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Garage Requirements

If you are replacing an existing garage a Demo Permit issued by the Cook County Department of Environmental Control (see attached packet of information) must be submitted along with the following information:

1. A completed building permit application along with a copy of your plat of survey showing the exact location and size drawn to scale of the proposed garage, along with the exact length of the proposed driveway must be submitted for review.

2. A completed Detached Garage Specification Form (see attached) along with four (4) sets of drawings of the proposed garage including sizes and quantity of materials being used.

3. An Electrical Contractor (with a current license and bond on file in our office) will be required at the time of submittal.

4. A completed Consumer Rights Form, Permit Acceptance Agreement Form and the Affidavit for Building Permit Form must also be completed when the project is submitted for review.

5. It may be necessary to receive approval from our Engineering Department if the garage is located within a floodplain.

6. When the permit is approved (2) separate checks will be required:

     A check for the permit fees.

     A check for a Parkway Restoration Bond in the amount of
     $1,000.00 from the Contractor (not the homeowner) which
     is held by the Building Department, will be returned after the
     parkway restoration and all final inspections have been
     successfully completed.

REQUIRED GARAGE/DRIVEWAY INSPECTIONS

1. Grades must be set before the forms are placed. Contact the Engineering Department at (847) 459-2985 to schedule this inspection.

2. A pre pour inspection is necessary, contact the Building Department at (847) 459-2620.

3. All required driveway inspections must be completed (see attached sheets).

4. A final inspection is required with our Building, Electrical and Engineering Inspectors upon completion of the project.

Call twenty-four (24) hours in advance to schedule all inspections.

LOCATION ON THE LOT -- No garage shall be located within:

     The required front yard for all districts.

     10 feet away from the house.

      Six feet of an interior side lot line and six feet on a rear lot
      line in all residential districts.

      Twenty-five feet of a street right-of-way.

HEIGHT OF GARAGE BUILDING-A garage shall not exceed:

The height of the principal structure or sixteen feet measured
from grade at the garage building, whichever is less.

Revised 1/1/06

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