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

Village of Hollowayville’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hollowayville village limits: the village does not appear to administer its own zoning ordinance; Bureau County zoning applies instead

  • The county lists Hollowayville among incorporated municipalities without their own zoning ordinance, so Bureau County Planning & Zoning has jurisdiction there.
  • Zoning-only topics for Hollowayville are answered from the Bureau County zoning ordinance (county-scope claims in this record).

  “the bureau county planning & zoning department has jurisdiction over the unincorporated areas of bureau county as well as all incorporated municipalities without their own zoning ordinance. these include: arlington; buda; bureau; cherry; dover; hollowayville; lamoille; malden; manlius; mineral; new bedford; ohio; sheffield and wyanet.”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Hollowayville

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

• Building code adoptedNot adopted

  Bureau County building code status, applied to land inside Hollowayville village; no village building code was located

  • The county says a number of cities and villages with their own zoning have adopted building codes; Hollowayville has no village zoning, and no village building code was located.
  • Public Act 096-0704 (20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1) inspection and certificate rules apply to newly constructed commercial buildings in non-building-code jurisdictions, per the county FAQ.

  “bureau county has not adopted a building code. however, a number of cities and villages with their own municipal zoning control within bureau county have adopted building codes.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Inspections for construction under Bureau County zoning in Hollowayville village

  • These are zoning compliance inspections, not building code inspections.
  • For newly constructed commercial buildings in non-building-code jurisdictions, Public Act 096-0704 (20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1) requires inspection before occupancy, per the county FAQ.

  “these inspections are not building inspections. they are conducted to determine that the project is in compliance with the requirements of the zoning ordinance and / or the floodplain ordinance.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Construction under Bureau County zoning in Hollowayville village

  • The occupancy certificate follows the final zoning compliance inspection on completion of the project.
  • The county zoning ordinance table of contents lists Article XI Permits and Certificate of Occupancy; that article was not opened.

  “a final inspection upon completion of the project for issuance of an occupancy certificate.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Hollowayville village, which has no village zoning ordinance; Bureau County zoning districts apply

  • District numbers (lot area, setbacks, height, floor area, coverage) were not retrieved; see the unknown dimensional claims.
  • Published district sections listed include Agricultural, Resort-Recreational (RR), Rural Estate (RE), Single Family Home R-1, R-2, R-3, and business and manufacturing districts.

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• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems on land inside Hollowayville village, administered by the Bureau County Health Department

  • The county FAQ names the county health department for septic and well matters; a village-level septic rule was not located.

  “please contact the bureau county health department for evaluations, permits, questions and concerns with wells and septic systems located in bureau county.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Hollowayville village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Hollowayville village under Bureau County zoning
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size inside Hollowayville village under Bureau County zoning
• Setbacks — Setbacks inside Hollowayville village under Bureau County zoning
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Hollowayville village under Bureau County zoning

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.