A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful to construct any building or structure in the village where the value of such construction exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or to alter or remodel any building or structure so as to change the bearing walls, beams, supports or roof thereof without having first secured a permit therefor. In the event any person commences construction of any structure without obtaining a permit, the application fee is increased to twice the fee charged for application made prior to construction. Further, by accepting such fee, the village does not waive any requirements or violations of this chapter and enforcement of same as the case may be.
B. Application For Permit: Applications for permits shall be made to the village clerk and shall be accompanied by plans and specifications, in duplicate, showing the work to be done. Such plans shall be verified by the signature either of the owner of the premises or by the architect or contractor in charge of operations. Every such application for a permit shall describe the land upon which the proposed building or work is to be done, by house number, lot, block or tract, or similar general description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or work. Copies of drawings and specifications for the proposed improvement and a plot diagram showing the location of the proposed improvement and of every existing building thereon shall accompany every application for a permit required by this section and shall be filed in duplicate with the building/zoning inspector; provided, however, that the building/zoning inspector may authorize issuance of a permit without drawings or specifications for minor work not involving structural alterations. Complete drawings or facsimile of same showing all important dimensions shall be drawn to scale, and the specifications shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and character of the work proposed and to show that there will be compliance with the same according to law. Computations, strain sheets, stress diagrams and other data which are necessary to show the correctness of the drawings shall accompany the drawings and specifications when required by the building/zoning inspector. Any specifications in which general expressions are used to effect that work shall be done in accordance with the building code or to the satisfaction of the president and village board shall be deemed imperfect and incomplete, and every reference to such code shall be to the section or subsection applicable to the material to be used or to the method of the construction proposed. All drawings, specifications and other instruments of service filed with an application for a building permit shall bear the signature and seal of a registered architect of the state or a registered engineer of the state.
C. Approval Of Plans: Applications with plans shall be referred to the building/zoning inspector, who shall examine the same to determine whether the proposed operations will comply with the provisions of this chapter relating thereto. Upon approval, one set of plans shall be returned by the building/zoning inspector. No permit shall be issued except after approval of the plans and payment of the fee herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of the plans and specifications referred to in this section shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this chapter shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful. The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the president and village board from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in such plans and specifications, or from preventing building operation from being carried on thereunder when in violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the village.
D. Notice Of Permit; Issuance; Posting Required: Upon issuance of a building permit to the applicant, the building/zoning inspector shall also issue the applicant a placard which shall be a notice that a valid permit has been obtained. Each placard or notice shall identify the type of construction being initiated and the site on which it is to be initiated. The placard or notice is to be erected and maintained at the construction site at all times during construction in such a manner which will allow it to be clearly visible from the street on which the site is located. It shall be unlawful to fail to display said notice on the construction site in the manner indicated prior to initiating any construction work.
E. Permit And Inspection Fees:
1. Fees Established:
a. Permits: The fees for permits shall be as follows:
(1) Fence permit: Sixty dollars ($60.00).
(2) Any structure inspected by the zoning/building inspector: Sixty dollars ($60.00).
Cost of Construction | Permit Fee |
Cost of Construction | Permit Fee |
$1.00 to $5,000.00 | $60.00 |
$5,001.00 to $10,000.00 | $70.00 |
$10,001.00 to $15,000.00 | $80.00 |
$15,001.00 to $20,000.00 | $90.00 |
$20,001.00 to $25,000.00 | $100.00 |
$25,001.00 to $30,000.00 | $110.00 |
$30,001.00 to $35,000.00 | $120.00 |
$35,001.00 to $40,000.00 | $130.00 |
$40,001.00 to $45,000.00 | $140.00 |
$45,001.00 to $50,000.00 | $150.00 |
$2.00 per $1,000.00 Construction cost after $50,000.00 | |
b. Inspections:
(1) The building inspector shall review all permit applications submitted and shall determine the number of inspections needed to properly ensure the safety of the structure throughout the building process of the project. The fee for each inspection shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall be payable prior to issuance of the permit.
(2) Each permit application shall state the estimated cost of construction, alterations or remodeling.
2. Waiver Of Permit Fees: The permit fees for not for profit corporations are hereby waived. A "not for profit corporation" means a corporation subject to the Illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986 and organized solely for one or more of the purposes authorized by section 103.05 of the act, which is incorporated herein by reference.
F. Time Limits For Construction And Completion:
1. An applicant receiving a building permit shall have ninety (90) days from its date of issuance in which to start the construction authorized under the permit. If no work has been initiated within the ninety (90) day period, the permit shall expire and the applicant will be required to obtain another building permit in the required manner before construction will be authorized by the building/zoning inspector.
2. The applicant shall have one year in which to complete the work authorized by the building permit.
G. Variations: It shall be unlawful to vary from the approved plans and specifications deposited with and approved by the building/zoning inspector unless amended plans and specifications showing such proposed alteration or variation are first filed with the building/zoning inspector and approved thereby. If such variation involves an increase in the total cost of the work, a statement to that effect shall be made and the necessary additional fee shall be paid. (1982 Code §§ 4-1-1-3, 4-1-1-4, 4-1-1-5, 4-1-1-7; amd. Ord. 363, 4-17-2000, eff. 5-5- 2000; Ord. 385, 11-18-2002, eff. 12-1-2002; Ord. 14-492, 2-16-2015; 2016 Code; Ord. 21-566, 11-15-2021, eff. 11-25-2021)