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

Rules another office applies inside Orland Township

Orland 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

  Work on unincorporated Cook County parcels located inside Orland Township.

  • Ordinary repairs subject to Section 102-105.3 of the Cook County Building Code, Amendments-Adopting Ordinance, are excluded.
  • For new construction served by a septic field, Cook County Department of Public Health septic approval is required at submission.

  “All work in unincorporated Cook County, other than ordinary repairs subject to provisions of Section 102-105.3 of the Cook County Building Code, Amendments-Adopting Ordinance, requires the submittal of a permit application.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction on unincorporated Cook County parcels located inside Orland Township.

  • The adoption applies to all unincorporated Cook County and Cook County Forest Preserve District properties.
  • Drawings submitted after December 1, 2021 must conform except as provided in Section 102-1(c) of the Cook County Code of Ordinances.
  • The adopted provisions include the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code with Illinois Amendments, and 2021 International Fire Code; the 2014 State of Illinois Plumbing Code and 2014 Cook County Electrical Code remain in their entirety.

  drawing-conformance date: >= 2021-12-01 (Except as provided in Section 102-1(c) of the Cook County Code of Ordinances.)

  “On July 29, 2021 the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance adopting the following regulatory codes with local amendments for all of unincorporated Cook County and all of the Cook County Forest Preserve District properties –”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction on unincorporated Cook County parcels located inside Orland Township.

  • Upon permit issuance, the applicant receives field-inspector contact information and the construction stages that must be inspected.

  “Inspections are required during the construction process. Upon issuance of your permit, you will receive the name and phone numbers of the field inspectors and the stages of construction that must be inspected.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings, additions, alterations, and changes in land use on unincorporated Cook County parcels located inside Orland Township.

  • A building-permit application is deemed an application for a certificate of occupancy.
  • For a change in land use where no building permit is required, application must be made directly to the Department of Building and Zoning.
  • For a building, addition, or alteration, construction must be completed, the premises inspected, and the Department must certify conformity with applicable Cook County ordinances; a temporary certificate may be issued pending issuance.
  • The Department must issue the certificate or written notice explaining why it cannot issue one no later than 14 days after final inspection.

  certificate decision after final inspection: <= 14 days (Department may provide written notice stating why a certificate cannot be issued.)

  “A building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or occupied, a new land use shall not be established and an existing land use shall not be changed until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Department of Building and Zoning.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated Cook County parcels located inside Orland Township.

  • A fourteen-digit permanent real estate index number is needed to look up a parcel classification.
  • The county's zoning-classification search applies to unincorporated Cook County only.

  permanent real estate index number length: 14 digits (Needed to learn a parcel's zoning classification.)

  “The Department of Building and Zoning allows you to review the current zoning classification of parcels located in unincorporated Cook County (only). In order to learn a property’s zoning classification, you must enter the property’s fourteen (14) digit permanent real estate index number (PIN).”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Orland Township, except to the extent a separately incorporated municipality has its own IDPH-approved septic ordinance.

  • CCDPH's Cook County-wide review excludes incorporated Barrington Hills, Inverness, Palos Park, and South Barrington because those municipalities have their own IDPH-approved septic ordinances.

  “CCDPH reviews and approves all private sewage disposal systems throughout Cook County; except in incorporated Barrington Hills, Inverness, Palos Park, and South Barrington, which have their own IDPH-approved septic ordinances.”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Non-supervised short-term rentals in an R-6 zoning district on unincorporated Cook County land inside Orland Township, if any such district exists there.

  • The ordinance treats the use as a special use in the R-6 District.
  • The ordinance defines a short-term rental as a compensated rental lasting at least 24 hours but not more than 30 consecutive calendar days.

  minimum rental period: >= 24 hours · maximum rental period: <= 30 consecutive calendar days

  “Short-term Rental. The entire rental of a dwelling unit or mobile home, or portions thereof, intended to house individuals who are not the dwelling owner nor lease executed tenant, for compensation as a business for a period at least twenty-four (24) hours but not exceeding 30 consecutive calendar days.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Electronic and in-person permit submissions for unincorporated Cook County work inside Orland Township.

  • Electronic submissions require online payment of the deposit.
  • In-person applications require a check payable to the Cook County Collector.
  • The deposit is deducted from the final permit-fee amount.

  residential submission deposit: 100 USD (Electronic submission paid online or in-person application accompanied by check.) · nonresidential submission deposit: 500 USD (Electronic submission paid online or in-person application accompanied by check.)

  “All electronic submissions require a deposit of $100 for residential projects or $500 for non-residential projects that are payable online. Applications delivered in person shall be accompanied by a check made payable to Cook County Collector for the same deposit fee. The deposit will be deducted from the final permit fee amount.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Permit applications for unincorporated Cook County work inside Orland Township.

  • Applicants must complete a full permit application, child-support enforcement declaration, contractor letters of intent, and scope of work.
  • New construction requires a current plat of survey less than five years old, a site plan, and signed-and-sealed architectural drawings.
  • Cook County may request further items during review.

  maximum plat-of-survey age: < 5 years (New construction only.)

  “For new construction only: Plat of survey signed and sealed with a current date (must be less than 5 years old) Site plan showing location of a proposed project on the site Set of architectural drawings signed and sealed by a licensed professional”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Residential construction inside Orland Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Orland Township, Illinois.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside Orland Township.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside Orland Township.
• Setbacks — Structures inside Orland Township.

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.