Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Smithboro, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Village of Smithboro

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Inside Smithboro village only if the village has not adopted its own zoning ordinance; this is the Bond County district table, not a village-adopted district map

  • Applies only to territory outside municipalities that have adopted local zoning ordinances; whether Smithboro village has done so is not verified.
  • Districts listed in section 3-1: a-1, r-1, r-2, r-3, r-4 overlay, o-1, c-1, c-2, i-1, i-2, i-3; zoning map incorporated by reference.

  “all the territory of bond county other than territory within the corporate limits of municipalities which have adopted local zoning ordinances is hereby divided into the following zoning districts”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Smithboro village under the county r-4 residential/overlay district, which covers any incorporated municipality in Bond County that has not adopted its own local zoning ordinance; applies only if the village has no zoning

  • Overlay applies to a municipality that has not adopted its own zoning ordinance (village status not verified).
  • Lot size depends on public water and public sewer service: 1 acre if neither, 1/2 acre if water only, 10,000 sq ft if both (third item cut off in captured text; wording of item 3 not fully confirmed).
  • Overlay also reaches land within 1,320 feet of any incorporated municipality, but that part concerns land outside the village.

  minimum lot size, r-4 overlay, no public water or sewer: 43560 sq ft (1 acre; applies if neither public water nor public sewer service is provided) · minimum lot size, r-4 overlay, public water only: 21780 sq ft (1/2 acre; applies if public water service is provided and sewer is not) · minimum lot size, r-4 overlay, both public water and sewer: 10000 sq ft (item 3 of section 4-5; wording partly unconfirmed)

  “3) the minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet if both public water and public sewer service are provided.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family residential (r-1) lots inside Smithboro village, only if the village has no zoning of its own (county rule)

    “single-family residential r-1 21,780 sq. ft. ** 5 acres”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Agricultural (a-1) lots inside Smithboro village, only if the village has no zoning of its own (county rule)

    “agricultural a-1 5 acres 40 acres single-family residential r-1 21,780 sq. ft. ** 5 acres”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Setbacks for each zoning district inside Smithboro village, only if the village has no zoning of its own (county rule)

  • Applies only where the village has not adopted local zoning (not verified).
  • Numeric setbacks are in the section 4-12 table, which was not transcribed here; follow-up required.
  • Section 3-7 covers front setbacks on corner and through lots.

  “every lot or the principal structure thereon (as the case may be) shall comply with the minimum lot size, minimum setbacks and maximum height restrictions for the particular district in which said lot/principal structure is located.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile and manufactured homes on individual lots inside Smithboro village, only if the village has no zoning of its own (county rule)

  • Listed as a special use in the r-1 district (requires special use approval).
  • Section 5-5: must meet the district's minimum lot size and setbacks, one per lot, permanent foundation, and anchors capable of withstanding 4,800 pounds vertical tension.
  • Mobile home parks (minimum 2 acres) are a separate use under section 5-6; r-3 district is for mobile home residences.
  • Applies only where the village has not adopted zoning (not verified).

  “mobile homes and manufactured homes on individual lots, provided all applicable requirements of this ordinance are met”

• Off-grid sanitationAllowed (with conditions)

  Private (individual or central) sewage systems on land inside Smithboro village where public sewer is not reasonably available, only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Allowed only where the public sewer system is not reasonably available (distance above 600 feet to a public sewer with available capacity).
  • Private system must be installed and used; the state private sewage code and county health permit requirements were not verified.
  • Section 3-10 requires sanitary disposal of all sewage.

  “whenever the public sewer system is not reasonably available, a private sewer system (whether central or individual) shall be installed and used.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  New buildings where people live, work or assemble on land inside Smithboro village, only if the village has no zoning of its own; connection requirement is the county sewage rule

  • Connection required only when the public sanitary sewer is reasonably available: distance to nearest public sewer with available capacity does not exceed 600 feet.
  • Water connection is not addressed in section 3-10.
  • Village sewer ownership, capacity and connection permit were not verified.

  distance to nearest public sewer with available capacity: <= 600 feet (public sewer must have available capacity; otherwise section 3-10(b) private system applies)

  “whenever the public sanitary sewer system is reasonably available (that is, when the distance from the property in question to the nearest public sewer with available capacity does not exceed six hundred (600) feet), all sewage shall be discharged into such system, whether or not a private sewer system is more convenient.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Smithboro or Bond County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Smithboro village
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Smithboro village
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Smithboro village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new buildings inside Smithboro village
• Local zoning — Land inside Smithboro village limits: whether the village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance

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.