Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Pleasant Mound Township, Illinois

Pleasant Mound Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Covered construction inside Pleasant Mound township outside cities, villages, or incorporated towns; the permit is issued by the Bond County Building Inspector, not by Pleasant Mound township.

  • The code applies only to structures, buildings, camps, or parks outside cities, villages, and incorporated towns.
  • Agricultural purposes on farms, including farm residences, are excluded under Section 3; Section 7 separately describes agricultural-purpose farm exclusions and excludes farm residences and garages from that exclusion.
  • A building or structure on a tract of less than five acres does not qualify for the agricultural-purpose exemption.
  • For tracts greater than five acres, the Building Inspector’s judgment on applicability of the agricultural-purpose exemption is accepted.
  • Minor repairs not involving listed structural, egress, lighting, ventilation, room-size, sanitary, fire-resistance, material, height, area, or capacity changes do not require a permit.
  • Permits must be obtained before construction commences, and an E911 address must be assigned before approval and issuance.

  agricultural-exemption minimum tract: < 5 acres (A building or structure on a tract of land less than five acres does not qualify for the farm or agricultural-purpose exemption.)

  “No building or structure shall hereafter be built, enlarged, altered or moved, [...] without a permit from the Building Inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Pleasant Mound township that is not within the corporate limits of a municipality that has adopted its own local zoning ordinance; zoning is adopted and administered by Bond County, not by Pleasant Mound township.

  • The county ordinance excludes territory within the corporate limits of municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances.
  • The official county zoning map establishes district boundaries and is kept on file in the Administrator’s office.
  • This research did not locate an official Pleasant Mound township zoning ordinance or official evidence identifying any incorporated municipal territory within the township.

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

Rules another office applies inside Pleasant Mound Township

Pleasant Mound 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 Pleasant Mound township, Bond County, Illinois.

  • IDPH regulates systems with no surface discharge, including septic tanks and seepage fields.
  • IDPH also regulates systems discharging treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to ground surface, including sand filters and aerobic treatment systems.
  • IDPH staff review and approve plans for private sewage disposal systems and alternative systems before construction.
  • The official IDPH page states that local health agencies may also review construction plans under local authority or as an agent of IDPH; this research did not obtain an opened official source establishing Bond County Health Department’s specific delegation or service-area terms.

  maximum covered ground-surface treated-effluent discharge: <= 1500 gallons per day (Includes systems such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems.)

  “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.