Tinley Park, IL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- excavation, construction, additions, demolition
- Residential permit life
- 180 days from issue date
- Other permit life
- 1 year, two 3-month extensions
- Renewal fee
- first free, second 50% of original fee
- Survey required
- sealed Plat of Survey with application
- Violation penalty
- up to $750 per day
Summary
Tinley Park requires a building permit before any excavation, grading, construction, addition, remodeling, alteration, repair or demolition begins. Applications go through the Building Official using village forms, and permit fees follow the fee schedule in Chapter XIII of the Building Code. Residential permits for one- and two-family homes, decks, sheds and garages expire in 180 days; all other permits run one year.
SECTION 101 - PERMITS A. A permit shall be obtained before beginning excavation, grading, construction, additions, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or repair, and/or demolition using application forms provided by the Building Official. Permit fees shall be as established herein. ... The actual life of a permit for other than one and two-family dwellings, decks, sheds, garages and other accessory structures is one (1) year from the date of issue, which includes a maximum of two 3-month extensions. The actual life of a permit for one and two-family dwellings, decks, sheds, garages and other accessory structures is 180 days from the date of issue.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
07(A)(2) spells out when a permit is required: before excavation, grading, construction, additions, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration or repair, or demolition of any kind. Applications go on forms supplied by the Building Official and must be filed by the owner, lessee or their licensed engineer or architect, describing the work, the property, the intended use, and the estimated valuation, and must be accompanied by a sealed Plat of Survey from an Illinois-registered land surveyor. Fees are charged per the schedule in Chapter XIII of the Building Code, and incomplete or excessively corrected plans draw double the plan-check fee.
No permit issues to anyone who owes the village fees or fines more than 30 days past billing. Once granted, a permit for a one- or two-family dwelling, deck, shed, garage or other accessory structure is valid for 180 days; permits for other buildings run one year and may carry two three-month extensions. A permit can be renewed twice, for three months each time, if the owner applies within 10 days of expiration; the first renewal is free and the second costs half the original permit fee.
The Building Official may revoke a permit for a false statement or misrepresentation in the application, and work must match the approved plans exactly, since a permit is only a license to proceed. A true copy of the permit must stay posted at the job site for village inspectors throughout construction.
Violations & Fines
Building without the required permit, or varying from the approved plans without written Building Official approval, is unlawful under § 155.07(A)(1)J and K. Violators face a misdemeanor charge with a fine up to $750 per offense, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense. The village may also sue in civil court to enjoin continued unpermitted work, and unpaid permit-related fees bar the owner from obtaining any future permit for 30 days.
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