2004-084ORDINANCE NO. 2004- 84
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PERMIT FEES
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the
provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, permit fees have not been increased since 1997 and to offset the
costs, including but not limited to, plan reviews and field inspections, the Village has
determined an increase in permit fees is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT
AND BOARD OF TRUTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK
AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Subsection 112.3.1 of section 15.040.020 of the Village of Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.04
BUILDING CODES
15.04.020 AMENDMENTS
Section 112.3.1 Fee schedule. (Amend to read as follows) A fee for each plan
examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid prior to the issuance of
permit(s) in accordance with the following schedule:
A. Building Permit Fees: For construction valuation of $1,000 or less, the fee
will be $35.00.
For construction valuation over $1,000, the fee will be $35.00 for the first $1,000,
plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof through $20,000.
For construction valuation over $20,000, the fee will be $235.00 for the first
$20,000, plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.
Decks /Sheds /Gazebos - $50.00 base fee plus $.10 per sq. ft. (not including any
electrical fees).
B. Building Plan Review Fees:
Building volume (ft.3)
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Plan Review Fee
Through 1,000
1,001 through 5,000
5,001 through 10,000
10,001 through 25,000
25,001 through 50,000
50,001 through 100,000
100,001 through 150,000
150,001 through 200,000
Over 200,000
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$35.00
55.00
70.00
95.00
125.00
155.00
185.00
215.00
$215.00 plus $3.00 per 10,000 cubic feet in
excess of 200,000 cubic feet or any part
thereof
Alterations and remodeling where it is impractical to compute plan review fees on
a cubic foot basis, the fee shall be .25% (.0025) of the valuation of the work to be
performed.
The minimum plan review fee shall be $35.00.
2. Plumbing Bond — Required: Any person engaging in the business of plumbing
installations in the Village shall execute and file with the building official a surety
bond payable to the Village, in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). This
bond must remain in full force and effect while any plumbing work is being
performed in the Village.
Plumbing Contractor Requirements: Any person engaging in the business of
plumbing installations in the Village shall provide a copy of their current
plumbing license and a copy of their current State of Illinois Contractor
Registration.
Sewer Contractor Bond — Required: In cases where the sewer repair is not
being done by a plumbing contractor the contractor is required to provide a ten
thousand dollar ($10,000) surety bond made payable to the Village of Buffalo
Grove.
3. Plumbing Permit Fees:
Water Heater
Each sump pump pit
Each sewer service
Each water service
Each water meter
Each clean out
Each plumbing fixture or
opening not listed
In- ground swimming pool
$35.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
2
10.00
40.00
Lawn sprinkler system 3.00 /head
55.00 minimum
Sewer repair 45.00
Minimum plumbing fee 35.00
Plan review fee $35.00 or 25% of
building plan review fee —
whichever is
greater
4. Electrical Contractor Registration — Required:
(a) Registered Electricians and/or Electrical Contractors: (Amend to read as
follows) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of electrical
contractor, without being registered as an electrician or an electrical contractor. If
such person is registered for the current year in another city or village within the
State of Illinois, in conformity with the state statutes, such electrician or electrical
contractor shall be required to show proof of such registration. The term
"registered electrician" as used in this section shall be understood to mean any
person installing or altering electrical equipment for the utilization of electricity
supplied for light, heat or power, not including radio apparatus or equipment for
wireless reception of sounds and signals, conductors and other equipment
installed under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, for use in
their operation as public utilities; but the term "registered electrician" does not
include employees of an electrical contractor who perform or supervise work. The
Corporate Authorities, by virtue of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, requires
candidates for electrical registration to successfully complete a written
examination administered by the Village Electrical Commission.
(b) Home Owners: The requirement for a registered electrician may be waived
with special permission from the Director of Building and Zoning or Electrical
Inspector.
(c) Where a registered electrician or electrical contractor is found doing electrical
work without a permit on two (2) separate occasions within any twelve (12)
month period, a hearing shall be held by the Electrical Commission, in the
presence of the Electrical Inspector, at which time the permit privileges of said
electrician or electrical contractor may be suspended for a period of time not to
exceed one (1) year.
(d) In cases of emergency, the Electrical Inspector has the authority to disconnect
current to any electrical equipment found to be unsafe.
