Tinley Park, IL Building Safety: Scaffold & Sidewalk Shed (2026)

012 requires a permit from the Director of Public Works before any scaffold or ladder is erected or placed in a position where it overhangs, or could fall onto, a public street, alley, or other public place in the village. Once erected, that scaffold or ladder must be firmly and properly constructed and safeguarded, a standard Public Works checks when it reviews the permit application and again if a complaint or inspection turns up a hazard. The same section separately makes it unlawful to place or leave any tools or articles anywhere in a manner that lets them fall into a street, sidewalk, alley, or other public way, covering loose job-site materials even when no scaffold is involved.

007 and Ordinance 62-0-004, passed February 9, 1962, and sits in the Streets and Sidewalks title rather than the building code, reflecting its focus on protecting the public right-of-way from falling equipment rather than regulating scaffold construction standards generally. A contractor working on a building facade, sign, or roof adjacent to a sidewalk or alley in downtown Tinley Park needs the Public Works permit in hand before the scaffold goes up, separate from any building permit issued for the underlying construction work. Failure to obtain the permit or to keep the scaffold and any tools secured exposes the responsible party to the Village's general penalty.