Building and Zoning General Information: City of Geneva, Illinois

City of Geneva Building and Zoning Department
109 James Street
Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 262-0280
Dustin Schultze, Building Commissioner
"Safety is no accident. It begins with you."

RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS	COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS
If you need an inspector for residential inspections, please call at least one day in advance for scheduling. We will try to accommodate you with the earliest inspection possible.	Scheduling for commercial inspections may take a few days for scheduling. Please call as soon as possible to schedule an inspection. We will try to accommodate you with the earliest inspection possible.

PERMIT REVIEWS	REQUIRED BUILDING PLANS
The time frame for permit reviews is currently 2 - 3 weeks. Please keep this in mind when submitting your permit and accompanying material.	The Building Department asks that you provide 2 sets of plans if you are building within the City and if the plans are larger than 11 x 17 a .PDF is also required.

REQUIRED PLAT OF SURVEY	IDENTIFYING ON YOUR PLAT OF SURVEY
The Building Department asks that you provide 2 copies of your plat of survey. Your submittal MUST be of original size. Please, no reducing or enlarging of your plat of survey.	When submitting your plat of survey, please draw to scale any changes that may occur to your structure. This must be identified on all three submittals. In addition, please identify in color pen the location of new/replacement fencing and concrete replacement.

CALL JULIE BEFORE YOU DIG
If you are a homeowner/renter, contractor or excavator planning to dig anytime this year, (e.g. putting up fence or clothes line, planting a garden or shrubbery, building a home addition, etc) CALL JULIE FIRST at 811 or 1-800-892-0123. Call 48 hours before you dig!

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