate limits of the village. (1976 Code § 157.015)
The following zones as shown on the official map, as amended, of the village are designated fire zones as defined in the building code adopted in section 9-1-1 of this chapter, and any construction, remodeling or use as regulated by such code fire zone provisions is to be in accordance therewith in these zones: B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1 and M-2. (1976 Code § 157.004)
A. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions regarding penalties set forth in the uniform, national, state or international codes adopted under this chapter, the provision in subsection C of this section shall apply to all violations of any of the aforesaid codes.
B. Refer to subsection 1-3-1A of this code for a schedule of fines applicable to specifically identified offenses.
C. Any person violating any specifically identified provision of a uniform, national, state or international building code shall also be subject to fines set forth in the schedule of fines set forth in subsection 1-3-1A of this code.
D. Any person who shall violate a provision of any of the codes adopted by this chapter, or who shall fail to comply with any of the regulations thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the codes, or violate any other provisions of this chapter, and which is not specifically identified in subsection 1-3-1A of this code, shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine as provided in the general penalty in section 1-3-1 of this code.
E. Each day that a violation of any code adopted by this chapter or of any other provision of this chapter continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 10-04-07, 4-5-2010)