Boomgaarden Architects

5 months ago

Wilmette Construction & Inspection Update:

***Permits & Construction***

While the Community Development and Engineering Department offices are closed to the public, staff will continue to be working and to be available by telephone and email during regular business hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Building Inspections

Please call the Community Development Department at (847) 853-7550. If your call is not answered, please leave a voicemail message; a permit clerk will return your call as soon as possible. Requests for inspection must be confirmed over the phone; please do not assume that an inspection has been scheduled just by leaving a voicemail message. Inspections will be scheduled Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Exterior inspections will continue to be scheduled.

Interior inspections will only be scheduled and conducted for new construction projects (where the structure is not currently and has not been occupied):
* Only one contractor may be present during an inspection. The inspector will interact with the contractor outside and enter the structure unaccompanied.
* The inspector will ask and the inspection will not be conducted if the response to any of these questions is affirmative:
1. Has anyone in your household been sick within the last 14 days?
2. Is there anyone you have been around/cared for that was recently sick?
3. Do you have a fever?
4. Are you experiencing a cough?
5. Are you experiencing shortness of breath?
6. Do you currently feel sick?
7. Have you traveled to any locations that are currently restricted by the US government such as Italy, Iran, South Korea, or China?

Interior inspections of occupied homes will not be done by the building inspectors. Instead, owners and contractors are asked to document work with photos and videos and/or self-certification. If you have questions about the acceptable documentation of such work, please contact the plan reviewer Scott Berg at bergs@wilmette.com<mailto:bergs@wilmette.com> or (847) 853-7526.

Permit Applications

If you wish to apply for a permit, you may use the permit pages below and email your application and submittals to comdev@wilmette.com
Electronic submittals are being taken at this time. Paper submittals can be dropped off in a bin in the vestibule of Village Hall on the east (fountain) side of the building, which will be open limited hours during the day, however since staff will not be on the premises, these submittals will not be processed as quickly as electronic submittals.
Please see the attached checklist for a description of what types of submittals are required for your project. …