The Community Development Director, at his or her discretion,
may use any one or a combination of the following procedures or other
commonly accepted methods in determining the estimated cost of construction
for computing building permit fees:
(A) Accept an estimate or contract in accordance with Section 15 of the
Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act, 815 ILCS 513/15 furnished
to the Director by the applicant for the permit;
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(B) Require a certificate of a licensed architect or a registered structural
or professional engineer;
(C) Require an affidavit from the owner or his or her agent setting forth
the estimated cost of the proposed work;
(D) A calculation, made by the Community Development Director, based
on the most current edition of the RS Means Square Foot Costs Book;
(E) A calculation, made by the Community Development Director, based
on the most recent ICC Building Valuation Data; or
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(F) A calculation, made by the Community Development Director, based
on an average of similar projects submitted within the last 12 months.
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Upon request of a permittee or applicant for a permit, the Village
shall perform preliminary plan review services for a fee not to exceed
1/2 the established fee normally charged for full and final plan review
and approval, which fees shall not be credited toward the cost for
final plan review by the Village.
A fee for each plan examination, permit and inspection shall be paid prior to the issuance of permit(s) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Chapter
14.
The Village shall perform one reinspection of all work performed pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to this Chapter
14. All additional reinspections shall be performed only upon payment by the permittee of a fee in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.
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In the event that work for which a permit is required pursuant to this Chapter
14 has commenced prior to issuance of the permit, and a stop-work notice is issued, the applicable permit fee amount shall be twice the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.
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No. 2023-3713]
In the event that after a stop-work notice was issued for which a permit was required pursuant to this Chapter
14, and it is found that the owner or contractor continued to work in violation of the stop-work order, an applicable fee amount shall be as set forth in the Village's Annual Fee Resolution or as determined by law.
[Amended 4-17-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2997]
In order to support necessary technological upgrades and service and inspection enhancements in connection with the administration of this Chapter
14, an additional fee in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution shall be paid by applicants for all permits issued pursuant to this Chapter
14.