2020-03 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 68 - Mechanical Code

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If an inspection can be made,but 3 or fewer items are found which need correction to fully comply with the Mechanical Code,the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor shall be notified in writing by the Inspection Division of the corrections required, and a re-inspection fee of$30.00 shall be assessed against the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor only when any subsequently requested inspection reveals that any of the previously noted code violations have not been corrected. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2000-26, April 17, 2000) Fees assessed as herein provided may be appealed to the Construction and Housing Board of Appeals by filing a notice of such appeal with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days of the mailing of notice of such assessment. An appeal shall stay the due date for payment until the date of the final order of the Board. Such fees shall be assessed by mailing notice of same to the owner or other person by certified mail, return receipt requested. Payment thereof shall be due fourteen (14) days after mailing of such notice, which notice must contain a statement of the right of the owner or other person to appeal the same to the Board and the time limitation thereon. In any judicial proceeding brought by the City to collect fees which have not been paid as required by the provisions hereof, failure to receive notice of the assessment of such fee may be a defense thereto, but only if such notice was not sent to the proper mailing address of the defendant or was received thereat by someone other than a person upon whom substituted service may be made pursuant to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure. Any fee or fees assessed as herein provided, and any judgment entered for same, shall be in addition to any fine imposed by the Circuit Court under Section 11 of this Chapter. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any building for which re-inspection fees are unpaid. 14. WITHHOLDING OF PERMITS. Building permits may be withheld from a permit applicant, or in the case of combined permits from the licensed subcontractor, who is in violation of Chapters 67, 67.2, 68, 69, or 70.1 of the City Code at a location other than that for which a permit is being sought. Such violation may include, but shall not be limited to the following: a. Failure to arrange for inspections required under Chapters 67, 67.2, 68, 69, and/or 70.1 of the City Code within a reasonable time frame. b. Failure to take reasonable requested action to uncover work which requires inspection but has been hidden from view of the inspector. c. Failure to pay required permit or re-inspection fees. d. Failure to obtain a building permit for work which required a building permit. e. Failure to take reasonable action to notify and obtain approval from the Inspections Division of changes made to approved building permits. f. Falsifying information on building permit applications. g. Performance of building permit work under an invalid or voided building permit. h. Failure to obtain a required Certificate of Occupancy before occupying or allowing occupancy of new construction or change in use. Permit applicants from which permits are to be withheld must be notified by mailing notice of same to the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor by certified mail, return receipt requested. Said notice shall inform the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor of the violations, which if corrected, will allow the City to issue to the permit applicant or licensed subcontractor additional permits. Corrections shall be made within fourteen (14) days after mailing of such notice, which notice must contain a statement of the right of the permit applicant or licensed