5. Electrical Permit Fees:
(a) The fees for fifteen- ampere and twenty- ampere two -wire and three -wire
circuits, including fixtures, sockets or receptacles, are as follows:
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Circuits
15 AMP
20 AMP
1
$10.00
$15.00
2
15.00
20.00
3
20.00
30.00
4
30.00
40.00
5
35.00
45.00
6
40.00
55.00
7
45.00
60.00
8
50.00
70.00
9
55.00
75.00
10
60.00
85.00
11
65.00
90.00
12
70.00
95.00
13
75.00
105.00
14
80.00
110.00
15
85.00
115.00
16
90.00
125.00
17
95.00
130.00
18
100.00
135.00
19
105.00
145.00
20
110.00
150.00
21
115.00
155.00
22
120.00
160.00
23
125.00-
165.00
24
130.00
170.00
25
135.00
175.00
Each
$4.00
$5.00
additional
additional
additional
circuit
over 25
over 25
circuits
circuits
(b) For thirty (30) amp circuit -
double the amount of 15 amp circuit
For forty (40) amp circuit -
double the amount of 20 amp circuit
For fifty (50) amp circuit -
triple the amount of 15 amp circuit
For sixty (60) amp circuit -
triple the amount of 20 amp circuit
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(c) For services, including service revisions, the fee shall be:
100 amp $35.00
101 through 200 amp 45.00
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401 through 800 amp 100.00
801 through 1199 amp 130.00
1200 through 4000 180.00
4001 through 800 amp 240.00
(d) For feeder circuits, the fees shall be:
60 through 100 amp
$20.00
101 through 200 amp
35.00
201 through 400 amp
50.00
401 through 600 amp
70.00
601 through 1000 amp
95.00
1001 through 2000 amp
115.00
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(e) Motors: The fee for a motor 3/4 horsepower or over shall be $15.00 for the first and
$10.00 for each additional, plus the circuit fee. Except for residential units, the fee
for a motor less than 3/4 horsepower shall be $5.00 each, plus the circuit fee.
(f) Additional systems fees are as follows:
System Fee
Audio communications $35.00
Burglar alarm 35.00
Electronic computer /data
processing
Fire alarm system
Intercom & public address
system
Relocatable wired partitions
Temporary wiring
35.00
60.00
35.00 per system
35.00
35.00
(g) In all installations, except signs, the minimum fee shall be $35.00.
(h) Electrical permit fees for sign installations shall be based on circuit count in
subsection (a) above.
(i) Minimum plan review fee shall be $35.00 or twenty -five percent (25 %) of the
building plan review fee - whichever is greater.
6. Mechanical Contractor License -- Required: Any person engaging in the
business of heating, air conditioning or refrigeration contracting shall be licensed
by the Village. Upon the filing of such application for license with the building
official and the receipt of a surety bond payable to the Village in the sum of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), which must remain in full force and effect while any
heating, air conditioning and refrigeration work is being performed, and the
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payment of the license fee of fifty dollars ($50), the building official shall issue a
license for the calendar year in which it is issued.
7. Mechanical Permit Fees:
Heating:
Residential - New or
replacement unit $40.00
All other uses
(new installations)
per 2,000 sq. ft.
or fraction thereof 40.00
Air Conditioning: (Window units not included)
Residential - New or
replacement unit $35.00
All other uses (new
installations) per
2,000 sq. ft. or
fraction thereof 35.00
Minimum mechanical fee 35.00
Plan review fee $35.00 or 25%
of building
plan review
fee - whichever
is greater
8. Elevator Permit Fees:
New installation: $125.00
Each elevator, dumbwaiter,
Moving walk, escalator, conveyor
or manlift (includes initial inspection)
Semi - Annual Inspections/ 75.00 per inspection
Certificate of Compliance
Each elevator, dumbwaiter,
Moving walk, escalator, conveyor
or manlift
Repairs and reinspections 75.00 per inspection
Plan review fee:
Each elevator, conveyor,
dumbwaiter, moving walk,
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escalator or manlift for
buildings of four (4)
stories or less 175.00
Additional fee per floor for
every story above four (4)
stories 10.00
9. Fire Protection System Fees:
Automatic sprinkler system:
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $100.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Automatic sprinkler system (dry system):
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $125.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Automatic sprinkler system (pre action):
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $125.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Partial system on the
domestic water system 50.00
Standpipes:
Each standpipe system 30.00
Fire pumps:
Each pump, regardless of size 50.00
Fire alarm system:
Manual or automatic system 60.00
Hood suppression systems:
Each system regardless of size 30.00
Clean agent extinguishing systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
Alternate fire extinguishing systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
Means of egress access control systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
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Plan review fee for all systems: 50.00
10. Swimming Pool Fees:
Above - ground pools - Initial
installation, enlargement,
or alteration $35.00
In- ground pools shall comply
with building fee schedule.
