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

Village of Royal’s own rules

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Village building permit fees for work inside Royal village

  • Only the existence of published fee schedules is confirmed from the forms page listing; the schedules themselves were not opened, so amounts are not recorded.
  • Residential building fee and HVAC fee schedules are listed as separate documents on the same page.

  “change of occupancy fee schedule commercial fee schedule construction design criteria drawing requirements for residential fire protection cost sheet how to obtain a permit hvac fee schedule required residential inspections re-roof requirements residential building fees”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Royal

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

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems on land inside Royal village (Champaign County, outside Champaign and Urbana city limits)

  • Permits issued by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District for areas outside Champaign and Urbana city limits.
  • Installers must be Illinois Department of Public Health-licensed sewage contractors (state licensing) or the homeowner.
  • Royal is not within Champaign or Urbana city limits, so the page's 'all other areas of champaign county' forms apply.

  “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 disposal systems on land inside Royal village (Champaign County, outside Champaign and Urbana city limits)

  • Application must be submitted with the appropriate permit fee.
  • Applications are processed within 15 days.
  • At least 48 hours' notice to the health district before starting work on a sewage system.
  • Construction may proceed only after application approval (the permit is a precondition to work).

  application processing time: <= 15 days · advance notice before starting work: >= 48 hours

  “an application must be submitted for approval along with the appropriate permit fee. applications are processed within 15 days. after application approval, our office must be provided with a minimum of 48 hours' notice before starting work on a sewage system.”

• Well permitRequired

  Private water wells and closed-loop geothermal wells constructed or renovated on land inside Royal village (Champaign County)

  • Wells must be constructed or renovated by an Illinois Department of Public Health-licensed well contractor.
  • Applications are processed within 15 days.
  • Contractors must give the health district at least 48 hours' notice before starting work on a well.
  • An owner with an abandoned well should have it sealed by a licensed contractor within 30 days after abandonment.

  application processing time: <= 15 days · advance notice before starting work: >= 48 hours

  “before work can begin on wells in champaign county, a construction permit must be obtained from our office.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction and alteration of buildings inside Royal village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Royal village
• Building code adopted — Building codes for construction inside Royal village
• Inspections — Building inspections for work inside Royal village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for buildings inside Royal 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.