(A) Required. The Building Director shall not issue any building permit unless the plans submitted for their approval clearly show that such building or structure with all its appurtenances, foundations and attachments can be erected entirely within the limits of the lot or tract of land upon which it is proposed to erect such building or structure except as provided by this chapter or other ordinances of the Village, and no permit shall authorize the use of any part of any public highway or other public ground for the construction or maintenance of such building or structure except as provided by this chapter or other ordinances of the Village.
(B) Plans on job site. In all cases, the approved plan, together with building permits, must be kept on the job while the work is in progress.
(C) Contents. All such plans and drawings shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth of an inch to the foot, on paper or cloth, in ink, or by some process that will not fade or obliterate. All distances and dimensions shall be accurately figured, and drawings made explicitly and complete, showing the lot lines and the location of the exterior lines of the building in relation thereto, and the entire ventilating, sewerage and drain pipes and the location of all plumbing fixtures within such building. Each set of plans presented shall be approved by the Director of
Community Development before a permit will be granted. No permit shall be granted or plans approved unless such plans are made and signed by such persons as are permitted under the laws of the state to make plans for buildings, as provided in 225 ILCS 305/1 et seq.
(D) Driveways.
(1) No building permit shall be granted for a single-family residence or a two-family residence unless the plans submitted clearly show that a strip of land not less than 10 feet in width has been provided for driveway purposes on the lot on which such building is to be constructed. Said 10 feet may include that portion of the lot designated as a “sideyard” under the terms of the zoning ordinance. Any deviation in construction from the plans submitted for such building which results in the reduction in size of such strip shall be unlawful and shall operate to annul the permit which has been issued for such work.
(2) The foregoing driveway requirement shall not apply to a lot having an alley to the rear thereof, to a corner lot, or to any lot lying between 2 lots on which buildings have been constructed if such lot is exempt from the minimum area requirements of the zoning ordinance by reason of being of record at the time of the passage of the zoning ordinance.
(E) Architect or engineer to certify plans. It shall be unlawful for any architect or structural engineer or other person permitted under the laws of the state to make drawings and plans, to prepare or submit to the Building Director for their approval, any final drawings or plans for any building or structure which does not comply with the requirements contained in this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Building Director to require that all drawings and plans submitted to them for approval for any building or structure be accompanied by a certificate of such architect or structural engineer preparing such drawings and plans, and that such drawings and plans must have the architect’s or structural engineer’s licensed seal stamped on drawings submitted as provided by 225 ILCS 305/1 et seq.
(F) Alterations and deviations from plans. It shall be unlawful to erase, alter or modify any lines, figures or coloring contained upon such drawings so stamped by the Building Director or filed with them for reference. If during the progress of the execution of such work it is desired to deviate in any manner affecting the construction or other essentials of the building from the terms of the application or drawing, notice of such intention to alter or deviate shall be given to the Building Director, and their written assent shall first be obtained before such alteration or deviation may be made. Alterations in buildings which do not involve any change in their structural parts or of their stairways, elevators, fire escapes or other means of communication or ingress or egress or in lighting or ventilation and that are not in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and the requirements of the zoning ordinance, may be made without the permission of the Building Director.
(1997 Code, § 23.12) (Ord. CO-08-95, passed 10-12-1995; Am. Ord. CO-09-27, passed 10-6- 2009; Am. Ord. CO-2021-21, passed 8-17-2021)