Zoning, building permits and septic rules in McKee Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside McKee Township

McKee Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Structures in the flood area inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois, that are substantially damaged, improved, or enlarged under the Adams County floodplain regulations

  • The thresholds are cumulative over the life of the building.
  • The rule applies to any structure over the stated damage, improvement, or enlargement thresholds.
  • The page's example: a building damaged 25% in 1993 and 25% again in 2008 must be elevated.

  damage or improvement threshold: > 50 % (cumulative over the life of the building) · flood-area enlargement threshold: > 20 % · required elevation above base flood elevation: >= 1 ft

  “adams county floodplain regulations require any structure with over 50% damage or improved by over 50% or increased in flood area by more than 20% be elevated to 1 foot above the base flood elevation. this requirement is cumulative over the life of the building.”

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  • Required — Development in the 100-year floodplain inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois, under the Adams County floodplain permit requirement

    “all development within the 100-yr. floodplain (not just construction of buildings, but filling, excavation, fences, etc.) is required to obtain a floodplain development permit.”

• Permit processPartial

  Floodplain development permit process for land in the 100-year floodplain inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois (county process; no other permit process was located)

  • Applications must be submitted before any work begins in a floodplain area.
  • Applicants are directed to the Adams County Highway Department at (217) 223-0614 for the required information.
  • The page does not describe application forms, review steps, or fees.

  contact telephone: (217) 223-0614

  “applications must be made prior to doing any work in a floodplain area. please contact the adams county highway department to receive all the information you will need in order to properly develop in the floodplain at (217) 223-0614.”

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• Building permit — General building permits for new homes inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois
• Inspections — Building inspections inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside McKee township, Adams County, Illinois

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