Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Mulberry Grove Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Mulberry Grove Township

Mulberry Grove 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 permitRequired

  New structures and development on land in Mulberry Grove Township subject to the Bond County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The ordinance applies throughout Bond County except within corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.
  • The ordinance cross-references Section 3-13 for an agricultural exemption.
  • The Zoning Administrator must determine that proposed work conforms to the applicable ordinance provisions before issuing the initial certificate of zoning compliance.

  “Upon the effective date of this ordinance, no lot shall be created, no land shall be developed, no new use or structure shall be established or erected, and no existing use or structure shall be enlarged, extended, altered, relocated or reconstructed until an initial certificate of zoning compliance Initial Certificate of Zoning Compliance has been issued. (See Sec. 3-13, Agricultural Exemption)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Mulberry Grove Township that is subject to Bond County zoning; the county ordinance identifies its own coverage as all Bond County outside corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.

  • Does not apply within the corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.

  “This ordinance shall be applicable throughout Bond County, except within the corporate limits of municipalities which have adopted local zoning ordinances.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems located inside Mulberry Grove Township, Illinois.

  • The statewide rule covers private sewage disposal systems with no surface discharge, including septic tanks and seepage fields.
  • It also covers systems discharging treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface, including sand filters and aerobic treatment systems.

  surface discharge threshold: <= 1500 gallons per day (Systems that discharge 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 (such as septic tanks and seepage fields) as well as those that discharge treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface (such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems).”

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.