Skokie, IL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Skokie amends Section 111 of the 2021 International Building Code, adopted at Section 22-31, to control how a project closes out. 2, the Village Manager or designee cannot issue a certificate of compliance unless the building or structure has been completed strictly in accordance with the building permit and every applicable code, ordinance and rule of the Village. 3 makes that certificate conditional on the owner, permit holder or their designated agent filing a written application and paying the inspection fees set under Chapter 46, Article IV of the Village Code; the Village will not sign off until the Building, Fire, Engineering, Plumbing, Electrical and Health Inspectors have each separately inspected the work.

4 allows a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for a finished unit, section, floor or building even before the whole project is done, so long as the common areaways and facilities serving that portion are complete; a temporary certificate is valid for 30 days and can be renewed monthly at the Village Manager's discretion until the final certificate issues. 5 lets the Village issue a temporary certificate before exterior parking, sidewalks, driveways and landscaping are finished when seasonal weather or other non-life-safety factors delay that work, provided the owner agrees in writing to finish it.

Skokie also deleted Section 113, Means of Appeals, from the adopted IBC entirely, so disputes over an inspection decision run through the Village's own administrative process rather than a separate appeals board.