The installation permit fee shall be in addition to any electrical or plumbing fees
that may be required.
11. Health Department Plan Review Fees:
Plan review fees for the Health Department shall be $35.00 or 25% of building
plan review fee -- whichever is greater.
12. Reinspection Fees:
The aforementioned permit fees include one (1) reinspection. Any inspection or
reinspection not covered by the fees designated in this section shall be charged at
$50.00 per inspection per hour or any part of an hour.
13. Work Prior to Permit:
Where work has been started prior to the issuance of a permit, the normal permit
fee shall be doubled with a minimum of $35.00 and a maximum of $1,000.00.
14. Certificate of Occupancy
The fee for Certificate of Occupancy, including Business License inspections,
shall be as follows:
Residential (per unit) $50.00
Non - Residential (per unit) 100.00
SECTION 2: Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
punished according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 General Penalty.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication. This Ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
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AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Johnson, Kahn, Trilling
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: August 30 , 2004
APPROVED: August. 30 , 2004
PUBLISHED: August 31 , 2004
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
Village President
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF COOK )
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet M. Sirabian, certify that I am the duly elected
and acting Village Clerk of the Village of Buffalo
Grove, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois.
I further certify that on August 30, 2004 the
Corporate Authorities of the Village passed and
approved Ordinance No. 2004 -84 entitled: AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PERMIT FEES provided by its terms that it should be
published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2004 -84,
including the Ordinance and a sheet thereof, was
prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted
in and at the Village Hall, commencing August 31,
2004, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter.
Copies of such Ordinance were also available for
public inspection upon request in the Office of
Village Clerk.
Dated at Buffalo Grove, Illinois, this 31st day of
August, 2004.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-84
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PERMIT FEES
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the
provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, permit fees have not been increased since 1997 and to offset the
costs, including but not limited to, plan reviews and field inspections, the Village has
determined an increase in permit fees is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT
AND BOARD OF TRUTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK
AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Subsection 112.3.1 of section 15.040.020 of the Village of Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.04
BUILDING CODES
15.04.020 AMENDMENTS
Section 112.3.1 Fee schedule. (Amend to read as follows) A fee for each plan
examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid prior to the issuance of
permit(s) in accordance with the following schedule:
1. A. Building Permit Fees: For construction valuation of $1,000 or less, the fee
will be $35.00.
For construction valuation over $1,000, the fee will be $35.00 for the first $1,000,
plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof through $20,000.
For construction valuation over $20,000, the fee will be $235.00 for the first
$20,000, plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.
Decks /Sheds /Gazebos - $50.00 base fee plus $.10 per sq. ft. (not including any
electrical fees).
Building volume (ft.3)
Plan Review Fee
Through 1,000
1,001 through 5,000
5,001 through 10,000
10,001 through 25,000
25,001 through 50,000
50,001 through 100,000
100,001 through 150,000
150,001 through 200,000
Over 200,000
$35.00
55.00
70.00
95.00
125.00
155.00
185.00
215.00
$215.00 plus $3.00 per 10,000 cubic feet in
excess of 200,000 cubic feet or any part
thereof
Alterations and remodeling where it is impractical to compute plan review fees on
a cubic foot basis, the fee shall be .25% (.0025) of the valuation of the work to be
performed.
The minimum plan review fee shall be $35.00.
2. Plumbing Bond — Required: Any person engaging in the business of plumbing
installations in the Village shall execute and file with the building official a surety
bond payable to the Village, in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). This
bond must remain in full force and effect while any plumbing work is being
performed in the Village.
