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

Rules another office applies inside Carlyle Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Residential construction on land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities, issued by the Clinton County Zoning Department

  • Construction proceeds after the permit is issued; the form asks for a site plan with setbacks and building height.
  • Applications are made to the Clinton County Zoning Department, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle, IL 62231.

  “Application is hereby made for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance, as required under the ZONING ORDINANCE OF CLINTON COUNTY”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities, under the Clinton County Zoning Ordinance (not Carlyle township's own ordinance)

  • The county zoning ordinance applies to unincorporated areas and to villages without their own zoning ordinance, per the zoning office page; land inside an incorporated city such as Carlyle is not covered by this county schedule.
  • The setback schedule lists districts 'A', 'AR', 'R1', 'R2', 'R3', 'C' and 'I' under section 40-3-6.

  “LOT SIZE, SETBACK AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS BY DISTRICT SECTION 40-3-6”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities, agricultural 'A' district under Clinton County Zoning Ordinance section 40-3-6

  • Taken from a garbled table extraction of the setback schedule; the 40 acre value is the first value in the minimum lot area row and is read as the 'A' district. Verify against the ordinance text.
  • Where a private sewerage system relies on a soil absorption system, the minimum lot area shall be in accordance with Clinton County Health Department regulations.
  • Subdivisions existing before January 1, 1991 use the R2 district setbacks.

  minimum lot area (A district): >= 40 acres (Subject to the Clinton County Health Department soil-absorption lot requirement)

  “minimum lot area 40 acres 3 acres 1 acre”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities, front setbacks measured from road centerline or right-of-way under Clinton County Zoning Ordinance section 40-3-6

  • Front setback depends on the road type: county road outside incorporated limits is measured from the road centerline; township road is measured from the centerline; interstate and state routes are measured from the right-of-way or easement line.
  • Side and rear setbacks vary by district and could not be reliably mapped from the garbled table; see followups.
  • The schedule states the restrictions are for the particular district in which the lot or principal structure is located.

  front setback, county road outside incorporated limits (from road centerline): 100 ft · front setback, township road (from road centerline): 75 ft · front setback, interstate and state routes (from easement or right-of-way line): 75 ft

  “(except along county roads outside the incorporated limits of any city, village or incorporated town, the minimum setback shall be 100 ft from the center line of the road, & township roads the minimum setback shall be 75 ft from the center line of the road).”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities, structure height under Clinton County Zoning Ordinance section 40-3-6

  • The table row lists 35 ft for five of seven districts and none for two; the column-to-district mapping is not confirmed from the extracted text, so the district assignment must be verified against the ordinance.
  • Height is measured from the ground to the peak according to the residential permit form.

  maximum structure height (districts listed at 35 ft): <= 35 ft (Districts shown as none in the same row have no height figure in the schedule)

  “maximum height structure none 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft none”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems for a new home inside Carlyle township, to the extent the lot has no public sewer

  • The county residential application asks whether a licensed private sewage installer is needed and whether the health department has been contacted.
  • Whether the Clinton County Health Department covers all of Carlyle township was not confirmed from a health department page.

  “under the control of the Health Department”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • State (with conditions) — Private sewage disposal systems with no surface discharge inside Carlyle township, installed under state rules

    “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge”

• Septic permitRequired

  New dwellings inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities that are not connected to public sewers

  • The county residential application lists public sewers or a Clinton County health permit as the utility option; the health permit applies where public sewers are not used.
  • Installation by a private sewage contractor requires a licensed installer, per the application's question on licensed private sewage installers.

  “A permit from the Clinton County Health Department is required to install, replace or modify a private sewage system prior to construction.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and subdivision plats for land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities

  • The zoning office administers the county subdivision ordinance and handles subdivision plat review.
  • The 'family split' process is listed on the zoning page and its terms were not opened.

  “The zoning office also administers the Subdivision and Floodplain Ordinances.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development on land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities that lies in a mapped floodplain

  • The zoning office administers the county floodplain ordinance and the residential application asks whether any part of the tract is in the floodplain.
  • The zoning page lists floodplain development application forms (form 1 and form 2); their terms were not opened.

  “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building and zoning permit fees for land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities

  • The fee schedule is linked from the zoning page; its amounts were not opened and are not recorded here.
  • Payment may be made by card with a service fee, per the zoning page.

  “view fee schedule building permits residential building permit application agricultural building permit application”

• Permit processPartial

  Residential building permit application for land inside Carlyle township outside incorporated municipalities

  • The application requires a site plan with lot lines, distances from front, side and rear lot lines, centerline of road distance, building height and, for new homes, a floor plan.
  • The owner is responsible for determining property line locations; the zoning office does not provide them.
  • Deviation from the approved application may result in fines, a stop order and corrective action.

  “Your site plan should consist of the following:”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for residential construction in unincorporated Carlyle township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for unincorporated Carlyle township
• Inspections — Building inspections for residential construction in unincorporated Carlyle township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings in unincorporated Carlyle township
• Local zoning — Land inside Carlyle township's limits: whether Carlyle township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance

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.