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SUBSTITUTE - PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO FILE 23-5636
MUNICIPAL FEE EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL ASBESTOS AND DEMOLITION PERMITS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 30, the Cook County Environmental Control Ordinance, Article V Asbestos and Related Substances, Division 1 - Asbestos, Section 30-548 "Asbestos removal permit required," and Division 2 - Demolition, Section 30-561 "Demolition permit required; general" of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 30-548. Asbestos removal permit required.
(a) An asbestos removal permit shall be required for all activities including, but not limited to, the cutting, trimming, fitting, stripping, demolition or removal of asbestos-containing material in any quantities hereinafter "project") in addition to any demolition permit required by Section 30-961 [et seq.].
(1) An Operations and Maintenance Asbestos Removal Permit is available for large commercial and industrial sites, healthcare facilities, and schools with ongoing asbestos mitigation projects.
(2) A General Asbestos Removal Permit is available for all other projects.
(b) An application for an asbestos removal permit must be submitted by the contractor to the Department in such form and containing such information as required by the Department, prior to the start of the project.
(1) An application for an Operations and Maintenance Asbestos Removal Permit must be submitted no less than 15 business days prior to the start of the project.
(2) An application for a General Asbestos Removal Permit must be submitted no less than ten business days prior to the start of the project.
(c) An asbestos removal permit shall be valid for the dates indicated on the permit.
(1) The duration of a General Asbestos Removal Permit shall not exceed 30 calendar days after the permitted start date of the project, unless a properly submitted revision, as provided for in section 30-542(h)(3) has been approved by the ...
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