It shall be unlawful for any architect, structural engineer, or any other licensed design professional to prepare or submit to the building official for his approval any final plans for any building or structure which do not comply with all of the provisions of this title and all other applicable laws and ordinances specifically including but not limited to the Hodgkins Zoning Ordinance. Any plans submitted under this title shall bear the signature and seal of the architect, structural engineer, or other licensed design professional who prepared the plans and specifications. A seal will not be required where this building official determines the work to be non-structural or minor in nature.
Every licensed architect or structural engineer shall have a reproducible seal, or facsimile, the print of which shall contain the name of the architect or structural engineer, the license number, and the words "Licensed Architect", or "Structural Engineer", "State of Illinois". The licensed architect or structural engineer shall affix the signature, current date, date of license expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any bound set or loose sheets of technical submissions utilized as contract documents between the parties to the contract or prepared for the review and approval of any governmental or public authority having jurisdiction by that licensed architect or structural engineer or under that licensed architect's or structural engineer's responsible control. The sheet of technical submissions in which the seal is affixed shall indicate those documents or parts thereof for which the seal shall apply. The seal and dates may be electronically affixed. The signature must be in the original handwriting of the licensee or electronically signed and sealed per the Illinois Design Practice Act. All technical submissions issued by any corporation, partnership, professional service corporation, or professional design firm as registered under this Act shall contain the corporate or assumed business name and design firm registration number, in addition to any other seal requirements as set forth by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
Anyone falsely making any such certification shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 9-5-1 of this title and to such further penalties as may be provided or allowed by law. (Ord. 19-05, 6-4-2019)