DuPage County building and zoning department outlines 2026 budget proposal, cites staffing and collections plan

The DuPage County Development Committee on July 1 received a presentation on the Building and Zoning Department's proposed 2026 budget, which department staff said is funded as an enterprise fund and supported primarily by permit fees, fines and related revenues.

Jim (department presenter) told the committee the office is funded through permitting, zoning, planning, adjudication, clean-and-lien fees and fines. "We are an enterprise fund. We are not part of the general fund," Jim said, and he walked members through recent operating metrics and the department's revenue and expenditure outlook.

Staff reported operating figures through May and near-term projections. Through May the department had issued about 1,546 permits; staff said single-family home permits numbered 35 so far in the year compared with 42 for the prior full year. Based on monthly averages and seasonal trends, staff said they project…