Registration Application Vacant Building 032416
Registration Application Vacant Building 032416
Registration Application Vacant Building 032416
(Revised 03-24-16)
Building & Zoning Department/City of Springfield
Room 304/Municipal Center West – 300 S. 7th Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-789-2171/Fax: 217-789-2048
If owner resides outside of Sangamon County, owner MUST provide the following information for an authorized agent who resides in
Sangamon County. The authorized agent must be a person 21 years of age or older who has the authority to receive all notices and
service of process on behalf of the owner.
All persons with any legal interest MUST be listed below: (IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON ATTACH AN ADDITIONAL SHEET WITH
REQUIRED INFORMATION.)
_____ New Registration for a building less than 20,000 square feet – Fee $300.00 for 3 months.
_____ New Registration for a building greater than 20,000 square feet – Fee $600.00 for 3 months.
_____ Renewal Registration for a building less than 20,000 square feet – Fee $500.00 for 3 months.
_____ Renewal Registration for a building greater than 20,000 square feet – Fee $1,000.00 for 3 months.
_____ Permit transfer – Fee: $20.00
_____Actively Marketed and Managed Properties (Documents from Financial Institution/Brokerage license and External Inspection
need to be scheduled)—Note this is a pilot program which will be repealed on August 31,2016 unless the City Council votes
prior to that date to extend.
CERTIFICATION
Under penalties of perjury, the undersigned certifies the following: I am the owner of record of the named property or that the proposed
work is authorized by the owner of record and that I have been authorized by the owner to make this application; I agree to conform to
all applicable federal, state and local laws; the owner and/or applicant have fully paid all taxes and all other debts owed to the City of
Springfield as of the date of this application; if a permit for work described in this application is issued, I certify that the building
official or the building official’s authorized representative shall have the authority to enter areas covered by such permit at any
reasonable hour to enforce the provisions of the code(s) applicable to such permit; and that all of the information listed on this and any
attached forms is true and correct.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit or structure who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of
violation has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of to another until the provisions of the compliance
order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee
a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the building official and shall furnish to the building official a
signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order
or notice of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by such
compliance order or notice of violation.
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Signature of Owner/Authorized Agent Address Phone Number
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Signature
2. For buildings and premises thereof which are identified as being in violation of Chapter 170, describe a
plan of action to remedy such violation(s)EXAMPLE, building permit will be obtained, final inspections will
be scheduled, repair per AOR
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3. Show a time schedule identifying a date of commencement of repair and date of completion of repair
for each violation of Chapter 170 or per Agreed Order to Repair
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4. Will home be demolished? No Yes
If the owner proposes to demolish the vacant building, then the owner shall submit a plan and time
schedule for such demolition. The owner will need to obtain a demolition permit prior to demolishing the
building.
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The owner shall arrange for a reinspection of the structure by the department upon each date of
completion listed in the Vacant Building Plan.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR BUILDING REPAIRS,
ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND HEATING/VENTING/AIR CONDITIONING WORK. A CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE A VACANT BUILDING CAN BE RE-OCCUPIED.