A. Building Permit Required: No person shall begin the erection, construction, alteration or repair, demolition or movement of any building or structure in the village, or begin the clearing or excavating of the site of any proposed building or structure, or construct or maintain any driveway in or across any public walk, parkway or curb, or general site grading, paving or other general site development, whether or not related to a building or structure, without first having applied for and obtained a permit in writing to do so from the building department. All building permits shall also be deemed an application for a zoning certificate.
B. Permits Not Required: Ordinary maintenance repairs to structures may be made without application for a permit or notice to the village, but such repairs shall not include the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exit requirements; nor shall ordinary maintenance repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety. Ordinary maintenance shall not include reroofing, re-siding, paving, demolition, accessory structures, replacing windows, hot water heater or water softener, concrete flatwork, the installation of a fireplace or wood burning stove or the installation of central air conditioning.
C. Permit Application: An application for a permit shall be submitted in such form as the building and zoning inspector or his designee, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the director of community development, building official or code official, may prescribe. Such application shall contain, but not be limited to, the full names and addresses of the applicant and of the property owner, and if the owner is a corporate body, of its corporate officers, and shall be properly executed.
D. Plat Required: At the time of applying for a permit, the applicant shall submit two (2) copies of a plat of survey of the lot prepared by an Illinois registered land surveyor, showing the position of the proposed building, additions or alterations or other accessory structures such as swimming pools, decks, patios, sheds, etc. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the building official in cases where such a survey presents an undue hardship and/or is not practical under the circumstances of the permit.
E. Plans Required: All plans submitted shall be sealed by an architect or engineer licensed in the state of Illinois. Plans, drawings, specifications, and calculations meeting the architectural, mechanical, structural, and electrical requirements of this chapter shall be submitted for approval before a permit will be granted. Plans other than residential shall specifically show design live loads and occupant capacities for all spaces and floors as well as construction type and use group classification. All permit applications accompanied with plans shall be referred to the building and zoning inspector or his designee, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the director of community development, building official or code official, who shall examine the same to determine whether the permit and plans will comply with village ordinances.
F. Approval Of Permits: Upon approval of the application and plans by the building official a building permit may be prepared for issuance. No such permit shall be issued except after village approval of the plans and applicant's payment in full of any required fees to village. The approved permit placard shall be conspicuously posted on the site at all times.
G. Alteration Of Plans: It shall be unlawful to erase, alter or modify any lines, figures or coloring contained upon drawings or plans approved by the building official. If it is necessary to deviate in any manner from the approved plans, an amended plan showing such alteration or deviation shall be submitted and approved by the building official before such alteration or deviation shall be made.
H. Approval Of Permit In Part: Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the building official at his sole discretion from issuing a permit for the partial construction of a building or structure prior to full approval as required in subsection F of this section, provided adequate information and detailed statements have been submitted. The holder of a permit in part shall proceed at the holder's own risk, without assurance from the building official that a full permit will be granted.
I. Revocation Of Permit: The building official may revoke a permit issued containing any false statement or misrepresentation of plans on which the permit or approval was based. Any permit issued in conflict with the provisions of this title or title 9 of this code shall be void at the sole discretion of the building official.
J. Extension And Expiration Of Building Permit: If a building permit required by this chapter has been issued, and the activity called for by such permit has not commenced within six (6) months after the date thereof, such permit shall be void and no activity thereunder shall begin. Where, under authority of a permit, work has begun and has not been pursued for a continuous or cumulative period of six (6) months, all rights under such permits shall thereupon terminate and work may be continued only after the building official either approves an extension or issues a new permit.
All work related to any building permit must be completed and occupancy approval issued by the village within one year of the full permit issue date. Should the work not be completed within one year, the applicant shall pay one-half (1/2) of the original permit fee and receive a six (6) month extension of the original permit. This additional permit fee may be waived at the sole discretion of the building official.
K. Existing Violations: The village shall not issue a building permit to any property owner, contractor, or subcontractor who is responsible for, or for property where there exists, any violation of this code or where a fine, penalty, or other money owed the village has not been satisfied until such violations have been corrected and/or such fine, penalty or money owed has been satisfied.
L. Condition Of Street: No building permit shall be issued until the roadway pavement binder course has been installed in the street providing access to the lot or property that is the subject of the permit application, and the same is suitable for vehicular traffic.
M. Sidewalks: As a condition of any building permit for new construction, the property owner or permittee is responsible for the installation of a public sidewalk along the full perimeter of the subject property where it abuts any public right of way. The size of this sidewalk is to be determined by the building official. This requirement may be waived only with the written authorization of the building official.
N. Construction Debris: As a condition of any building permit for new construction or remodeling, the property owner or permittee shall provide waste receptacles sufficient in size, type, and number to manage the disposal of all construction debris. Receptacles shall be emptied as needed. Every construction site shall have a minimum of one receptacle. This requirement may be waived only with the authorization of the building official.
O. Nonresidential Landscape Deposit: No building permit shall be issued for new construction in a nonresidential zoning district, which requires the installation of landscaping, until the permit applicant first submits a landscape deposit to the village. The landscape deposit shall be in the form of a certified check or credit card payment in an amount commensurate with the cost estimate for the landscape plan approved by the village. The landscape cost estimate shall include costs of plant materials, sod, retaining walls, labor, and any other related costs as determined by the village. The landscape deposit shall be returned to the permit applicant upon completion of all items on the approved landscape plan to the satisfaction of the village. In the case of a deposit made in the form of a credit card payment, the refund shall be to the credit card company. The utilization of this landscape deposit shall not prevent the village from taking any action against any person responsible for any defect preventing the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, including, but not limited to, the filing of a lawsuit for injunction, ordinance violation or the withdrawal of the occupancy permit. Without regard to any provision contained within this title, the village shall not release the landscape deposit until the entire area immediately affected by the uncompleted items, whether the uncompleted items relate to landscaping or nonlandscaping items, of the individual lot shall have also been found to comply with the ordinances of the village.
P. Landscape Permit Required: Prior to the landscaping of any new building, or of any existing building in which the grading contours will be altered, the property owner must obtain a landscape permit pursuant to the provisions of section 8-1-8 of this chapter.
Q. Utility Easements Required: As a condition of issuance of any building permit required by this title, should the building official determine that sufficient utility and drainage easements do not exist on the property subject to the building permit, the building official may, at his/her sole discretion, require the granting of additional easements. (Ord. 2008-O-005, 1-14-2008)