Permit Pick-Up
The applicant will be contacted when a permit is approved and ready for pick-up. All contractors must be licensed in the Village of Arlington Heights prior to the issuance of any permit. Anyone, other than the property owner, who is doing work on a project, even without compensation, must be registered as a contractor. This process involves filling out the contractor’s license application and paying all applicable fees. Electrician, plumbers and fire alarm contractors are exempt from this process.
An additional permit fee will be due at time of pick-up. Some fees may include a refundable bond, which provides assurance that work will be completed in the manner for which it was approved and that all work is inspected, as required. A fee will be deducted from the bond for each failed inspection, including projects which are not ready when the inspector arrives. If no extensions have been granted, the bond will be forfeited on those permits not completed within one year.
If applicable at the time of issuance, any notes from the Village plan reviewers will be transferred to the official “Job Site” copy at that time. A “Job Site” copy is a set of approved plans by the Village stamped and signed by the Director of Building & Health Services. The “Job Site” copy is to remain on the job site for the Village Inspectors. Inspections will not be made unless this set is available at the construction site. The “Job Site” copy is issued to the applicant, when the permit is issued. This “Job Site” copy also includes revisions and addendums that were submitted. The transferring of comments to all sets of plans is the responsibility of the applicant and any omission does not relieve the applicant from complying with the comments.