Beach Park CHAPTER 5.36 RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION § 5.36.050

A. Application required. No certificate of compliance shall be issued except upon receipt of a legibly written application fully completed on a form provided by the village. Such application shall, at a minimum, contain:


1. A floor plan of each floor of the building or structure, drawn on plain paper of a minimum size of eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (81/2" x 11") and filed with the code official or his designee. Such previously submitted floor plans may be resubmitted with each application provided that the dwelling unit has not been altered or expanded in terms of floor plan layout.


2. The full legal name, address, home, facsimile, and daytime telephone numbers, and electronic mail (e-mail) address of the principal owner; and, if applicable, the person designated as the agent of the owner for purposes of scheduling inspectors and/or receiving notices under subsection A4b(4) of this section;


3. The address of the property to be occupied;


4. The number of dwelling units within the premises and total square footage of each dwelling unit;


5. The full name and mailing address of the person to whom any notices are to be sent under the provisions of this chapter (the notice address). Until written notification of a change of the notice address is received by the village, any notice to be provided under the provisions of this section or the property maintenance code shall be deemed sufficiently given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the person at the address listed in this portion of the application. An owner may designate an agent for purposes of this subsection.;


6. The total square footage designed for living and sleeping purposes within the building and/or dwelling to be occupied, calculated consistent with property maintenance code;


7. The square footage of the floor area of each room, closet and basement, if any; and


8. The listed name of the party to whom the property is presently let for occupancy.


B. Each application for a certificate of compliance shall be accompanied by an application fee as listed in the village fee schedule for each separate dwelling unit, which will be inspected. The fee for late filing shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the application fee. All dwelling units, for which title will be conveyed or transferred from one owner to another, shall be inspected.


C. The first application for a certificate of compliance and accompanying drawing and fee shall be due within one hundred twenty (120) days of the adoption and effective date of this amended section for all residential rental property presently occupied, and for all residential rental property presently held out for occupancy, or at least sixty (60) days prior to the holding out of any rental property for occupancy at any time after the enactment of this section. For all other dwelling units that are intended to be leased for rental, for which title will be conveyed or transferred from one owner to another, an application for a certificate of compliance and accompanying drawing and fee shall be within thirty (30) days after the date of the conveyance or transfer.


D. At the bottom of the application form there shall be a space for the signature or signatures of the applicant(s). Just prior to the signature lines there shall be the following statement:


Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in this application are true and correct, except as to matters therein stated to be on information and belief, and except as to such matters, the undersigned certifies as aforesaid that he verily believes the same to be true.


E. Each application form and certificate issued thereon shall apply to one single tract or parcel of real estate with the improvements thereon and operated as one proprietary unit. (Ord. 2023-O-9)