Permits

Attention:

Residents applying for permits, Potter Street is under construction, please call the Highway Department at 630 766 2228 for directions to the Highway Department.

Westbound Potter Street is now open at Addison Road, Access has been restored to the Addison Township Highway Department from Addison Road via Potter Street.  

Paramount Drive at Potter Street and east and westbound Potter Street at Paramount Drive are now open.  

Southbound Station Drive at Potter Street is now closed.

 

PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL WORK WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS AND FOR SOME PROJECTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. ALSO, SOME WORK THAT REQUIRES A DUPAGE COUNTY PERMIT REQUIRES A REVIEW AND A TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT PERMIT. If you are not sure, please call our office.

Any time work is done in the right-of-way or street in front of property, a permit is required. Examples are tree planting and driveway installation or replacement.

Driveway lights and sprinkler systems cannot be installed in the right-of-way. They should be installed within the confines of your property.Projects that may require County Building Permits, but would be waived by the Township are:

  • Fences
  • re-roof
  • landscaping
  • electric
  • plumbing
  • window replacement
  • siding

Permits requiring a Township Road Permit are as follows:

  • New house
  • driveway
  • garage
  • pools
  • room additions
  • deck, patio or retaining walls
  • demolition of any existing construction

When in doubt, please call our office @ (630) 766-2228.

If the Township issues a permit which includes a construction bond, the bond is fully refundable upon completion, provided no damage is found to township property.

Should there be any damage to the Township property that is not corrected, we will make repairs and deduct the cost from the bond.

Unauthorized work may be removed and charges for the removal assessed to the homeowner.