A. When Permit is Required.
1. It shall be unlawful to: (i) change the existing grade of real property by more than twenty- four (24) inches; (ii) begin clearing or excavating the site of any proposed building or structure; (iii) construct, and/or alter or demolish a structure, without first filing an application with the Building Administrator in writing and obtaining the required permit therefor; except that ordinary repairs, as described in subsection 9.106.D. which are not regulated by this Building Code shall be exempt from this provision.
2. A Building Permit is required for any change in grade that: (i) Affects over 5,000 square feet; (ii) redirects the drainage to an adjacent property; or (iii) is regulated by an applicable stormwater management and/or watershed ordinance.
B. Form of Application: Application for plan review and a Building Permit shall be submitted on a form furnished by the Office of the Building Administrator. The application shall be accompanied by architectural plans and plot plans, drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth inch (1/8") to one foot (1'). The Building Administrator may, when job conditions or scope of work permits, accept a written description of the work in lieu of detailed plans. The application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the Building Administrator may prescribe and shall be accompanied by the required fee as prescribed in this Chapter. In addition, the following information must be provided as part of a Building Permit application:
1. No permit shall be issued for the construction or alteration of the building or structure on an unrecorded lot or tract of land. Such lot or tract must be surveyed, platted, staked at all corners and radii with one-half inch (1/2") inside diameter iron pipe, approved, and on record at the Lake County Recorder's Office.
2. No permit for a principal building or addition thereto shall be issued until satisfactory proof has been submitted that adequate and approved water supplies and sewerage facilities are available.
3. That surface and roof drainage will not damage adjoining properties.
4. That public improvements, as appropriate, are installed; or, in the alternative, plans for required public improvements shall be provided in accordance with the Village Engineer's specifications and a financial guarantee in form approved by the Village Attorney in the amount of one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Village Engineer's estimate of necessary public improvements to be installed shall be deemed satisfactory proof for the issuance of a Building Permit.
5. Access for police and fire equipment shall be provided at all times over a negotiable all-weather roadway.
6. No permit shall be issued for any building, structure or part thereof, hereafter to be erected, unless the plans therefor shall be complete in every respect as to all applicable regulations including but not limited to the requirements of this Chapter and other ordinances of this Village. Such plans shall show typical electrical and plumbing layouts, and all parts of such structure complete with finished walls, habitable rooms, bathrooms, water closet compartments, pantries and halls and corridors connecting rooms of such description with the type of covering or finished material to be used on all walls, partitions and ceilings; also an accurate plan shall be included to indicate location of building or buildings within the plan. If the estimated value of the work for which the permit is sought exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), plans therefor shall have an Illinois licensed architect's or professional engineer's seal attached thereto. During construction, a copy of the said plans shall remain on file in the office of said Building Administrator and a duplicate copy thereof kept on the construction site. In addition, for all construction other than single-family residential, a copy of the aforesaid plans shall be forwarded to the local Fire Department by the Building Administrator.
C. By Whom Application is Made: Application for a permit shall be made by the owner or lessee of the building or structure, or agent of either or by the licensed professional engineer or architect employed in connection with the proposed work. If the application is made by a person other than the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by a duly verified affidavit of the owner or the qualified person making the application that the proposed work is authorized by the owner in fee and that the applicant is authorized to make such application. The full names and addresses of the owner, lessee, applicant and of the responsible officers, if the owner or lessee is a corporate body, shall be stated in the application.
D. Description of Work: The application shall contain a general description and an estimate of the value of the proposed work, its location, the use and occupancy of all parts of the building or structure and of all portions of the site or lot.
E. Plans and Specifications: The application for the permit shall be accompanied by not less than four (4) copies of specifications and of plans with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. In the event the estimated value of the work for which the permit is sought exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the application for permit shall be accompanied by not less than four (4) copies of specifications and plans drawn by an Illinois licensed architect or professional engineer in accord with the provisions contained in subparagraph B.6 of this Section 9.111. When quality of materials is essential for conformity to this Building Code, specific information shall be given to establish such quality; and this Building Code shall not be cited, or the term "legal" or its equivalent be used, as a substitute for specific information. The Building Administrator may waive the requirement for filing plans when the work involved is of a minor nature and in the case of single-family residences, if the owner personally will be undertaking all of the work for which the Building Permit is sought, the plans and specifications need not be drawn by an architect or engineer.
F. Engineering Details: The Building Administrator may require adequate details of structural, mechanical and electrical work including computations, stress diagrams and other essential technical data to be filed. All engineering plans and computations shall bear the signature of the professional engineer or architect responsible for the design. Plans for buildings more than two (2) stories in height shall indicate how required structural and Fire Resistance Rating integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communication conduits, pipes and systems.
G. Amendments to Application: Subject to the limitations of Section 9.113 and 9.114, amendments to a plan, application or other records accompanying the same may be filed at any time before completion of the work for which the permit is sought or issued; and such amendments shall be deemed part of the original application and shall be filed therewith.
H. Time Limitation of Application: An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six (6) months after date of filing, unless such application has been diligently prosecuted or a permit shall have been issued; except that for reasonable cause, the Building Administrator may grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each.
(Ord. 500, passed 6-3-2003; Am. Ord. 525, passed 11-16-2004)