O-660-90 04/23/90ORDINANCE NO. C4o
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 adopted is thereby amended to include the following:-
Section 1. GRADING PLAN
With all applications 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
construction 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.
Section 2. FINAL SURVEY
Prior to landscaping, the contractor shall be required to
submit two (2) copies of an accurate boundary line and topographic
survey for the lot, indicating the following:
A. Existing and proposed top of foundation grade.
B. Existing and proposed lot corner elevations.
C. Existing and proposed finished grade elevation at the
four (4) corners of the home.
D. Existing and proposed elevation of all drainage break
points and drainage arrows within the lot.
E. Existing and proposed location and elevation of all
utility structures on the lot.
F. Stamp and signature of a registered land surveyor or
a registered professional engineer.
Upon submittal of the Final Survey to the Community Development
Department for review, the contractor will be notified within three
(3) working days by the Village Engineer if the grading of the property
is approved for landscaping.
Section 3. LANDSCAPING
All lot areas including parkway area on Village right -of -way
not improved with driveway or building structures shall be seeded
or sodded by the contractor prior to an Occupancy Permit being issued.
Prior to an Occupancy Permit being issued, the contractor
shall also plant not less than two (2) trees per lot within the
parkway or front yard area. Trees shall have a trunk diameter of
not less than two and one -half inches, measured 12 (twelve) inches
above the ground. The spacing between two trees, measured along
the right -of -way, shall not be in excess of fifty (50) feet.
The planting of the following varieties of trees within a
parkway area shall be prohibited:
PROHIBITED PLANT SPECIES
Botanic Name
Acer Negundo
Acer Saccharinum
Ailanthus Altissima
Betual Spp.
Juglans Nigra and Hindsii
Catalpa Speciosa
Elaeagnus Spp.
Common Name
Box Elder
Silver Maple
Tree of Heaven
Birch
Black Walnut
Catalpa
Russian Olive
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Ginko Bilaba (female)
Macluna Pomifera
Malus Spp.
Morus Spp.
Populus Spp.
Prunus Spp.
Salix Spp.
Sorbus Spp.
Ulums Spp.
Conifer:
Female Ginko
Osage Orange
Apple
Mulberry
Cottonwood, Poplar, Aspen
Cherry, Plum
Willow
Mountain Ash
Elm
Pine, Spruce, Fir, Hemlock
Section 4. TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY PERMIT
A Temporary Occupancy Permit may be requested between November 1
and April 15 if the necessary landscaping cannot be completed due to
adverse weather conditions.
The Temporary Occupancy Permit may be issued upon receipt
of a performance bond, letter of credit, or cash bond from the con-
tractor to the Village of Lemont.
The above security shall be in the amount of $5,000 for all
lots with less than 15,000 sq. ft. and $10,000 for all lots with
more than $15,000 sq. ft.
Said security will be held by the Village until all improve-
ments are completed in accordance with the Ordinance.
A Temporary Occupancy Permit shall be effective until the
1st day of June.
Section 5. FEE
An engineering review fee of $300 shall be paid to the Village
of Lemont at the time the building permit is issued.
Section 6. VIOLATION PENALTIES
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys,
410 omits, neglects or refuses to comply with, or who resists enforce-
ment of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction
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be fined not less than $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.
Section 7.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided
by law.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont shall certify to
the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published
in pamphlet form.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES (%
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OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTY OF COOK, ILLINOIS, on this p�C
day of
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, 1990.
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PASSED
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, VILLAGE CLERK
day of
, 1990.
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, VILLAGE CLERK
. FORZLEY, VI AG[' PRESIDENT