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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Longview

Village of Longview 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)

  Land inside Longview village, which the county lists within its zoning jurisdiction; the county's Section 5.3 district schedule applies there as county zoning

  • Longview village is listed by the county as included in county zoning jurisdiction, although it is an incorporated village; the county, not the village, administers that zoning in this claim.
  • Staff statement in 2006 county committee minutes said the same, but it is not used as evidence here.

  “the county's zoning jurisdiction is the unincorporated area and also includes the villages of: ● longview ● dewey ● foosland”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  AG-1 Agriculture district land inside Longview village under county zoning

  • Lot area and width are from the Section 5.3 schedule; footnotes (5), (13), (14) and (15) were not fully reviewed.
  • Footnote 13 sets a three-acre or two-acre maximum lot area for certain AG-1 lots, which is not reviewed here.
  • Section 4.3.4 sets different lot area rules for lots without a connected public sanitary sewer system; not reviewed here.

  minimum lot area: 1 acre (footnotes (5), (13), (14), (15) apply) · minimum average lot width: 200 feet

  “ag-1 agriculture 1 acre 200 50 nr10 85 75 55 15 25 20% (5), (13), (14), (15)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single Family Residence district land inside Longview village under county zoning

    “r-1 single family residence 9,000 80 35 2 1/2 85 75 55 10 20 30% (5), (8)”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  AG-1 Agriculture district land inside Longview village under county zoning

  • Front setback is measured from street centerline and varies by street classification; the three values are read in column order as major, collector, minor street.
  • Footnote 3 of Section 5.3 (front-yard rule) was not fully reviewed.

  front setback from street centerline, major street: 85 feet · front setback from street centerline, collector street: 75 feet · front setback from street centerline, minor street: 55 feet · side yard: 15 feet · rear yard: 25 feet

  “ag-1 agriculture 1 acre 200 50 nr10 85 75 55 15 25 20% (5), (13), (14), (15)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 Single Family Residence district land inside Longview village under county zoning

    “r-1 single family residence 9,000 80 35 2 1/2 85 75 55 10 20 30% (5), (8)”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  AG-1 Agriculture district land inside Longview village under county zoning

  • Footnotes (5), (13), (14), (15) not fully reviewed.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent

  “ag-1 agriculture 1 acre 200 50 nr10 85 75 55 15 25 20% (5), (13), (14), (15)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single Family Residence district land inside Longview village under county zoning

    “r-1 single family residence 9,000 80 35 2 1/2 85 75 55 10 20 30% (5), (8)”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Single Family Residence district land inside Longview village under county zoning

  • Footnotes (5) and (8) not reviewed.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet · maximum stories: <= 2.5 stories

  “r-1 single family residence 9,000 80 35 2 1/2 85 75 55 10 20 30% (5), (8)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG-1 Agriculture district land inside Longview village under county zoning

    “ag-1 agriculture 1 acre 200 50 nr10 85 75 55 15 25 20% (5), (13), (14), (15)”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems in Champaign County areas outside Champaign and Urbana city limits, which include Longview village

  • Health district handles permits for these systems outside C-U city limits; the county forms are used for all other areas of Champaign County.
  • Service boundary covering Longview village is inferred from the page wording, not confirmed by a service map.

  “for all other areas of champaign county, please use the county forms.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New or renovated private sewage disposal systems in Champaign County outside Champaign and Urbana city limits, including Longview village

  • Permit from the health district must be obtained before work begins.
  • Application is accompanied by the permit fee.

  minimum notice before starting work: >= 48 hours

  “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 inspectionRequired

  Private sewage disposal systems installed in Champaign County outside Champaign and Urbana city limits, including Longview village

  • Inspection by health district staff to confirm installation per code.

  “our staff will conduct inspections to determine that systems have been installed according to code.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural use under county zoning in areas including Longview village

  • Exemption is from zoning except for the street setback, per county orientation page.

  “griculture is exempt from zoning except for the street setback”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Sewage system construction permits in Champaign County areas outside Champaign and Urbana city limits

  • Health district page links a fee schedule for Champaign County; amounts were not read.
  • Fee applies to septic permits only; no building permit fee found.

  “an application must be submitted for approval along with the appropriate permit fee.”

• Permit processPartial

  Septic permit process only, for land outside Champaign and Urbana city limits including Longview village

  • Process is for private sewage systems only; building permit process not found.

  application processing time: 15 days

  “applications are processed within 15 days.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction in Longview village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in Longview village
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for Longview village
• Inspections — Building inspection for construction in Longview village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in Longview 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.