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

Rules another office applies inside Seminary Township

Seminary 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 septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Seminary Township.

  • Local health agencies may also review construction plans by local ordinance or as an agent of IDPH.

  surface-discharge threshold: <= 1500 gallons per day (Treated effluent discharged to ground surface.)

  “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge (such as septic tanks and seepage fields) as well as those that discharge treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface (such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems).”

• Septic permitRequired

  New and renovated private sewage disposal systems inside Seminary Township, administered by the Fayette County Health Department Division of Environmental Health.

  • A Private Sewage Disposal System Plan Review Application and a $75.00 application fee must be submitted.
  • The proposed system must meet the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.
  • Applicant must give 48-hour notification to the Division of Environmental Health before installation.

  application fee: 75 USD (Private sewage disposal system plan-review application.) · pre-installation notification: 48 hours (Notification to Division of Environmental Health before installation.)

  “Before a private sewage disposal system can be installed, a Private Sewage Disposal System Plan Review Application and a $75.00 application fee must be submitted. If the proposed system meets the requirements of the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, the applicant will be granted a permit. It is then the responsibility of the applicant to give a 48-hour notification to the Division of Environmental Health before installation.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New and renovated private sewage disposal systems inside Seminary Township, administered by the Fayette County Health Department Division of Environmental Health.

  • Applies to final installation inspection for new and renovated private sewage disposal systems.

  “The Division of Environmental Health conducts plan reviews, permitting and final installation inspections for new and renovated private sewage disposal systems.”

• Well permitRequired

  New private water wells inside Seminary Township, administered by the Fayette County Health Department Division of Environmental Health.

  • An Illinois Department of Public Health application and $100.00 application fee payable to IDPH must be submitted.
  • The proposed well must meet the Illinois Water Well Construction Code.
  • Applicant must give 48-hour notification to the Division of Environmental Health before installation.

  application fee: 100 USD (Payable to Illinois Department of Public Health.) · pre-installation notification: 48 hours (Notification to Division of Environmental Health before installation.)

  “Before a private water well can be installed, Illinois Department of Public Health, Application for Permit to Construct, Modify or Abandon a Water Well and the $100.00 application fee payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health must be submitted. If the proposed water well meets the requirements of the Illinois Water Well Construction Code, the applicant will be granted a permit. It is then the responsibility of the applicant to give 48 hour notification to the Division of Environmental health prior to installation.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Private sewage and private-water-well permit applications inside Seminary Township handled by the Fayette County Health Department.

  • The $75 septic fee is submitted with the plan-review application.
  • The $100 well fee is payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

  private sewage plan-review application fee: 75 USD · private water-well application fee: 100 USD (Payable to Illinois Department of Public Health.)

  “Before a private water well can be installed, Illinois Department of Public Health, Application for Permit to Construct, Modify or Abandon a Water Well and the $100.00 application fee payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health must be submitted.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private sewage and private-water-well installation permit process inside Seminary Township handled by the Fayette County Health Department.

  • The documented process is limited to septic and private-water-well permits, not general building permits.
  • Septic requires plan-review application, fee, compliance with IDPH Act and Code, and 48-hour pre-installation notification.
  • Well requires IDPH application, fee, compliance with Water Well Construction Code, and 48-hour pre-installation notification.

  “Before a private sewage disposal system can be installed, a Private Sewage Disposal System Plan Review Application and a $75.00 application fee must be submitted. If the proposed system meets the requirements of the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, the applicant will be granted a permit.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Seminary Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Seminary Township.
• Building code adopted — Buildings inside Seminary Township.
• Inspections — Building work inside Seminary Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Seminary 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.