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The mission of the City of Des Plaines is to continually enhance the quality of life enjoyed by the citizens and businesses of the community through the development and delivery of reliable and efficient services.

 

 

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Driveways and Paved (Hard) Surfaces

  1. A permit application must be completed and brought in with two (2) Plats of Survey. Survey must indicate location of driveway on private property and driveway approach on City right-of-way.
  2. A driveway can be no wider than 18’ at the sidewalk with 3’0" flare at street. All driveways must be paved from the street to the property line (including sidewalk) with concrete 6" in depth or with a 2 " overlay of blacktop on a 6" stone base.
  3. Concrete on private property should be 4" thick with a 6" base of CA-6 gravel. All hard surfaces shall not drain toward neighboring properties. Curbs, swales can be utilized to avoid this problem.
  4. Driveway (including apron in parkway): All detached and attached garages must have hard surface driveways both on public and private property, existing or new. (Brick pavers are only allowed on private property.*)
  5. All public sidewalks that are incorporated within the driveway shall be six inches (6"0") thick and constructed of concrete.
  6. All approaches must provide depressed curbs of type and size as specified by the City of Des Plaines Engineering Department. See attachments.
  7. Buffalo boxes must be blocked out in a 2’0" X 2’0" square.
  8. Framed and compacted area must be inspected prior to pouring and 24 hours minimum notice is required to set up the inspection.

NOTE: DO NOT ORDER CONCRETE TO BE DELIVERED PRIOR TO APPROVAL!

Call JULIE, Joint Utility Locations Information for Excavators, at 1-800-892-0123, for utility line location information. JULIE is a free service.

Be advised that the above-mentioned are guidelines. Each permit is treated individually and certain other requirements may apply. Once the above-mentioned information is submitted, the correct determination can be made.

Any exceptions to the above may require a variation.

*Brick pavers are not allowed in the City right-of-way (apron) without a License Agreement. A License Agreement is required to install pavers on the apron and must be approved by City Council.

 

 


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Residential garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day next week. Monday pick-ups will be completed on Tuesday, and so on. Related concerns can be directed to Arc Disposal at 847- 981-0091. 
Independence Day Celebration
The Independence Day weekend was an event to remember in Des Plaines.
Click here to read more about the July 4th celebration.
Casino Groundbreaking
For the $445 million casino and entertainment complex at Des Plaines River Road and Devon Avenue in Des Plaines.
Click here to read more about the groundbreaking.