A. Types Of Work Requiring A Building Permit:
1. It shall be unlawful to proceed with erection, construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition or excavation for any building or structure or make any change in plumbing, heating or electrical piping, air conditioning or appurtenance; or to alter the grade of any lot or to occupy a portion of a street or alley before the proper permits for such work or occupancy have been obtained from the department of community development. Any person beginning work prior to obtaining a permit for such work shall be subject to the penalty as indicated in subsection 21.403C of this chapter.
2. It shall also be unlawful with erection, construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, site improvement, or maintenance as defined in chapter 15 of this code before the proper permits for such work have been obtained from the department of community development.
B. Issuance Of Permit: Building permits are issued with the understanding that construction shall start within sixty (60) days after issuance of the permit and to be carried to completion within one year. If building operations are not started within sixty (60) days after issuance of the permit, or if after building operations have been started, such operations shall cease for a period of thirty (30) days, or if the building is not completed and an occupancy permit issued within one year of the date of the issuance of the permit, such building permit shall automatically expire and the permit fee and the proceeds of all the bonds, shall be forfeited to the village per section 21.323 of this chapter. However, if owner can show good cause for failure to start or continue operations, or inability to carry building to completion within one year, the director of community development or his duly authorized agent may reinstate such permit with further payment of an additional permit fee. Applicant shall cause permit to be obtained within thirty (30) days after written notice of application approval by the director of community development or his duly authorized agent. Failure of applicant to obtain said permit within thirty (30) days after written notice of approval will cause application to be voided. Nothing in this section shall prevent the village manager, in cases where it is evident from the outset that the project will not be completed in one year, from issuing a permit with an expiration date beyond one year, provided that no permit shall be issued with an expiration date longer than two (2) years.
C. Additional Building Permits: In no case may a building permit be granted for the construction of any accessory building such as a garage or shed on any lot until the principal building is under construction. No permit shall be granted for so called "shell or skeleton" buildings which are hereby defined to mean building or structures which are not completed or finished at the time of occupancy.
D. Application For Permit: Application for a permit is to be made on a form furnished by the department of community development and must be accompanied by the following documents, namely: plans, specifications, structural calculations, plats, certificates, bonds and estimates of costs as hereafter specified:
1. Six (6) sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted. Upon approval, one set to be left on file with the department of community development, one other, after being properly stamped by the director of community development or his duly authorized agent, to be kept on the job while the work is in progress.
2. It shall be unlawful to alter any lines or figures shown on the stamped permit plans. If during the progress of work, owner desires to deviate in any manner from the permit plans, he shall submit plans in duplicate of such changes and secure written approval from the director of community development or his duly authorized agent before proceeding with the work.
3. Plans and specifications must be signed and sealed by a licensed architect or structural engineer as provided in an act to provide for the licensing of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture as a profession and to repeal certain acts therein named, approved June 24, 1919, or as amended, commonly known as the Illinois architectural act and in an act to revise the law in relation to the regulation of the practice of structural engineering, approved June 24, 1919, as amended.
4. An Illinois licensed architect or structural engineer shall certify on all sheets of plans that the plans and specifications were prepared by him and comply with all of the requirements of the building and zoning codes of the village.
5. Architectural plans shall show all of the floors, at least two (2) elevations, wall erections and necessary framing plans and shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch to one foot (1') on paper in ink or a nonfading print of same, showing in detail any and all information on construction, ventilation and sanitary requirements, the sewage and plumbing systems as required by this code, and all distances and dimensions, including distances from building to front, side and rear lot lines and any other details as requested by the director of community development or his duly authorized agent. The specifications shall set forth the grade of materials used and workmanship. In addition, the plans shall show the dimensions of a sufficient area for the installation of water meter and ready accessibility thereto at all times.
6. Structural, mechanical and electrical plans must be provided in addition to architectural plans for any building or structure of fireproof, semifireproof or mill construction or any building of unusual construction, structural design or mechanical use. Structural calculations shall be signed and sealed by an Illinois licensed structural engineer. Plans for engineered systems such as, but not limited to, trusses, TJIs or laminated beams shall be designed by and sealed by an Illinois licensed structural engineer.
7. Plans for a fixed fire suppression system where required shall be submitted.
8. A survey drawn by an Illinois licensed land surveyor, giving the full legal description and showing the dimensions of lot to be improved, the location and size of sewer and water mains, the street, sidewalks, hydrants, trees, other obstructions and lot grades shall be permanently filed with the department of community development. A licensed architect, civil engineer or a land surveyor shall prepare a plot plan showing the location of buildings and all improvements on the lot. Existing and proposed grade elevations adjacent to buildings along all lot lines and within fifty feet (50') of the lot lines shall be shown on the plot plan.
9. The estimated cost of proposed work shall be shown on the application for permit. The director of community development or his duly authorized agent may accept such estimate of cost or he may require a sworn affidavit of estimate of cost from the architect, or he may make such estimate of cost to determine the amount of building permit fee. (Ord. 5339, 6-17-2003)