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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Cabery

Village of Cabery 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

  New construction and projects that increase floor area of existing buildings, under the Ford County zoning construction permit, inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Source scope: unincorporated areas of Ford County and villages that do not have their own zoning.
  • Contact Gibson City, Paxton or Piper City for property inside those cities; that sentence does not cover Cabery.
  • This is the county zoning office's construction permit; it is not shown to be a building-code permit.

  “construction permits are required for all new construction and for all projects which increase the square footage of existing buildings on the property.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Ford County zoning ordinance district list (ag-1, co-1, r-1, r-2, r-3, b-1, b-2, i-1), applying inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own (the ordinance title names the village of Cabery)

  • Applies inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own; village status not verified.
  • Kankakee County portion of Cabery village is not covered by this Ford County ordinance.

  “an ordinance establishing comprehensive zoning regulations for the unincorporated communities and the villages of cabery, elliott, kempton, melvin, roberts, sibley, and all of ford county except for the area within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of gibson, paxton, and piper city”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  AG-1 agricultural district, single-family dwelling, Ford County zoning; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Reduced area is allowed in AG-1 only where public water (and optionally public sewer) is available: 20,000 sq ft and 100 ft width with public water and no public sewer; 15,000 sq ft and 80 ft width with both public water and public sewer.
  • Lot-of-record exception in section 7b(1) also applies.

  minimum lot area, single-family dwelling (AG-1): >= 43560 sq ft (reduced to 20,000 sq ft (public water, no public sewer) or 15,000 sq ft (public water and sewer) under section 7b(5)) · minimum lot width (AG-1): >= 150 ft (reduced to 100 ft or 80 ft under section 7b(5))

  “lot width in ft. 150 150 100 65 60 none none none lot area in sq.ft. 43,560 43,560 20,000 7,800 6,000 none none none”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 residential district, single-family dwelling, Ford County zoning; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

    “lot width in ft. 150 150 100 65 60 none none none lot area in sq.ft. 43,560 43,560 20,000 7,800 6,000 none none none”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures near public highways in Ford County zoning, all districts; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Distances run from the highway centerline.
  • Appeals for variation are possible where setback restrictions create undue hardship.

  setback from state or federal highway centerline: >= 100 ft · setback from county highway centerline: >= 75 ft · setback from township or road district highway centerline: >= 50 ft

  “nearer than 100 feet to the center line of a state or federal highway or nearer than 75 feet from the center line of any county highway, or nearer than 50 feet from the center line of any township or road district highway.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 residential district yard setbacks, Ford County zoning; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

    “front yard 50 50 30 25 25 25 none side yard 20 20 10 5 5 none none rear yard 50 50 30 25 25 25 none”

  • Specified — AG-1 agricultural district yard setbacks, Ford County zoning; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

    “front yard 50 50 30 25 25 25 none side yard 20 20 10 5 5 none none rear yard 50 50 30 25 25 25 none”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 residential district maximum building height, Ford County zoning; inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Section 5b allows exceptions, including churches and temples up to 75 feet and public or institutional buildings up to 110 feet with added setbacks.
  • AG-1 height limit is not stated in the section 5a list opened.

  maximum building height (R-1): <= 35 ft (exceptions in section 5b)

  “a. maximum height limits established for buildings and structures are as follows: (1) thirty-five feet in the co-1, r-1 and r-2 districts.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes on permanent foundations in the AG-1 district, for persons engaged in agricultural pursuits, inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • Listed among AG-1 permitted uses.
  • Subject to state sewage disposal and water supply regulations and to highway setback requirements.
  • No R-district manufactured-home rule was found in the text opened.

  “manufactured homes on permanent foundations, modular homes and single family homes for persons engaged in agricultural pursuits, subject to sewage disposal and water supply regulations of the state and to highway setback requirements.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private water supply and sewage disposal for residential buildings, inside Cabery village only if the village has no zoning of its own

  • The ordinance requires facilities to conform to the suggested standards of IDPH; the standards are referenced as 'suggested'.
  • Sewage requirements are in IDPH circulars 4.002 (septic tanks) and 4.704 (sewage).

  “every residential building, trade, business, or industry hereafter established and requiring water supply and sewage disposal facilities, shall provide such facilities conforming to the suggested standards of the illinois department of public health”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for homes inside Cabery village
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a building code by Cabery village
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Cabery village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for buildings inside Cabery village
• Local zoning — Whether Cabery village itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its 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.