Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Approximately 15-20 working days after a complete application packet is received; solar permits may take longer and require utility interconnection sign-off.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 815-591-3810 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Jo Daviess County Planning & Development Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 815-591-3810 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
Approximately 15-20 working days after a complete application packet is received; solar permits may take longer and require utility interconnection sign-off.
Call Planning & Development at 815-591-3810 before work is ready and give 24 hours advance notice for footing forms before concrete, completed framing before siding, rough electrical/plumbing/mechanical before insulation, and final inspection before occupancy. A certificate of occupancy is issued after an approved final inspection.
Current county code (2025 S-7) adopts the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code as amended by Illinois, 2020 National Electrical Code, 2014 Illinois Plumbing Code, and 2018 Illinois Accessibility Code. The county code exempts one-story detached accessory structures other than storm shelters when the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet. The building official may waive professional-design or plan-submission requirements for work under $25,000 and for limited work such as like-for-like fixture/door/window replacement, nonstructural reroofing, landscaping, patios, sidewalks, driveways, and similar activities; agricultural-building applications need only an accurate site plan.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.