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

Village of Broadlands’s own rules

• InspectionsLimited

  Manufactured housing units located in Broadlands village.

  • Applies only to manufactured housing units; no general building inspection requirement was located.
  • Zoning ordinance Article X also provides for inspection of premises before a zoning compliance certificate issues.

  “all manufactured housing units located in the village shall be subject to reasonable inspection by an official or officials designated by the village board.”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Work done under a zoning use permit inside Broadlands village. This is a zoning compliance certificate, not a separate building certificate of occupancy.

  • Issued by the zoning administrator after examination of the premises.
  • Issuance is limited to work under a zoning permit; no general certificate of occupancy requirement was located.

  “issue all zoning permits and zoning compliance certificates where autho· rized by this ordinance”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Broadlands village limits (Champaign County, IL), under the village's own Zoning Ordinance (1974, amended 1977 and 1998), which divides the village into A-Agriculture, R-Residential, C-Community Business and I-Industrial districts.

  • The zoning ordinance text was read from an OCR'd PDF; table column mapping and footnotes should be verified against the scanned original.
  • Zoning districts, dimensional limits and special-use procedures are set by the village ordinance, not by Champaign County.

  “individual mobile homes may be located in the r-residential district”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Broadlands village limits: four districts (A-Agriculture, R-Residential, C-Community Business, I-Industrial) shown on the official zoning map.

  • Boundaries are on the official zoning map referenced by Article IV, Section 2; the map itself was not opened.
  • Only the district list was verified in this pass.

  “ag, agriculture 1 acre 150 35 65 50 15 25 20% see footnote (4) r, residential 8,000 (2 70 35 65 50 10 25 30% see footnote (4) c, comm unity 6,500”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Manufactured homes and modular homes located in Broadlands village (Chapter 23 definitions). No general minimum dwelling size for site-built homes was found in this pass.

  • Applies to manufactured and modular homes only.
  • Modular homes must also have a yellow Illinois seal on the electrical panel box or inside the kitchen sink cabinet.

  minimum living area: >= 900 square feet (living area excluding garages, carports, porches or attachments)

  “shall have a minimum living area of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Main single-family residential district (R-Residential) inside Broadlands village.

  • Figure read from the schedule of area table; the footnote marker (2) after 8,000 was not resolved.
  • Duplex lot minimum (12,000 sq ft) is stated in a separate footnote for the business district and is not applied here.

  minimum lot area: 8000 square feet (footnote (2) referenced in the table, not read)

  “r, residential 8,000 (2 70 35 65 50 10 25 30% see footnote (4)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agriculture district (A-Agriculture) inside Broadlands village.

    “ag, agriculture 1 acre 150 35 65 50 15 25 20% see footnote (4)”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-Residential district inside Broadlands village.

  • Front setback is measured from the street centerline (table header footnote (3)).
  • Separate yard rules apply where business-district lots abut residential districts; not applied here.

  front setback from street centerline: 65 feet (footnote (3)) · rear yard: 50 feet · side yard: 10 feet · street side yard: 25 feet

  “r, residential 8,000 (2 70 35 65 50 10 25 30% see footnote (4)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-Agriculture district inside Broadlands village.

    “ag, agriculture 1 acre 150 35 65 50 15 25 20% see footnote (4)”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  A-Agriculture district inside Broadlands village.

  • Read from the last numeric column of the schedule of area row; footnote (4) not resolved.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent (footnote (4))

  “ag, agriculture 1 acre 150 35 65 50 15 25 20% see footnote (4)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-Residential district inside Broadlands village.

    “r, residential 8,000 (2 70 35 65 50 10 25 30% see footnote (4)”

• Building heightSpecified

  A-Agriculture district inside Broadlands village.

  • Height measured per the ordinance definition (Article II).

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “ag, agriculture 1 acre 150 35 65 50 15 25 20% see footnote (4)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-Residential district inside Broadlands village.

    “r, residential 8,000 (2 70 35 65 50 10 25 30% see footnote (4)”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Residing in an independent travel trailer or recreational vehicle on land inside Broadlands village.

