Please make a
note of our direct lines.
phone:708/345-0199
fax: 708/ 345-0884
The Building
Department handles all questions regarding
residential buildings within the town.
Please call the Building Department for more
information on the following items:
General Application
for Public Hearings and other Requests
Please Note - All Notices of Forclosure and Confirmation Orders should be sent directly to the following address per state statute:
Attn: Dennis DiPasquale
10300 Roosevelt Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Certificate of
Compliance Program
The Village of Westchester has prepared a
packet for the
Certificate of Compliance Program.
You may
download the packet which includes:
-
Program
information
-
Application
for Certificate of Compliance Inspection
-
Compliance
Inspection Checklist
-
Affidavit
for Temporary Certificate of Compliance
Please note
that prior to construction of any kind, you
must secure a building permit from this
Department.
Listed below
are various permit applications and forms.
If you would like any of the forms listed
below faxed or emailed to you, please email
your request to:
building@westchester-il.org
For Residential Permits click on links below
Commercial Property Inspections
were previously handled by the Westchester
Fire Department. Now this is being handled by Building Department.
For Commercial Permits click on links below
If you have questions, please contact the
Building Department, 708/345-0199, to obtain
the correct forms.
Zoning Department
Click here for
a copy of the Village Zoning map:
ZONING MAP
Code
Enforcement Department
Code Enforcement Officer: George Velasco
The Code
Enforcement Department is concerned with
property maintenance issues as outlined in
the Village Municipal Code book.
The Village requires a permit for all garage/ house/ yard/ rummage/ and estate sales.
Click here for garage sale permit applications....
- The permit applicant must acknowledge and comply with all municipal ordinances, and sign application to this effect.
- The Village issued permit must be posted in visible location at the stated sale.
- The permit grants the Village the right of entry for inspection, if deemed necessary.
- The permit number must be displayed, on any signs advertising the sale, in a conspicuous place to be viewable by anyone upon a public street or sidewalk adjacent to the premises.
Residents are allowed to have two garage sales per calendar year.
- A garage sale is limited to three consecutive days.
- The sale hours shall be no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and no later than 4:00 p.m.
Only one sign is allowed on the lot owned/leased by an individual wishing to hold a sale.
- Two off-site signs, per garage sale, shall be allowed on private property with written permission of the property owner, with a maximum of three publicly displayed signs per event.
- Signs may be posted only on the day(s) of the actual sale, 2 hours before until 2 hours after the sale. Posted signs must be removed immediately afterwards.
- Signs may not exceed six square feet, or shall not be illuminated or have any attention-getting devices attached to them.
- Signs may not be placed in public right-of-way or on trees, utility poles or fences.
- The placement of the signs must not interfere with traffic or pedestrian safety or infringe on the property rights of any third party
Signs that are in violation of Village ordinance or code may be removed by the Village’s code enforcement staff.
Certain
Municipal Code violations are
administratively adjudicated by use of
Village personnel and facilities.
View the
online Municipal Code book |
