From McHenry County:
McHenry County Government Launches New Online Permitting Portal
WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County’s Planning & Development Department has launched its first-ever application portal for building, zoning, and stormwater permits and payments.
The new permitting portal, located on the county’s website, makes it so residents and businesses may apply for their permits from the comfort and convenience of their home or workplace both during and outside of the county’s normal business hours.
Applicants may also pay for their permits through the portal by credit card or debit card.
“When people come to our office for permits, they are coming to us with their dreams–dreams they have saved for years to achieve,” said Director of Planning & Development
Adam Wallen. “We don’t want to charge them any more than we have to- especially since now we can review their drawings electronically without a printing fee.”
Before implementing the permitting portal, architectural drawings would often have to be professionally printed or printed by the Planning & Development Department for an additional fee.
Online permitting eliminates the need for printed drawings saving taxpayer dollars.
The Planning & Development Department collected over $30,000 in printing fees for architectural drawings in 2024 alone.
Applicants without computers or internet access may also take advantage of the online permitting savings and benefits by using one of the two new permitting kiosks located in the Planning & Development Department lobby.
To visit the new permitting portal and learn more, click here.