Requirements

Making sure that your description of work includes key information, is accurate, and is concise is very important to ensuring the plan examination and inspection process will run smoothly.

For this type of work the description must:

• Begin with “SPR 2019 CBC:”
• Describe the type of work, for example: “FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR,” “INITIAL TENANT BUILDOUT OF,” “FOUNDATION FOR,” or “REVISION TO PERMIT 100234567”
• Summarize key features of the project in everyday language (for example ”3 STORY 20 DWELLING UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH 20 INDOOR PARKING SPACES AND ROOFTOP AMENITY DECK”) this should include:
  • Building height in stories above grade plane
  • The specific business type of a non-residential occupancy, such as “veterinary office,” “distillery with tasting room,” or “mattress factory”
  • Number of dwelling units or sleeping units, if applicable
  • Number of dwelling units subject to special requirements under the zoning ordinance, such as efficiency units or coach houses
  • Number of parking or loading spaces, and whether they are indoors or outside
  • Any special building features, such as occupiable rooftops, swimming pools, or regulated industrial equipment
  • Any accessory structures covered by the permit, such as fences, retaining walls, sheds, or private garages
• End with a listing of all main occupancy classification(s) under the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes (for example, “OCCUPANCY GROUPS R-2, S-2”) and the construction type under the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes (for example: “TYPE IIIA CONSTRUCTION”).

Examples

SPR 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 3 STORY + BASEMENT, 20 DWELLING UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH 20 INDOOR PARKING SPACES AND ROOFTOP AMENITY DECK (OCCUPANCY GROUPS R-2, S-2, TYPE IIIA CONSTRUCTION)

SPR 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 1 STORY RESTAURANT AND MICROBREWERY WITH 10 ON-SITE PARKING SPACES (OCCUPANCY GROUP A-2, TYPE IIA CONSTRUCTION)

SPR 2019 CBC: INITIAL TENANT BUILDOUT OF 32,000 SQFT UNFINISHED TENANT SPACE FOR CORPORATE OFFICES, INCLUDING TOILET ROOMS AND ELEVATOR LOBBIES, FLOORS 17 AND 18 (OCCUPANCY GROUP B, TYPE IA CONSTRUCTION)

SPR 2019 CBC: FOUNDATION ONLY PERMIT FOR 3 STORY MIXED OCCUPANCY BUILDING WITH GROUND LEVEL RETAIL SPACE AND 4 DWELLING UNITS ABOVE (OCCUPANCY GROUPS M, R-2; TYPE IIIA CONSTRUCTION)

SPR 2019 CBC: REVISION TO PERMIT 100123456 TO RECONFIGURE 3RD FLOOR TOILET ROOMS AND CHANGE HVAC SYSTEM DESIGN (OCCUPANCY GROUP A-3; TYPE IIA CONSTRUCTION)