Bellevue — Ch. 8 Buildings, Housing, and Construction § 8-51
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(a) A written permit shall be obtained, from the village president or the enforcing officer, by the owner or lessee, agent of either, or the architect, engineer or builder involved, before starting: (1) To establish any use of a building, structure or land, either by itself or in addition to another use. (2) To expand, change or re-establish any nonconforming use. (3) To erect a new building or structure or part thereof. (4) To rebuild, structurally alter, add to, side or relocate any building or structure or part thereof. (5) In the case of a nonconforming use, to change from one use to another. (6) To establish any storage building, shed or similar improvement of a size greater than 140 square feet whether or not it requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground. (b) No permit shall be required for: (1) Routine maintenance or repair of building, structures, or equipment, such as repainting or re-roofing a building, relining a blast furnace or reblasting a railroad track. (2) Buildings, structures or land used or to be used for agriculture shall be exempt; however, in the interest of public health, the water supply and sewage facilities in connection with an agriculture dwelling use shall not be exempt. (3) Construction of a service connection to a municipally owned and operated utility.
Bellevue Ch. 8 § 8-51 establishes when a written permit is and is not required before beginning work on buildings, structures, or land. Covered activities include establishing or changing uses, erecting new structures, making structural alterations, and setting up storage buildings larger than 140 square feet. Routine maintenance, most agricultural uses, and utility service connections to municipal systems are carved out as exempt from the permit requirement.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Bellevue Ch. 8 § 8-51, compliant property owners and managers secure a written permit from the village president or enforcing officer before undertaking any covered activity — such as adding a new use, expanding a nonconforming use, erecting a structure, or installing a storage building exceeding 140 square feet. Operators generally document the permit approval before any work begins and keep records on file for the property. Routine maintenance tasks like repainting or re-roofing, as well as most agricultural uses, do not trigger the permit requirement under this section.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Bellevue Ch. 8 § 8-51 means that certain construction, structural changes, or new uses at a rental property are supposed to be preceded by a permit issued by the village president or enforcing officer. If a tenant observes that significant work — such as adding a structure or changing the use of a building — appears to have begun without a permit, that may be a concern worth raising with the village's enforcing officer. Tenant-rights organizations can help residents understand how unpermitted work at a rental property might relate to habitability or other housing protections.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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