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

Burgess Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Development and construction inside Burgess Township, Bond County, Illinois, where the Bond County Zoning Ordinance applies. The initial certificate of zoning compliance is commonly known as a building permit and is issued by the Bond County Zoning Administrator.

  • The county ordinance does not apply within the corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.
  • The cited requirement references the Section 3-13 Agricultural Exemption. That section provides that the ordinance shall not impose regulations or require permits for agricultural land or agricultural buildings or structures, except that those structures must meet applicable building setbacks.
  • An initial certificate may issue only when the Administrator determines that proposed work conforms to the applicable ordinance provisions after consultation with technically qualified persons as necessary.
  • Initial certificates are valid for one year, or until revoked for failure to abide by a corrective action order; the Administrator may renew them for successive one-year periods upon written request where the applicant is making a good-faith effort to complete the authorized work.

  initial certificate duration: 1 year (May be renewed for successive one-year periods upon written request if the applicant is making a good faith effort to complete authorized work.)

  “until an Initial Certificate of Zoning Compliance has been issued. [...] also commonly referred to as a building permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Burgess Township, Bond County, Illinois, outside the corporate limits of a municipality that has adopted its own local zoning ordinance. The applicable zoning ordinance is administered by Bond County, not shown by the source as a Burgess Township ordinance.

  • The county ordinance does not apply within the corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.

  “applicable throughout Bond County, except within”

Rules another office applies inside Burgess Township

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

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Burgess Township, Illinois, including systems with no surface discharge and covered systems discharging treated effluent to the ground surface.

  • The Illinois Department of Public Health regulates installation of systems with no surface discharge, such as septic tanks and seepage fields.
  • The stated state coverage also includes systems that discharge treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface, such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems.
  • IDPH staff review and approve plans for private sewage disposal systems and alternative private sewage disposal systems before construction.
  • The state page states that local health agencies may also review construction plans under a local ordinance or as an agent of IDPH; this research did not obtain an opened official source establishing the precise delegated role of Bond County Health Department.

  covered treated-effluent discharge to ground surface: <= 1500 gallons per day (Applies to systems described by IDPH as discharging treated effluent to the ground surface.)

  “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge”

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.