2022-26 Ordinance Amending City Code, Chapter 67, Building Code

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the applicant for a construction permit, or in the case of a combined permit, against the licensed subcontractor, who has requested an inspection which cannot be completed and/or approved by the Inspection Division for any of the following reasons: 1) the work for which the inspection has been requested is not installed or completed tothe extent that an inspection can be made; 2) the inspection reveals that there are violations which should have been found andcorrected by workers while simply checking their work before calling for an inspection; 3) the work for which the inspection has been requested has been covered up or hiddenfrom view so that an inspection cannot be made; 4) the Inspector is unable to gain entry at the time requested by the contractor; or 5) when previously noted violations have not been corrected. 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 adefense 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 of this Chapter. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building for which permit, or re- inspection fees are unpaid. 19. WITHHOLDING OF PERMITS. Building permits may be withheld from permit applicants,or in the case of combined permits from the licensed subcontractor,who is inviolation 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 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.