Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Quincy, Illinois

Quincy’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the corporate limits of Quincy city, IL (Adams County). Quincy city administers its own zoning ordinance, Chapter 162 of its code.

  • The city zoning map governs the division of zoning districts within the corporate city limits. The city's planning page also says the same map covers contiguous unincorporated territory within 1.5 miles; that territory is not covered by this claim.
  • Quincy's code of ordinances Chapter 162 is titled 'Zoning Regulations' in the American Legal Publishing copy; the 1980 code numbering is retained with later amendments.

  “enforce city code chapter 162 (zoning regulations) update city zoning map, which governs the division of zoning districts and the regulation of the use of premises within the corporate city limits”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside the corporate limits of Quincy city, IL. Lists the city's zoning district classes under Chapter 162.

  • The chapter lists ru1, re1, rs, r1a, r1b, r1c, r2, r3, nr1, nr2, c1a, c1b, c2, c3, d1 to d5 and m1 to m3 districts; the ru and re districts are listed in the same section.
  • The planning page's zoning map (2024) is a separate PDF; its contents were not opened.

  “the seven types of districts are further divided into the following specific districts: ru1 rural district re1 resort district rs single-family district r1a single-family district r1b single-family district r1c single-family district r2 two-family district”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Published (with conditions) — Single-family districts RS, R1A, R1B and R1C inside Quincy city limits: only single-family dwellings are listed as permitted residential use.

    “in the rs, r1a, r1b and r1c districts, only the following uses are permitted: (a) residential uses. single-family dwellings.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Quincy city limits

  • The code lists Chapter 161 as 'subdivision regulations'. The chapter text itself was not opened, so the approval steps and thresholds are unknown.

  “chapter 161: subdivision regulations chapter 162: zoning regulations”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Quincy or Adams County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Quincy city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Quincy city limits
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Quincy city limits
• Inspections — Construction inside Quincy city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — New dwellings inside Quincy city limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.