Bolingbrook, IL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2018 International Building Code
- Code official
- Building commissioner
- No-permit fine
- $75 to $1,000
- Plan size cap
- 30 in. by 42 in.
- Refund window
- 60 days, 50% max
- Stop-work fine
- $250 to $1,000 per day
Summary
Bolingbrook requires a building permit under its adopted 2018 International Building Code for construction, alteration, demolition and repair of buildings, enforced through the village building commissioner. Building without a permit draws a fine of $75 to $1,000 under Code § 10-40(11), and applicants must clear plan review and site approvals before framing or occupancy.
There is adopted, for the above-mentioned purpose, the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., which code shall be the building code of the village. One copy of the International Building Code is on file in the office of the village clerk. ... Section 114.4. Violation penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $75.00 nor more than $1,000.00. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense. The commencement of building without a permit shall be subject to a fine of not less than $75.00 nor more than $1,000.00, in addition to the permit fees in section 109.2 of this code.
Full Breakdown
Bolingbrook adopted the International Building Code, 2018 Edition, as its building code under Ordinance No. 20-010 (Sec. 10-39), with the building commissioner named as code official (Sec. 10-40(2)). The village then wrote dozens of local amendments into Sec. 10-40. Anyone rehabilitating a building damaged by fire, water, flooding or severe weather must undergo a consultation inspection by structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspectors before work begins, and a building permit is required for all demo work tied to that damage (Sec. 10-40(3)). Plans submitted for review cannot exceed 30 inches by 42 inches (Sec.
10-40(5)), and before any permit issues the applicant must have a proposed site plan approved by the village engineer and the planning and zoning administrator; a foundation survey must be approved before framing starts, and an as-built grading plan approved before an occupancy permit is issued (Sec. 10-40(6)). Inspection and plan-exam fees follow the village fee schedule, and a withdrawn application can recover only 50 percent of fees paid, and only if the refund request is filed within 60 days (Sec. 10-40(7)). Third-party inspections are mandatory for EIFS, structural steel connections and sprayed fire-resistive material before occupancy (Sec.
10-40(8)). Temporary occupancy before exterior work is finished can be authorized in winter conditions if the permit holder posts a bond or letter of credit guaranteeing completion (Sec. 10-40(9)).
Violations & Fines
Building without a first-obtained permit is punishable by a fine of not less than $75.00 nor more than $1,000.00, in addition to the permit fees owed under Section 109.2, and each day a violation continues after notice is a separate offense (Sec. 10-40(11)). Continuing work after a stop-work order carries a steeper fine of $250 to $1,000 per day (Sec. 10-40(12)).
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