Please submit the following minimum documentation to the Village of Wadsworth.  The Village will contact you when the completed building permit is ready to be issued.  Please note that incomplete or inaccurate application materials will significantly delay the permitting process.

1.   Plat of Survey – Two (2) full-sized surveys.  Include the following minimum requirements:

• Prepared by an Illinois-registered land surveyor;
• Surveyor seal must be shown and signed;
• Include a legal description of the property;
• Show all of the current improvements (that is, buildings, pavements, septic location, fences, etc.) already on the property;
• Show all of the existing and proposed roadways, ditches, drainage easements, and utilities, where applicable;
• Show all of the setback distances between the structures and property lines;
• Show all of the easements and deed restricted areas; and
• If using a site plan instead of a plat of survey, then the site plan must have a seal.

 

2.  Complete the Village of Wadsworth Application for Building Permit.    

• Any contractor performing work upon Village-owned property or right-of-way must submit a certificate of insurance that contains both general liability and workman’s compensation coverages that specifically names the Village of Wadsworth as an additional insured.  An indemnification agreement or waiver may also be required.

 

3.  Any fence installation that takes place upon the interior of one’s property (that is, fencing not adjacent and parallel to one’s lot lines) will also need to be permitted by the Lake County Health Department (LCHD).  If so, complete the Lake County Health Department (LCHD) Application for Property Alteration/Addition, and then submit to the Village a copy of any subsequently issued LCHD Permit approving the location of the fencing structure.

 

4.  Fences surrounding pools must comply with the International Residential Code.

 

5.  All fences must be installed on your own property. THE VILLAGE WILL NOT GET INVOLVED IN ANY PROPERTY LINE DISPUTES, AND WILL ISSUE ANY PERMIT   ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SURVEY SUBMITTED.

 

6.  Remember to call JULIE at 8-1-1 before you dig!

 

Note that any review and / or approval of the submitted plans and related documents does not imply that all errors and omissions are noted herein, nor does such a review and / or approval relieve the applicant from adhering to, and complying with, all applicable requirements and regulations found within the Village of Wadsworth’s Building Codes, Zoning Ordinances, and other pertinent codes, requirements, and regulations.   

               

Please see the current list of the Village’s Adopted Building Codes.