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Kane County Development and Community Services Department
Development and Community Services - Building & Zoning Division

Building Permit Submittals

The Building Permit Application must be completed for all projects. 

Additional documentation may be required depending on the type of project. 

The application form can be found below in the "Individual Forms" section.​

TO SUBMIT A BUILDING PERMIT, PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

​1.  Kane County Portal:  https://cvportal.kanecountyIL.gov/portalserver
2.  Kane County Email:  kanebuildingdeptpermits@kanecountyIL.gov 
3.  In-person** during business hours (Monday - Friday / 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m)
​ ​    at 719 S. Batavia Ave, Bldg. A, 4th floor, Geneva, IL 60134
(Note: PDF documents may still be required for in-person submittals)

**In-person submittals are encouraged to be by appointment only.


Code Enforcement

To report a pro​perty maintenance or zoning violation, please contact our Code Enforcement Department at 630-232-5871 or complete the Code Enforcement form at https://laserfiche.kanecountyil.gov/Forms/Nuisance-Complaint-Form​.


Notice: 2021 Editions of the ICC Codes (as amended by Kane County) are Effective January 1, 2022

2021 Editions of the ICC Codes (as amended by Kane County) .pdf

Revised Information Packets and Forms for the 2021 Codes are available below.

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