Title/Name/Summary
An Ordinance Amending Title 5 (Building) Chapter 2 (Building Permits and Fees) Section 5-2-14.
History
As the governing document for the community, the Village Code is vital to a successfully managed municipality. Included in the Village Code are local laws that describe how the municipal government is structured, the duties and services the Village is responsible for, how public safety is provided in the community, the regulations that help ensure properties are used and maintained properly, and much more. As part of its continuing improvement efforts, the Village is undergoing a thorough review of the Village Code to update the existing code and ensure compliance with general law, remove obsolete and/or redundant provisions and supplement with best practices and necessary additions. While updates to various individual portions of the code are routine, this is the first time that the entire code will be subjected to a full review.
Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-2-14 Work Begun Without a Permit
The current penalty for work begun without a permit is the fee for required inspection and plan reviews shall be doubled for the first $1,000.00 of the basic building permit fee. Any permit with basic fees over $1,000.00 shall be charged an additional 35% of the
remaining portion of the basic permit fees above $1,000.00. The section is being
amended to increase the fine amount by doubling the fees for the first $2,000.00 and any permit with basic fees of over $4,000.00 shall be charged an additional 35% of the
remaining portion of basic permit fees above $4,000.00.
Additionally, residential and commercial permits issued for work that has begun without a permit having been obtained are fined based on who began the work without the permit. If the owner, who is a resident, files a permit they are assessed a $150.00 fine plus the fines described above. This is being increased to $250.00. If a business owner or a contractor performed the work, they are currently fined $1,000.00 plus the fines described above. This is being increased to $2,000.00 plus the amended fines described above.
This matter was reviewed and recommended at the March 16, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting and is now is now before the Village Board for consideration.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve an Ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 (BUILDING) CHAPTER 2 (BUILDING PERMITS AND FEES) SECTION 5-2-14.”