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Building Department The Building Department's mission is to ensure all residence homes are built and or remodeled according to the minimum safety standards set by the National Building Code Organizations. We review permit applications and issue permits for new homes, remodeling, additions, sheds, fences, decks, patios, sunrooms, roofing, siding, new windows, driveways, sidewalks, sewer and water (new or repairs) just to name a few of the areas we monitor for the health and safety of the village residents. If you are in doubt regarding the need for a permit, please call and ask, we'll be more than glad to help. You will also need a permit to remove any trees from your property, as well as grading or filling-in of your property. We also use Lake County Building Department to monitor and do inspections on most of our Commercial Development. Our Department has numerous people to help you with your application process, set-up inspections, and answer your questions. Our job is to help you build a safe home for your families, and protect you and your neighbors' property values by making sure everyone in the village adheres to the Building Codes and Zoning Ordinances. Potpourri from the Building Department Summer arrived, somewhere between the rain drops and mosquitoes. The rain, along with the high winds, has some potential dangerous situations for our trees. The ground is very saturated at this point, and any high winds can blow over a tree no matter how big or old it may be. Keep an eye on them, especially the ones close to your house, and contact us so we can get the forester to assess the problem and suggest a solution. The other thing I noticed while driving around is water is everywhere! The wells are being re-charged and no one needs to tax them by watering their property. Some residents are calling to say that they have water where they never had water before. After some investigation, we have found numerous culverts that are blocked for one reason or another. I have written in the past that cleaning and maintaining of ditch lines and culverts are the homeowners' responsibility. Some areas do have a homeowners association that maintains roads and ditch lines; most do not. I suggest to all homeowners or road associations, or just a group of neighbors, that you hire someone with a jet-rodder and go around and clean-out all the culverts in your area. If you do this on a regular basis, maybe every-other year, the storm water will be able to keep moving and not flood you or your neighbors' yards. During a storm, you will notice that the ditch lines fill-up pretty quickly, as they are designed to do, but within twenty-four to forty-eight hours after the rain stops we are pretty much back to normal; that's if the water can move along the system without any blockages! Try to keep the leaves, branches and debris out of the ditch lines; this is what blocks ninety-five percent of the culverts. Summer is here, projects are being planned; if you're not sure you need a permit, please call the building department and ask. New roofs, decks, patios, fences, driveways, sheds, sidewalks, removing dead trees, all need permits. The Shell project at the corner of Deerfield and Milwaukee should be starting soon. The grading permits were picked up last week so beware of the construction activity that will be going on at that corner for the next couple of months. Have an enjoyable, safe summer!
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Information
Download Forms Building Department Contacts Russell Kraly Kim Solomon Helene Brodsky
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