Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Hodgkins, Illinois
Village of Hodgkins is a village in Cook County, Illinois. Village of Hodgkins adopts its own zoning, so inside its limits Village of Hodgkins’s rules apply, not the county’s. 4 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on October 22, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Cook County page.
Answers from the rulebook for Village of Hodgkins
Village of Hodgkins’s own rules
Building code adoptedAdopted
New construction and permits inside Hodgkins village limits
Detached single-family and townhouse permits: International Residential Code (IRC) 2021 edition, Illinois State Plumbing Code 2014 edition, NEC 2020, IECC 2021 with Illinois amendments, IPMC 2021, ISPSC 2021, IWUIC 2021.
Commercial, industrial and all other permits: IBC 2021, IMC 2021, IFGC 2021, IECC 2021 with Illinois amendments, IFC 2021, IPMC 2021, ISPSC 2021, NEC 2020, NFPA 101 2021, Illinois Accessibility Code 2018, IEBC 2021.
Codes are adopted subject to the village's modifications and exceptions; Ord. 26-03 (amendments to the Hodgkins Building Code) is listed on the village ordinance index but its text was not reviewed.
“the following codes are hereby adopted by reference as a part of the building ordinance of the village of hodgkins, illinois, subject, however, to the modifications and exceptions set forth herein.”
Local zoningPresent (with conditions)
Land inside Hodgkins village limits: the village administers its own Title 10 zoning regulations and zoning code
Zoning is administered by the village; variances and special uses are granted through the village process (e.g., Ord. 24-01 authorizing variances to the zoning code).
Title 10 text was not opened in this run; district-level rules remain unknown (see zoning claims).
“ord 24-01: authorizing variances to hodgkins zoning code”
Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)
Division of land inside Hodgkins village limits
Village code contains Title 11 Subdivision Regulations; the subdivision standards themselves were not reviewed.
Plat of survey is required with a building permit application (per permit form).
“title 9 building code title 10 zoning regulations title 11 subdivision regulations title 12 flood control”
Permit processPublished (with conditions)
Building permit application process for work inside Hodgkins village limits, filed with the village clerk
Contractors must register with the village before permit issuance (per form).
Required with application: electronic file, three stamped sets of plans, plat of survey showing setbacks, contractor licenses, insurance certificates, $10,000 contractor bond naming the village as additional insured, electrician and plumber licenses and insurance, and fenced construction sites at groundbreaking.
“all contractors must register with the village prior to issuance of permit.”
Still unanswered
We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Hodgkins or Cook County directly.
Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permits inside Hodgkins village limits
Inspections — Inspections for work inside Hodgkins village limits
Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for new buildings inside Hodgkins village limits
Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list for Hodgkins village
Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area in the main single-family residential district inside Hodgkins village
19 more unanswered
Minimum lot size
Setbacks
Lot coverage
Building height
Living in an RV
Camping on your land
Tiny homes
Manufactured homes
Accessory dwellings
Who permits septic
Septic permit
Septic inspection
Off-grid sanitation
Well permit
Mandatory utility hookup
Agricultural exemption
Driveway access
Building in a floodplain
Short-term rentals
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.
Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Village of Hodgkins publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Cook County’s page lists the county offices to call.
Off-grid gear
Going off-grid in Village of Hodgkins means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:
