(A) The fees to be charged for building permits shall be as follows:
(1) For private garages and accessory buildings the fee shall be based upon square footage in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) 0-899 square feet: $100;
(b) 900 square feet and over: $200;
(2) For parking pads and patios: $50;
(3) For all buildings and other structures, except private garages and accessory buildings, the fee for the permit shall be as follows:
(a) Public buildings: $500 per building;
(b) Institutional buildings: $500 per building;
(c) Residential buildings: $500 per building;
(d) Commercial buildings: $1,000 per building;
(e) Storage buildings: $1,000 per building;
(f) Churches: $3,000 per building;
(g) Schools: $3,000 per building.
(4) Where a building is designed to be used for 2 or more purposes not included in one class, the volume of each class of occupancy and the appropriate rate for each shall be applied to determine the amount of the permit fee;
(5) In no case, except private garages and accessory buildings, shall any building permit for new construction be issued for less than $155. A temporary permit may, however, be issued on payment of a fee of $40 plus $5 for each day in effect;
(6) Before any building permit shall be issued for the erection of a residential building, the owner or contractor shall first file with the Village Clerk a bond in favor of the Village in the sum of $2,000 with sureties to be approved by the Board of Trustees to guarantee to the Village that such residence will not be occupied until it has been fully completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and an official certificate of final inspection and occupancy shall have been issued by the Village.
(B) The fee to be charged for permits for alterations and repairs in or to any building or other structure shall be based on the cost of such alterations and repairs and shall be paid at the rate of $25 for the first $1,000 or part thereof and $10 for each additional $500 or part thereof, provided that in accordance with § 150.016(C), no permit fee shall be required for ordinary repairs costing less than $1,000 which are incidental to the upkeep of the building. A 50% reduction in permit fees charged under this division shall be given to permit applicants who are 65 years of age or older and who are able to provide proof that they are both an owner or co-owner and an occupant of the property where the work is to be performed and the property has no more than 4 residential units. Mixed use properties, properties with both residential and commercial use, are not eligible for this reduction. Two items for proof of residency shall be required, one of which must be a current State of Illinois issued drivers license or identification card and the other being reasonable documentation establishing residency as determined by the corporate authorities.
(C) The fee to be charged for permits to move, raise, lower, underpin, or wreck a building or structure, respectively, shall be as follows:
(1) For moving over, upon or in any public highway buildings or structures, one and one-half stories or less in height, $300;
(2) For moving over, upon or in any public highway buildings or structures of more than one and one-half stories but less than two and one-half stories in height, $400;
(3) For moving buildings or structures within the limits of any 1 block when the same does not pass over, upon or in any public highway, $200;
(4) For moving buildings or structures within the limit of any lot where the same does not pass over, upon or in any public highway, $100;
(5) For raising, lowering or underpinning any building, $150;
(6) The fee to be charged for permits to wreck a building or structure shall be $100 per story or fraction thereof for every 20 feet of frontage or fractional part thereof. Where a building being demolished is located on a corner lot, the fee shall be determined based only upon the length of the longest wall facing the street.
