Oak Lawn, IL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Director, Office of Quality Control
- Adopted code
- Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Admin. Code 890
- Single-family minimum fee
- $50 minimum, $100 new bathroom
- Multi-family/commercial minimum fee
- $200 minimum
- Reinspection fee
- $15 if inspection fails
Summary
Oak Lawn adopts the Illinois Plumbing Code as its own Plumbing Code and requires a Village permit, issued by the Office of Quality Control, before any new plumbing installation, addition, or alteration begins.
being marked and designated as the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 890), as promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health, and any subsequent amendments adopted by the department thereto, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Village of Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of, as if fully set out in this section. (Ord. 17-11-27) 6-3-3: PERMIT REQUIRED, ISSUANCE 1 : The Director of the Office of Quality Control shall issue permits, which are required in all cases for all new installations, additions and/or alterations to existing plumbing installations, upon application, where the proposed installation, addition or alteration as described in such application is shown to be in conformity with this Code. (Ord. 96-9-43)
Notes 1 1. See section 6-1A-2 of this title.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code § 6-3-2 adopts the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 890), as promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health, as the Plumbing Code of the Village of Oak Lawn, incorporating all of that code's regulations, provisions and penalties by reference. Under § 6-3-3, the Director of the Office of Quality Control must issue a permit before any new plumbing installation, addition or alteration to existing plumbing proceeds, once the application is shown to conform to the Code. Section 6-3-4 sets the fee schedule: a $50 minimum for a single-family bathroom (rising to $100 for a full new-building fixture count), a $200 minimum for multi-family and commercial buildings, $15 for each additional fixture, and a $15 reinspection fee if a job fails inspection.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work performed without a Village permit, or that does not conform to the adopted Illinois Plumbing Code, will not pass inspection; a failed inspection triggers a mandatory $15 reinspection fee before the job can proceed.
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