  • Allowed only if located in a state-licensed travel trailer park (Section 23-1-10(b)).
  • Floodplain code also restricts RVs in flood areas; see floodplain_development claim.

  “it shall be unlawful to reside in an independent travel trailer in the municipality unless it is located in a state-licensed travel trailer park”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Individual manufactured (mobile) homes on a lot in the R-Residential district inside Broadlands village.

  • Individual mobile homes may not share a lot with another dwelling unit.
  • Skirting, parking, anchors and pads follow the mobile home park requirements.
  • Other R-district requirements and any other requirements the village deems necessary also apply.
  • Dependent manufactured homes (no toilet and bath or shower) may be located only in a state-licensed travel trailer park (Section 23-1-10(a)).
  • Owners must have a building or zoning permit to locate or replace a manufactured home outside a park (Section 23-2-2) and immobilize it to a permanent foundation (Section 23-2-1).

  “individual mobile homes may be located in the r-residential district, subject to tbe following: 1. no mobile home shall be located on a lot where there is another dwelling unit.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Manufactured homes in Broadlands village generally, from the Chapter 23 manufactured housing code.

    “it shall be unlawful to locate a dependent manufactured home in the village unless placed in a state-licensed travel trailer park”

• Well permitRequired

  Drilling a water well on land inside Broadlands village.

  • Requires state permits and a village board permit.
  • All wells must comply with the cross-connection code in Chapter 38.
  • No well may be drilled where the property is within 200 feet of the municipal water main.

  setback from municipal water main: >= 200 feet (no well allowed within this distance)

  “it shall be unlawful to drill a water-well in the village without the proper permits from the state of illinois and the village board. all wells shall comply with the cross-connection code in this chapter. no wells shall be drilled when the property is within two hundred (200) feet of the municipal water main.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New homes inside Broadlands village: connection to the village water system.

  • The village waterworks requires a written tap or service connection application at Village Hall, signed by the owner (Section 38-3-2).
  • No general mandate to connect to the village water system was located in Chapter 38 text reviewed.
  • No well may be drilled within 200 feet of the municipal water main (Section 38-3-21).
  • Public sanitary sewer availability was not verified; sewer connection is unknown.

  “an applicant desiring a water tap or service connection with the waterworks system of the village shall file a written application at the village hall”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in the floodplain inside Broadlands village.

  • Applies to development in a floodplain; floodway work also requires IDNR/OWR permits or documentation that none is required (Section 14-1-6(b)).
  • Exemption only where exempted by law.
  • The village president must receive copies of all other federal, state and local permits before issuing a development permit (Section 14-1-5(d)).
  • Application requires site drawings, lowest-floor elevation and cost estimate (Section 14-1-5(a)).

  “no person, firm, corporation, or governmental body not exempted by law shall commence any development in the floodplain without first obtaining a development permit from the village president”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building (zoning) permits and zoning fees for land inside Broadlands village.

  • Permits page states $25; the zoning ordinance fee schedule lists zoning use permits at $5.00 (and compliance certificate for non-conforming use at $2.00). The two figures conflict; confirm with Village Hall which applies.
  • Fee schedule in zoning ordinance may be dated 1977 or 1998 amendments.

  building (zoning) permit fee: 25 USD (per village permits page) · zoning use permit fee (ordinance): 5 USD (per zoning ordinance fee schedule)

  “permits are $25. permits can be mailed to p.o. box 50 broadlands, il 61816”

• Permit processPartial

  Building (zoning) permit applications for land inside Broadlands village.

  • Process partly published: permits can be mailed to P.O. Box 50 or dropped in the slot at Village Hall; review steps and timelines not published on the page read.
  • Zoning ordinance Article X describes a zoning use permit and a zoning compliance certificate issued by the zoning administrator after inspection.

  “permits can be mailed to p.o. box 50 broadlands, il 61816 or dropped in the old water bill slot at village hall.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction and alterations inside Broadlands village.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permitting in Broadlands village.
• Building code adopted — Building construction codes for land inside Broadlands village.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Broadlands village.
• Tiny homes — Tiny homes on land inside Broadlands village.

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.