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

Rules another office applies inside Hensley Township

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

• InspectionsRequired

  Work under a Champaign County Zoning Use Permit on unincorporated parcels in Hensley Township subject to the County Zoning Ordinance.

  • Inspection is required when the applicant seeks the Zoning Compliance Certificate after completion of work described in the Zoning Use Permit.

  “After examination of the PREMISES to ascertain that all work described on the Zoning Use Permit has been conducted in compliance with the regulations and standards of this ordinance, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the Zoning Compliance Certificate.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Use or occupancy of newly created, constructed, changed, moved, or altered land or structures on unincorporated parcels in Hensley Township subject to the County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The required document is titled a Zoning Compliance Certificate and must state that the proposed use conforms to the ordinance.

  “It shall be unlawful to USE or occupy or permit the USE or occupancy of any land or STRUCTURE or part thereof hereafter created, CONSTRUCTED, erected, changed, moved, or wholly or partly ALTERED or enlarged in its USE or STRUCTURE until a Zoning Compliance Certificate shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator stating that the proposed USE of the land and STRUCTURE conforms to the regulations and the standards of this ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated Hensley Township parcels subject to the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

  • A parcel-specific zoning-map determination remains necessary; incorporated areas may be subject to municipal authority.

  “The COUNTY is hereby divided into DISTRICTS as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this ordinance.”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Use of a motor vehicle or travel trailer as a dwelling on unincorporated parcels in Hensley Township subject to the County Zoning Ordinance.

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

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Temporary placement of a manufactured home by its owner while constructing a permanent dwelling on an unincorporated parcel in Hensley Township subject to the County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The placement is part of the Zoning Use Permit for the permanent dwelling and ends when that permit expires or is revoked.

  “The Zoning Administrator may permit the temporary placement of a MANUFACTURED HOME on a LOT for the use of the OWNER, while he is constructing a permanent DWELLING, when required by the OWNER.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning-use permits and compliance certificates for unincorporated parcels in Hensley Township subject to the County Zoning Ordinance.

  • No Zoning Use Permit is issued until an application for a Zoning Compliance Certificate has been made.
  • parameters are set by the County Zoning Ordinance.

  “No Zoning Use Permit shall be issued until application has been made for a Zoning Compliance Certificate.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — New residential building construction inside Hensley Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Hensley Township.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Hensley Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Hensley Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings on unincorporated parcels in Hensley Township subject to 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.