Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Crittenden Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Crittenden Township

Crittenden Township 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)

  Champaign County zoning districts (CR, AG-1, AG-2, R-1 through R-5, B and I districts) on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township.

  • The county ordinance text published the district table, but the zoning map showing which parcels fall in which district was not opened.
  • Section 9.3 implies county zoning covers unincorporated areas of townships; whether Crittenden township has adopted its own zoning was not verified.
  • Applies only outside incorporated municipalities and any area the township or a municipality has regulated itself.

  “Principal USES Zoning DISTRICTS CR AG-1 AG-2 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 I-1 I-2”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Use of a travel trailer, motor vehicle or tent as a dwelling on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township, Champaign County. This is a county zoning rule; Crittenden township has not been shown to adopt its own.

  • Applicability to Crittenden township rests on the county ordinance governing unincorporated land; the township's own adoption of zoning was not verified.
  • Does not reach land inside any incorporated municipality that applies its own rules; incorporated areas within the township were not checked.
  • The sentence bans using these vehicles as a dwelling; it does not address use of a travel trailer for non-dwelling purposes.

  “No MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAVEL TRAILER or tent shall be used as a DWELLING.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes used as dwellings outside manufactured home parks on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township, Champaign County. This is a county zoning rule; Crittenden township has not been shown to adopt its own.

  • No certificate of compliance may issue for occupancy until a tiedown installation report is submitted, where the Illinois mobile home tiedown rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code part 870) require one.
  • Item a of the same list refers to the federal manufactured-home construction standard (part 3280) or the Illinois manufactured housing and mobile home structure rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code part 880), whichever applies; the opening words of item a were not captured in the reading.
  • Exceptions stated in the same list: manufactured homes in manufactured home parks; manufactured homes permitted as temporary dwellings during construction of a permanent dwelling under section 9.1.2d.4; and manufactured homes on the same lot as an institution or commercial or industrial establishment used as a dwelling for a caretaker, watchman or guard.
  • Applicability to Crittenden township rests on the county ordinance governing unincorporated land; the township's own adoption of zoning was not verified.

  “No certificate of compliance shall be issued for occupancy of a MANUFACTURED HOME located outside of a MANUFACTURED HOME PARK until a copy of the Mobile Home Tiedown Installation Report, if required by the Illinois Mobile Home Tiedown Rules and Regulations (77 Ill. Admin. Code, Part 870), has been submitted.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems on land inside Crittenden township, Champaign County. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District issues the construction permit; the township does not appear to administer septic.

  • Applicability to Crittenden township rests on the health district's Champaign County service area as stated on its page; the township-specific service boundary was not separately verified.
  • Whether Illinois state sewage code rules apply in addition was not checked.

  “For new or renovated private sewage disposal systems installed in Champaign County, a homeowner or an Illinois Department of Public Health-licensed sewage contractor must obtain a construction permit from our office before any work is conducted.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New or renovated private sewage systems in Champaign County, including land inside Crittenden township. The health district, not the township, issues the permit.

  • A homeowner or an Illinois Department of Public Health-licensed sewage contractor must obtain the construction permit before any work is conducted.
  • An application must be submitted along with the appropriate permit fee; the opened page does not state the fee amount.
  • The opened page does not say whether lots inside Champaign or Urbana city limits are handled differently; that split was seen only in a search snippet and is not relied on here.

  “For new or renovated private sewage disposal systems installed in Champaign County, a homeowner or an Illinois Department of Public Health-licensed sewage contractor must obtain a construction permit from our office before any work is conducted.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Whether a building permit is required for a new home on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for new homes on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township
• Inspections — Building inspection of new homes on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy or compliance for new homes on unincorporated land inside Crittenden township

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.