§ 14A-4-412.5.1 — Low-income seniors

14A-4-412.5.1 Low-income seniors.

If the applicant for a permit is a natural person 65 years of age or older, the building official must waive all permit-related fees and zoning fees if all of the following requirements are shown to be met by the applicant: 1. The permit being sought is for alterations or repairs to a single dwelling unit or to a residential building containing not more than three dwelling units. 2. The permit applicant owns and has owned for a period of not less than ten years the building or dwelling unit identified in the permit application 3. The permit applicant occupies and has occupied for a period of not less than ten years one of the dwelling units located in the building identified in the permit application. 4. The permit applicant’s household income does not exceed 80 percent of the Chicago area median family income as calculated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.