Bolingbrook, IL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- Illinois state plumbing code
- Enforcer
- Village plumbing inspector
- Violation fine
- $50 to $1,000
- Stop-work fine
- $100 to $1,000 per day
- Min. water service
- 1 in. residential
- Fixtures
- Must carry WaterSense label
Summary
Bolingbrook has adopted the Illinois state plumbing code as its own plumbing regulations under Code § 10-87, enforced by the village plumbing inspector. A permit is required for installation or repair of plumbing, applicants must show a valid plumber's license, and violations carry fines of $50 to $1,000 under Code § 10-88(2).
The village has adopted the state plumbing code, which code shall be the plumbing regulations of the village. One copy of the state plumbing code is on file in the office of the village clerk. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the state plumbing code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes prescribed in section 10-88. ... Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall install plumbing work in violation of an approved plan or directive of the village plumbing inspector, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of a code violation punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $1,000.00, in addition to the permit fees in section P-106.5.2 of this code.
Full Breakdown
The village plumbing inspector administers the adopted state plumbing code, kept on file with the village clerk, with additions and changes prescribed in Sec. 10-88 (Sec. 10-87). Sec. 10-88(4)(a) states the village requires a permit for installation and repair of plumbing and may not issue one without verification that the applicant has a valid plumbing license or is the owner/occupant of the single-family residence involved. A notarized letter of intent from the licensed plumber of record, on business letterhead, must accompany every application (Sec. 10-88(4)(b)).
Pursuant to 17 Ill. Admin. 307(c)(4) and the state plumbing code at 77 Ill. Admin. Code 892, new fixtures and irrigation controllers must carry the EPA WaterSense label when available (Sec. 10-88(5)). Local additions at Sec. 10-88(6) require every attached single-family building, townhome or multiplex unit to run an independent six-inch sewer connection to the main, set new sewer and water stubs at the center of the lot in future subdivisions, and size single-family water service pipe at a minimum one-inch diameter, rising to two inches in commercial and industrial buildings.
Multifamily buildings under three stories must meter every unit separately, plus a separate meter for fire protection or irrigation if required, housed in a room with an outside door and key available to the utility.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of the plumbing article, or installing work against an approved plan, directive, permit or certificate, is a code violation punishable by a fine of $50 to $1,000 (Sec. 10-88(2)). Continuing work after a stop-work order draws a steeper fine of $100 to $1,000, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense (Sec. 10-88(3)).
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