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

Rules another office applies inside Hutsonville Township

Hutsonville Township 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems on land inside Hutsonville Township.

  • Crawford County Health Department environmental-health staff review and approve plans before construction.
  • Surface-discharge systems that discharge to waters of the United States require a separate EPA NPDES General Permit before operation.

  “the environmental health staff review and approve plans for private sewage disposal systems before they are constructed.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation of a private sewage system inside Hutsonville Township.

  • Contact Environmental Health for an installation application before installation.
  • A certified-soil-scientist analysis may be needed before approval.
  • A $100 permit-application fee is required.
  • For a surface-discharge system discharging to waters of the United States, obtain EPA NPDES General Permit coverage before operation.

  private sewage permit application fee: 100 USD

  “a soil analysis by a certified soil scientist may be needed before approval of your system can be given. a $100.00 permit application fee payable to the crawford county health department is also required.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Installation of private sewage disposal systems inside Hutsonville Township.

  • Applies to systems including aeration systems, septic tanks with subsurface seepage fields or buried sand filters, and holding tanks.

  “the environmental health staff review plans and inspect the installation of systems to ensure that these systems are installed properly.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Crawford County Health Department private-sewage permit applications for systems inside Hutsonville Township.

  • This is the published fee for a private sewage permit application; it is not evidence of a general building-permit fee schedule.

  private sewage permit application fee: 100 USD

  “a $100.00 permit application fee payable to the crawford county health department is also required.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private sewage-system installation applications for property inside Hutsonville Township.

  • The published process concerns private sewage systems only.
  • A soil analysis by a certified soil scientist may be needed before approval.

  “before the installation of a private sewage system on your property, please contact the environmental health office or have your private sewage installation contractor contact the environmental health office to get an application for the construction/installation of a private sewage system.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Hutsonville Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — General residential building work inside Hutsonville Township.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Hutsonville Township.
• Inspections — Residential building work inside Hutsonville Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered residences inside Hutsonville 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.