Adjustments To McHenry County Permit and Inspection Fees

The McHenry County Board recently approved adjustments to permit and inspection fees charged by the Department of Planning and Development.

Most fees will increase between 1% and 3%.  More significant fee increases were implemented where permit review and processing costs exceeded previous fees.  The new fee schedule also has several new fees and several fee decreases.

The fee schedule includes a new provision to allow property owners to freeze their permits if they are unable to complete their construction process and then resume work later.

The fee schedule also includes a provision to allow applicants to expedite their stormwater permits by paying for the County’s contracted stormwater consultant to review their permit.

The revised fee schedule also increases the penalty fee for after the fact Stormwater permits and zoning petitions from 25% to 50%.  This  fee is designed to encourage property owners to seek permits prior to commencing work on a project. 

The complete list of fee schedule changes can be found on the McHenry County Department of Planning and Development website: www.co.mchenry.il.us/departments/planninganddevelopment.

For more information, please contact Dennis Sandquist, Director of Planning and Development at 815-3344560.