(D) Additional permit and inspectional fees are as follows:
(1) For installation or repair of elevator or other conveyances, $250;
(2) For bi-annual inspection of elevator or other conveyances, $150 unit/year;
(3) (a) For installation of an automatic sprinkler system,$175 for first 50 sprinklers, plus $25 per each 50 sprinklers, or fraction thereof thereafter;
(b) For the conduct by the Village of hydrant flow tests, the fee shall be $200 per test;
(c) For the conduct by the Village of underground sprinkler piping flush tests, the fee shall be $200 per test:
(4) For erection of nonilluminated signs, $35 plus $0.25 per square foot of area;
(5) For erection of illuminated roof signs, $50 plus $0.25 per square foot of sign area;
(6) For annual inspection of building required to be inspected, $75;
(7) For permit for tank or tower on roof in excess of 400 gallon capacity, $50;
(8) For permit for isolated chimneys or for chimneys extending over 50 feet above the roof of any building, $200;
(9) For certificate of final inspection, $25 plus $0.50 per $1,000 of the cost of work done in excess of $5,000;
(10) For extension of a building permit 20% of original cost of permit;
(11) For permit for any street occupancy or obstruction, except street dumpsters as provided by § 150.028, $40 per month for each 25 feet or fractional part thereof. In addition, a street opening charge of $300 per opening shall be required by the contractor to cover restoration of the street;
(12) For permit to use parkways and alleys for limited periods, a fee of $20 per day. In addition, a parkway opening charge of $125 per opening shall be required to cover restoration of the parkway;
(13) For permit for canopy or fixed awning, $40 nonilluminated and $55 illuminated;
(14) (a) For a permit to install an underground tank the fee shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule based on the size of the tank:
1. 0-1,000 gallons $125;
2. 1,001-2,500 gallons $175;
3. 2,501-5000 gallons $250;
4. 5,001 gallons and over $350;
(b) For a permit to remove an underground tank the fee charged shall be in accordance with the following schedule based on the size of the tank:
1. 1-1,000 gallons $75;
2. 1,001-2,500 gallons $100;
3. 2,501-5,000 gallons $150;
4. 5,001 gallons and over $225;
(15) For permits for setting or replacing poles for support of electric conductors, $20 plus $1 for each pole set or replaced;
(16) For permits for the opening of any trench for underground electrical construction, $30 plus $0.10 for lineal foot of trench opened;
(17) The following fees shall be charged for the installation of plumbing, provided the minimum fee shall be $40:
(a) For each fixture installed $20;
(b) For miscellaneous piping supply and waste $45;
(c) For water connection:
1. For a 3/4 inch pipe
connection $50;
2. For a 1 inch pipe
connection $65;
3. Above 1 inch pipe
connection $120;
(d) For sewer connection $30;
(e) For water pipe and sewer line
per linear foot $0.25;
(f) For installation of hot water
heater $30;
(18) For inspection of sewer or water connection, $60;
(19) The fee for a permit for the erection or construction of a permanent swimming pool shall be $25 for each 1,000 cubic feet of content or fraction thereof to be contained within the proposed pool as determined by the plans and specifications submitted with the application for permit. The fee for a permit for the erection or construction of a temporary pool shall be $20;
(20) (a) For erecting a fence which is 6 feet or less in height on residential use property, $35;
(b) For erecting a fence which is 6 feet or less in height on other than residential use property, $55;
(c) For erecting a fence which is more than 6 feet in height on other than residential property, $100;
(d) For erecting a barbed wire or razor wire fence, $125;
(21) For permits for the construction of residential, paved, concrete or blacktop driveways, $25;
(22) For permits for the construction of commercial driveways, $1 per lineal foot of length measured at the curb to point of termination;
(23) Fees for electrical installations shall be in accordance with the following schedule, provided that the minimum fee charged shall be $15.
(a) New service:
100 amps service $50
200 amps service $75
400 amps service $100
600 amps service $200
800 amps service $300
1,000 amps service $350
(b) Circuits new and/or additional 15-20 amps shall comply to new service:
0-50 circuits $5 each
51 or more circuits $3.50 each
(c) Circuits new and/or additional exceeding 20 amps shall comply to new service:
All circuits $10;
(24) For each air conditioner, $25 plus $10 per each 10,000 Btu's or fraction thereof. The fee for installing the electrical circuit must also be paid;
(25) For permit for maintenance or use of a street dumpster,$20 plus $10 for each renewal;
(26) For each new furnace or boiler installation, $50 plus $1.50 per 10,000 Btu’s or fraction thereof. In addition, the fee for installation of the electrical circuit must also be paid.
(27) For permit to install an automatic fire alarm system, $175.
(1997 Code, § 23.04) (Ord. C0-08-95, passed 10-12-1995; Am. Ord. C0-00-23, passed 12-4-2000; Am. Ord. C0-00-39, passed 12-4-2000; Am. Ord. C0-04-36, passed 11-15-2004; Am. Ord. C0-05-13, passed 4-18-2005; Am. Ord. C0-07-42, passed 10-16-2007; Am. Ord. C0-08-11, passed 2-19-2008)