JSG DESIGN LLC

"Dear [Member Name Removed]: JSG Design was hired to provide an easy permit for decking replacement to repair the existing deck only. We billed you only for that scope of work. When our expediter went to City Hall of Chicago to apply for an easy permit for decking replacement, they discovered that there was an illegally installed oversized gate over 9 ft. height high on that property, which was done unfortunately without a permit. The Building Department give us two options: either cut the gate to the height allowed by the Zoning Department to the City of Chicago Building Code, or legalize the existing conditions by applying for a zoning variance. Although, we weren't hired to clear the building violation, we wanted to assist the owner with this issue without any additional charge. Many e-mail messages were sent to the Building Dept. regarding these building violations to try and resolve this problem, and communicated with the owner during this process. Delay with the permit process was created by the unexpected building code violation. Finally, when the violation was cleared and the permit for the decking replacement was issued, the City of Chicago permit fee were given by error. Our company is not responsible for City of Chicago mistakes. JSG Design billed the client for the scope of work as per our contract, and we didn't charge anything additional for the extra time related to clearing the building code violation. The Permit fee was charged by City of Chicago. We are not responsible for permit fees that are mis-calculated by City of Chicago. We provided the best service possible to try and resolve the issue with the code violation for the gate. Thank you, JSG Design"