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Except as expressly allowed in Section 14A-4-412.5.1, Section 14A-4-412.5.2, or an uncodified ordinance that is consistent with Section 2-8-065, the building official may not waive or reduce for any person any fee required under this chapter or any other permit-related fee.
(Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. II, § 10)
If the applicant for a permit is a natural person 65 years of age or older, the building official must waive all permit-related fees and zoning fees if all of the following requirements are shown to be met by the applicant:
1. The permit being sought is for alterations or repairs to a single dwelling unit or to a residential building containing not more than three dwelling units.
2. The permit applicant owns and has owned for a period of not less than ten years the building or dwelling unit identified in the permit application
3. The permit applicant occupies and has occupied for a period of not less than ten years one of the dwelling units located in the building identified in the permit application.
4. The permit applicant’s household income does not exceed 80 percent of the Chicago area median family income as calculated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The building official must waive all permit-related fees and zoning fees, except the stand-alone permit review fee, for permit applications that are subject to review by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks pursuant to Chapter 2-120, Article XVII.
(Added Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. II, § 10)
The fees imposed by this title do not apply to permits issued to the City, to any City department or agency established under Title 2 of the Municipal Code, or to a contractor performing work for the City or one of its departments or agencies on a structure intended for public or governmental use or for work undertaken for governmental purposes.
Exception: Work paid for from a grant or enterprise fund or as directed by the Comptroller.
(Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 32180, Art. I, § 7)
The fees imposed by this chapter do not apply to a contractor applying for a permit for a City digital sign identified in a coordinated City digital sign program agreement entered into pursuant to Section 10-28-046 of the Municipal Code or identified in an amendment to such a program agreement approved by the city council.
The issuance or granting of a permit does not authorize or allow work that would violate any provision of the Chicago Construction Codes or of the Municipal Code. A permit which attempts to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the Chicago Construction Codes or of the Municipal Code is void from the outset to the extent it attempts to do so.
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