Building and Zoning

Effective May 6, 2019, office hours are Mon-Fri 10am-12pm and 1pm-2pm

Call (618) 377-7697 for permit information or to schedule an inspection

Located in the Public Works Building, the village Building and Zoning Department is responsible for:

• Issuing permits for building, demolition, electrical, plumbing, sign, occupancy and restoration of services.

• Issuing ordinance violations for weeds, junk, trash, derelict vehicles, property maintenance violations, exterior and interior violations, etc., and sending citations to court and making court appearances.

• All proceedings before, during and after demolition.

• Assigning address numbers for new construction.

• Locating zoning information.

• Inspections:

Occupancy
New and existing structures: electrical, plumbing and signs
Fire damaged structures
Demolitions