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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 CHAPTER 1 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE (BUILDING PERMITS AND FEES)
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WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park, an Illinois home rule municipality (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to the government and affairs and to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Village has frequently experienced business owners and operators conducting business without first having procured from the Village a Certificate of Occupancy for the business premises, as well as lessors leasing the business premises to business owners and operators who then conduct business without first having procured from the Village a Certificate of Occupancy for the business premises; and
WHEREAS, the Village has experienced increased staff costs to monitor and determine that from time to time businesses are operating and conducting business without first having procured the required Certificate of Occupancy and, to recover those increased costs, the Village finds at necessary to increase the fee for processing and issuing a Certificate of Occupancy to those business owners or operators, or lessors to those business owners or operators, who failed to procure the required Certificate of Occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the amendments set out below are in the best interests of the Village and its residents and will enhance the public health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The final sentence of the second paragraph of Title 5, Chapter 1, Section 5-1-4 (CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY) is amended to provide as follows:
“A conditional certificate may be issued for the temporary use of a building or structure or portion thereof under the conditions set fo...
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