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

Village of Winfield’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Winfield village limits under the village's Title 9 Building Regulations

  • Adopted codes include the International Existing Building Code, the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Property Maintenance Code, the International Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings and the National Electrical Code, all 2024 editions except the electrical code (2023), each with local amendments (9-1-2).
  • The International Building Code is amended in section 9-1-2-2 (for example section 105.5 on permit expiration).
  • Permit expiration is set by section 105.5 (see permit_process claim).

  adopted code editions: 2024 edition year (National Electrical Code is 2023 edition)

  “the following codes, one (1) copy of which codes are on file in the office of the village clerk for use and examination by the public, are hereby adopted by reference as though fully set forth in haec verba herein”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Winfield village limits. The village adopts and administers its own Title 10 Zoning Regulations.

  • Use and dimensional rules are set by the village's Title 10 zoning ordinance for each district.
  • Territory annexed to the village is zoned R-1B unless an annexation agreement sets a different classification (10-3-5).

  “for the purpose and provisions of this title, the village is hereby divided into the following districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Winfield village limits: residence, business, public and industrial zoning districts listed in section 10-3-1.

  • The residence list includes ER-1, ER-2 and ER-3 single-family estate districts, R-1 through R-4B single-family residence districts, R-5 and R-6 districts and a planned development district.
  • Business districts (TC, B-1, B-2, B-2A), public district P-1, industrial district L-1 and special-use categories are also listed in 10-3-1.
  • The zoning map is the official map (section 10-3-2); district boundaries are in section 10-3-3. Those sections were not opened.

  “er-1 single-family estate residential district er-2 single-family estate residential district er-3 single-family estate residential district r-1 single-family residence district”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private septic systems inside Winfield village that are disconnected when public sanitary sewer becomes available

  • Applies when the septic field is disconnected under the sewer-connection rule (8-1-4 a.2), not to routine septic use.
  • Failure to notify the village for inspection requires the owner to unearth the system at the owner's expense.

  “prior to and following the disconnection of the septic field, a representative of the village shall inspect the system for compliance.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  A building inside Winfield village limits that has a private septic field and where a public sanitary sewer is available

  • Triggered only when the county or Illinois EPA finds the septic field inadequate and bars a replacement field (8-1-4 a.2).
  • 'Available' means the sewer main is adjacent in a public right-of-way or easement and the service stub can be reached without tunneling or boring more than forty feet (40') under a roadway, building, or flowing stream.
  • No repairs or extensions are allowed to existing septic systems where the sanitary sewer is available (8-1-6 a).

  tunneling/boring distance limit for availability: <= 40 feet (under a roadway, building, or flowing stream)

  “the building shall be connected directly to the sanitary sewer main.”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Winfield

Village of Winfield 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 septic systems inside Winfield village limits: DuPage County (Department of Public Health / Department of Health) decides whether a septic field is inadequate and regulates its abandonment. Applies inside Winfield village, not as a countywide village rule.

  • The village code defers to DuPage County and the Illinois EPA on whether a septic field is inadequate.
  • The village code applies the county's abandonment rules when a septic field is abandoned on sewer connection (see utility_connection and septic_inspection claims).

  “the septic field shall be abandoned in accordance with the dupage county department of public health or its successor organization's regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Winfield village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Winfield village
• Inspections — Building construction inside Winfield village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Winfield village
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings in the R-1 district inside Winfield 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.