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Lee County building official outlines code adoption, inspection and contractor-registration plans
Summary
At a Facilities and Maintenance Committee meeting, Building Official Joe reported permit activity and described work to draft local building-code updates, implement permit/inspections software, and create a county contractor registry tied to insurance and inspections.
At a Facilities and Maintenance Committee meeting of Lee County, Building Official Joe said the county has seen recent construction activity and is preparing local building-code amendments, a permit-tracking software rollout and a contractor registration program to improve inspections and compliance.
Joe reported that the office recorded "$3,298,388.60 in total valuation permits with permit fees at $5,217.60," and said staff are preparing a draft of code amendments for committee review. He said the county has been evaluating building- and zoning-management software and has narrowed it to a single vendor pending price negotiation, adding that the system would store permit, complaint and special-use history by address.
The change would include adopting the Illinois Energy Code, which Joe described as a state-mandated…
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