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

Village of Teutopolis’s own rules

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Teutopolis village limits.

  • The Village code separately publishes residential, commercial, industrial, and non-urban district regulations.

  “Residential Districts 154.045 Description 154.046 R-1, Single-Family Residence Districts”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Main or principal structures and detached accessory structures in Teutopolis residential districts.

  • The rule excepts structures permitted in yards under § 154.025(B).
  • Where at least 25% of lots within a block had principal structures before the effective date, the average setback of those structures is the minimum for remaining vacant lots, except where public health, safety, comfort, morals, or welfare are endangered.
  • For a lot abutting a storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin, the minimum setback is 50 feet from the nearest shore line or high water line.

  minimum setback from nearest right-of-way line: >= 25 feet (55 feet from the centerline of the abutting street applies if greater) · minimum setback from abutting-street centerline: >= 55 feet (Applies where greater than the right-of-way-line measurement) · minimum setback from shore line or high water line: 50 feet (Where the lot abuts a storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin)

  “The minimum setback line shall be 25 feet from the nearest right-of-way line or 55 feet from the centerline [...] whichever is greater.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Main or principal residential structures in Teutopolis residential districts.

  • Subject to § 154.023.
  • Multi-family dwellings are limited to two stories.
  • Accessory buildings are subject to § 154.030(C).

  maximum main or principal structure height: <= 35 feet (Multi-family dwellings may not exceed two stories)

  “No main or principal structure shall exceed 35 feet in height, except that multi-family dwellings shall be permitted to a height not to exceed two stories;”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short-term rentals within Teutopolis village corporate limits.

  • A Village-issued short-term-rental permit is required before operation, conduct, or maintenance.
  • No alteration may change a residential building's residential character as a dwelling unit or add short-term-rental spaces.

  “Permit required. Short term rentals may be established and maintained on properties within the corporate limits [...] in accordance with this section;”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Village building-permit applications.

  • The owner or owner's agent must provide a good-faith estimate of the building or structure cost.
  • Fees are paid to the Building Official when the application is made.
  • Unfinished basement and cellar area of single-family and two-family dwellings is excluded from the floor-area calculation.
  • A non-principal building or structure exceeding 1,200 square feet is charged by floor area except as provided in § 154.192(C)(4).

  building or structure application fee up to 20,000 square feet: per 10 USD per 100 square feet or portion (Up to 20,000 square feet of floor area) · building or structure application fee above 20,000 square feet: per 5 USD per 100 square feet or portion (Floor area exceeding 20,000 square feet in the same building or structure) · garage or non-principal building fee: 25 USD (Garage designed for fewer than three automobiles or other non-principal building or structure) · agricultural NU-district structure fee: 25 USD (Structure constructed and used exclusively for agricultural purposes in a NU, Non-Urban District) · demolition permit fee: 10 USD (Permit to raze a building or structure within the village)

  “Ten dollars for each 100 square feet, or portion thereof, of building or structure floor area up to 20,000 square feet of floor area”

• Permit processPartial

  Short-term-rental permits inside Teutopolis village limits.

  • The applicant must complete and file the Building Official's prescribed application form.
  • The application must include the information listed in § 154.034(B).
  • A permit may issue only if the Building Official or designee determines that the applicant and rental comply with the section.

  “Any owner desiring to secure a short term rental permit from the village shall complete and file with the Building Official an application for a short term rental permit on such forms as prescribed by the Building Official (hereinafter referred to as the “short term rental permit application”). A short term rental permit application shall include at least the following information:”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — General residential construction inside Teutopolis village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Teutopolis village limits.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Teutopolis village limits.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Teutopolis village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Teutopolis village limits.

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.