O-572-87 11/23/87ORDINANCE NO. 5/
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT BUILDING CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, County of Cook, that the BOCA National Building Code as previously
adopted is thereby amended to include the following:
Section 1. GRADING PLAN
With application for a building permit to construct or relocate a principal
building or an accessory building greater than 576 sq. ft. on a lot, a certified
grading plan must be submitted to the Community Development Department for
review. The grading plan must have the stamp and signature of a registered
professional engineer.
The plan must be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey
and show to scale the size and location of all the new construciton and all
existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, established street
grades, proposed elevations for top of foundation and grade, elevation of adjacent
lots and tops of existing foundations, drainage swales and drainage break points,
and location and elevation of utility structures.
In an already approved engineered subdivision, an individual lot grading
plan would not be required to be submitted with a building permit application
for a principal building, provided that the proposed principal building will
be constructed in accordance with the engineered subdivisions plans.
Section2. FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION
After the foundation has been installed and prior to construction of
flooring or walls, a Building Spot Survey shall be performed. The Building
Spot Survey shall certify that the foundation walls have been installed in
accordance with the grading plans and Village Building Setback requirements.
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The Building Spot Survey shall be certified by a registered land surveyor
or registered professional engineer, and submitted to Lemont's Department
of Community Development for approval to continue construction.
Section 3. FINAL SURVEY
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the builder /owner
shall be required to submit two (2) copies of an accurate boundary line survey
for the lot, indicating the following.
A. Existing top of foundation grade.
B. Existing lot corner elevations.
C. Existing finished grade elevation at the four (4) corners of the
home.
D. Existing elevation of all drainage break points and drainage arrows
within the lot.
E. Existing location and elevation of all utility structures on the lot.
F. Stamp and signature of a registered land surveyor or a registered
professional engineer, indicating the following statement: "The
final grading of the lot has been completed and fully complies with
the engineering plans submitted for the lot."
Section 4. LANDSCAPING
All lot areas including parkway area on Village right -of -way not improved
with driveway or building structures shall be seeded, sodded, or landscaped
prior to a final occupancy permit being issued. A landscape permit must
be obtained by the landscaping contractor or owner prior to final grading
and the installation of sod or seed on a lot. If seeding or sodding is not
completed at occupancy, the contractor or owner may apply for a temporary
occupancy permit.
Section 5. TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY PERMIT
A temporary occupancy permit may be issued without the filing of the
final survey or landscaping as provided in Section 2 and 3 of this Ordinance
upon the filing of the following:
A. A written statement of the incompleted work necessary to bring the
construction site into full compliance with the final engineering
plans, the date the structure is to be occupied and the name, address,
and telephone number of the prospective occupant, said statement
to be signed by both the contractor and the property owner and /or
contract purchaser and duly acknowledge and attested by a notary
public.
B. Two (2) copies of a spot survey shall be submitted by the builder
indicating the following:
1. Existing top of foundation grade.
2. Existing and proposed lot corner elevations.
3. Existing and proposed finished grade elevations at the four
(4) corners of the home.
4. Existing and proposed elevations of all drainage break points
and drainage arrows within the lot.
5. Existing location and elevation of all utility structures on
the lot.
6. Stamp and signature of a registered land surveyor or a registered
professional engineer.
C. A written statement signed by both the contractor and the property
owner and /or contract purchaser that it would create a hardship
to require the filing of the required survey or statement prior
to issuance of an occupancy permit because inclement weather has
prevented the necessary grading, or the contractor has been unable
to obtain an Illinois registered land surveyor or registered professional
engineer to prepare the required survey or statement.
D. Except as otherwise provided herein, a temporary occupancy permit
shall be effective for a period of sixty(60)days. A temporary
occupancy permit issued between November 15 and April 15 shall be
effective until the next following fifteenth day of June if the
applicant includes a statement in his application that the necessary
work cannot be completed within sixty(60)days due to adverse weather
conditions.
E. A temporary occupancy permit shall not be renewed or reissued except
by a motion and approval of the Village Board upon a showing of
reasonable excuse for the applicant's failure to complete the nec-
essary work within the effective period of the permit.
F. Occupancy of any new or relocated building without an occupancy
permit is a violation.
Section 6. FEES
Landscaping permit fees shall be $15.00. Landscaping contractors
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shall be licensed with the Village of Lemont as subcontractors.
Village Engineer fees shall be paid by the contractor or owners for
any necessary review of plans or site inspections.
Section 7. VIOLATION PENALTIES
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects
or refuses to comply with, or who resists enforcement of any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined not less that $25.00 and
no more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE
OF LEMONT, COUNTY OF COOK, ILLINOIS, on this C93 day of i��f; r-/e—J,
1987.
AYES
NAYS PASSED
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, VILLAGE CLERK
Approved by me thisc= —3 day of
AgAll 1987. FIP
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lir•H7.• N'LSON, VILLA PRESIDENT
1eie M. Smollen, Clerk