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2016 Fall Home Improvement LINCOLN DAILY NEWS SEPT. 27, 2016 Page 25
Had the homeowner gone through the permit
process, the original roofer would not have been
allowed to do the job. Ultimately, it is up to the
homeowner to secure a building permit.
When John was asked what were some of the
oddest things he’s seen, he was quick to respond
with his favorites. One of the more strange was
a complaint about a person who was missing a
section of privacy fencing and filled the gap with
a set of box springs. There’s a law against that.
Another was a pair of brothers building a tree
house for a son. They had run electricity to it
too. There’s a law against that.
One of the best stories was when these two girls
decided to run a bikini clad carwash in front of
their home. When he arrived there were about 20
cars in line. There’s a law against that.
What’s illegal about that? It violated a traffic
flow law and you can’t run a business in a
residential zoned area.
Lebegue has been a Building Official for over
20 years. While some of his stories from over
the years are really bazaar, it is important to
realize that his office is there to protect what is
often times our most expensive investment, not
only for ourselves, but for future owners of that
property as well.
You will find information on the
Lincoln Zoning Office and a list
of building code and permit links
in the green box on this page.
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You will find a link to the Logan
County Zoning Office and
Ordinances on this page https://
www.logancountyil.gov/index.
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