Plumbing Contractor Requirements: Any person engaging in the business of
plumbing installations in the Village shall provide a copy of their current
plumbing license and a copy of their current State of Illinois Contractor
Registration.
Sewer Contractor Bond — Required: In cases where the sewer repair is not
being done by a plumbing contractor the contractor is required to provide a ten
thousand dollar ($10,000) surety bond made payable to the Village of Buffalo
Grove.
3. Plumbing Permit Fees:
Water Heater
Each sump pump pit
Each sewer service
Each water service
Each water meter
Each clean out
Each plumbing fixture or
opening not listed
In- ground swimming pool
$35.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
2
10.00
40.00
Lawn sprinkler system 3.00/head
55.00 minimum
Sewer repair 45.00
Minimum plumbing fee 35.00
Plan review fee $35.00 or 25% of
building plan review fee —
whichever is
greater
4. Electrical Contractor Registration — Required:
(a) Registered Electricians and /or Electrical Contractors: (Amend to read as
follows) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of electrical
contractor, without being registered as an electrician or an electrical contractor. If
such person is registered for the current year in another city or village within the
State of Illinois, in conformity with the state statutes, such electrician or electrical
contractor shall be required to show proof of such registration. The term
"registered electrician" as used in this section shall be understood to mean any
person installing or altering electrical equipment for the utilization of electricity
supplied for light, heat or power, not including radio apparatus or equipment for
wireless reception of sounds and signals, conductors and other equipment
installed under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, for use in
their operation as public utilities; but the term "registered electrician" does not
include employees of an electrical contractor who perform or supervise work. The
Corporate Authorities, by virtue of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, requires
candidates for electrical registration to successfully complete a written
examination administered by the Village Electrical Commission.
(b) Home Owners: The requirement for a registered electrician may be waived
with special permission from the Director of Building and Zoning or Electrical
Inspector.
(c) Where a registered electrician or electrical contractor is found doing electrical
work without a permit on two (2) separate occasions within any twelve (12)
month period, a hearing shall be held by the Electrical Commission, in the
presence of the Electrical Inspector, at which time the permit privileges of said
electrician or electrical contractor may be suspended for a period of time not to
exceed one (1) year.
(d) In cases of emergency, the Electrical Inspector has the authority to disconnect
current to any electrical equipment found to be unsafe.
5. Electrical Permit Fees:
(a) The fees for fifteen - ampere and twenty - ampere two -wire and three -wire
circuits, including fixtures, sockets or receptacles, are as follows:
Circuits 15 AMP 20 AMP
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r
1
$10.00
$15.00
2
15.00
20.00
3
20.00
30.00
4
30.00
40.00
5
35.00
45.00
6
40.00
55.00
7
45.00
60.00
8
50.00
70.00
9
55.00
75.00
10
60.00
85.00.
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65.00
90.00
12
70.00
95.00
13
75.00
105.00
14
80.00
110.00
15
85.00
115.00
16
90.00
125.00
17
95.00
130.00
18
100.00
135.00
19
105.00
145.00
20
110.00
150.00
21
115.00
155.00
22
120.00
160.00
23
125.00
165.00
24
130.00
170.00
25
135.00
175.00
Each
$4.00
$5.00
additional
additional
additional
circuit
over 25
over 25
circuits
circuits
(b) For thirty (30) amp circuit -
double the amount of 15 amp circuit
For forty (40) amp circuit -
double the amount of 20 amp circuit
For fifty (50) amp circuit -
triple the amount of 15 amp circuit
For sixty (60) amp circuit -
triple the amount of 20 amp circuit
(c) For services, including service revisions, the fee shall be:
100 amp $35.00
101 through 200 amp 45.00
201 through 400 amp 65.00
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401 through 800 amp 100.00
801 through 1199 amp 130.00
1200 through 4000 180.00
4001 through 800 amp 240.00
(d) For feeder circuits, the fees shall be:
60 through 100 amp
$20.00
101 through 200 amp
35.00
201 through 400 amp
50.00
401 through 600 amp
70.00
601 through 1000 amp
95.00
1001 through 2000 amp
115.00
(e) Motors: The fee for a motor 3/4 horsepower or over shall be $15.00 for the first and
$10.00 for each additional, plus the circuit fee. Except for residential units, the fee
for a motor less than 3/4 horsepower shall be $5.00 each, plus the circuit fee.
(f) Additional systems fees are as follows:
System Fee
Audio communications
Burglar alarm
Electronic computer /data
processing
Fire alarm system
Intercom &public address
system
Relocatable wired partitions
Temporary wiring
$35.00
35.00
35.00
60.00
35.00 per system
35.00
35.00
(g) In all installations, except signs, the minimum fee shall be $35.00.
(h) Electrical permit fees for sign installations shall be based on circuit count in
subsection (a) above.
(i) Minimum plan review fee shall be $35.00 or twenty -five percent (25 %) of the
building plan review fee - whichever is greater.
6. Mechanical Contractor License -- Required: Any person engaging in the
business of heating, air conditioning or refrigeration contracting shall be licensed
by the Village. Upon the filing of such application for license with the building
official and the receipt of a surety bond payable to the Village in the sum of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), which must remain in full force and effect while any
heating, air conditioning and refrigeration work is being performed, and the
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payment of the license fee of fifty dollars ($50), the building official shall issue a
license for the calendar year in which it is issued.
7. Mechanical Permit Fees:
Heating:
Residential - New or
replacement unit $40.00
All other uses
(new installations)
per 2,000 sq. ft.
or fraction thereof 40.00
Air Conditioning: (Window units not included)
Residential - New or
replacement unit $35.00
All other uses (new
installations) per
2,000 sq. ft. or
fraction thereof 35.00
Minimum mechanical fee 35.00
Plan review fee $35.00 or 25%
of building
plan review
fee - whichever
is greater
8. Elevator Permit Fees:
New installation: $125.00
Each elevator, dumbwaiter,
Moving walk, escalator, conveyor
or manlift (includes initial inspection)
Semi - Annual Inspections/ 75.00 per inspection
Certificate of Compliance
Each elevator, dumbwaiter,
Moving walk, escalator, conveyor
or manlift
Repairs and reinspections 75.00 per inspection
Plan review fee:
Each elevator, conveyor,
dumbwaiter, moving walk,
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escalator or manlift for
buildings of four (4)
stories or less 175.00
Additional fee per floor for
every story above four (4)
stories 10.00
9. Fire Protection System Fees:
Automatic sprinkler system:
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $100.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Automatic sprinkler system (dry system):
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $125.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Automatic sprinkler system (pre action):
Each system, 1 -- 100 sprinklers $125.00
Every 100 additional heads
or fraction thereof 25.00
Partial system on the
domestic water system 50.00
Standpipes:
Each standpipe system 30.00
Fire pumps:
Each pump, regardless of size 50.00
Fire alarm system:
Manual or automatic system 60.00
Hood suppression systems:
Each system regardless of size 30.00
Clean agent extinguishing systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
Alternate fire extinguishing systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
Means of egress access control systems:
Each system regardless of size 50.00
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Plan review fee for all systems: 50.00
10. Swimming Pool Fees:
Above - ground pools - Initial
installation, enlargement,
or alteration $35.00
In- ground pools shall comply
with building fee schedule.
The installation permit fee shall be in addition to any electrical or plumbing fees
that may be required.
11. Health Department Plan Review Fees:
Plan review fees for the Health Department shall be $35.00 or 25% of building
plan review fee -- whichever is greater.
12. Reinspection Fees:
The aforementioned permit fees include one (1) reinspection. Any inspection or
reinspection not covered by the fees designated in this section shall be charged at
$50.00 per inspection per hour or any part of an hour.
13. Work Prior to Permit:
Where work has been started prior to the issuance of a permit, the normal permit
fee shall be doubled with a minimum of $35.00 and a maximum of $1,000.00.
14. Certificate of Occupancy
The fee for Certificate of Occupancy, including Business License inspections,
shall be as follows:
Residential (per unit) $50.00
Non - Residential (per unit) 100.00
SECTION 2: Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
punished according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 General Penalty.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication. This Ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
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AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Johnson, Kahn, Trilling
NAYES: 0 — None
ABSENT: 0 — None
PASSED: August 30 , 2004
APPROVED: August 30 , 2004
PUBLISHED: August 31 , 2004
APPROVED:
Village President
ATTEST: d a
Village Clerk
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