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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Elliott

Village of Elliott 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 on land inside Elliott village, to the extent Elliott village has no zoning of its own and the Ford County zoning ordinance applies there (county zoning page says the ordinance applies to villages that do not have their own zoning; the ordinance names Elliott)

  • Applicability inside Elliott village depends on Elliott not having adopted its own zoning, which is not yet confirmed.
  • Gibson City, Paxton and Piper City are excluded; the county page says to contact those cities for property inside their boundaries.
  • A permit must be obtained before construction begins; construction may proceed after the permit is issued.

  “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

  Zoning districts of the Ford County ordinance that apply inside Elliott village (AG-1, CO-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, I-1)

  • Applies inside Elliott village only if Elliott has no zoning of its own (not yet confirmed).
  • Gibson City, Paxton and Piper City are excluded.

  “the unincorporated communities and the villages of cabery, elliott, kempton, melvin, roberts, sibley, and all of ford county”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwelling lots in the R-1 residential district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

  • Lot width minimum 100 ft in R-1 (row 'lot width in ft.').
  • Table layout is garbled in extraction; the R-1 single-family figure is read from column position and should be verified against the PDF table.
  • Existing lots of record may be used under section 7b exceptions.

  minimum lot area, single-family dwelling, R-1: >= 20000 sq ft (lot width minimum 100 ft)

  “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 — Lots in the AG-1 agricultural district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

    “lot area in sq.ft. 43,560 43,560 20,000 7,800 6,000 none none none”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in the R-1 residential district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

  • Height may be exceeded for listed public, institutional, church and utility structures under section 5b.
  • Height limit for the R-3, B-1, B-2 and I-1 districts is 45 feet (section 5a(2)).

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

  “thirty-five feet in the co-1, r-1 and r-2 districts.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Occupancy of inhabited trailers and RVs on land inside Elliott village under the Ford County zoning ordinance

  • Inhabited trailers are allowed only in a trailer court with a conditional use permit.
  • Trailer courts must meet minimum standards in section 4b(5) (5,000 sq ft lots, 5-acre minimum court, 8 lots per acre maximum).
  • Applies only if the county ordinance governs Elliott village; not yet confirmed.

  “except where otherwise permitted, all inhabited trailers shall be located in a trailer court which has received a conditional use permit”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping and seasonal recreational occupancy in the CO-1 conservation district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

  • Camps or campgrounds are a conditional use in the CO-1 district.
  • Occupancy of the structures listed (tents, travel trailers, camping trailers) may not be for an entire calendar year.
  • Permanent cabins for seasonal use must meet R-3 requirements.

  maximum occupancy period: less than one entire calendar year (CO-1 conditional use camps or campgrounds)

  “(provided that the occupancy of any of the foregoing shall not be for an entire calendar year)”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Manufactured homes as a permitted use in the R-1 residential district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

  • Permitted only on permanent foundations.
  • Sewage disposal and water supply must meet state standards (section 3 paragraph 9).

  “(k) manufactured homes on permanent foundations and modular homes.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural use buildings on land inside Elliott village under the Ford County zoning ordinance

  • Agricultural use buildings still require a permit.
  • No permit fee is charged for agricultural use buildings, by statute.

  “agricultural use buildings require a permit; however, by statute no fee is charged.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Dwellings in the CO-1 conservation district of the Ford County ordinance, where that district applies inside Elliott village

  • Single-family dwellings in CO-1 are a conditional use only if protected from flooding.
  • Floodplain rules for other districts and a floodplain permit were not located.

  “(c) single family dwelling if protected from flooding.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Zoning construction permit fees for non-agricultural projects inside Elliott village under the Ford County ordinance

  • Fee applies to non-agricultural projects.
  • If application is filed after foundation or structure construction begins, the permit fee is double the amount stated.
  • Agricultural use buildings: no fee by statute.

  construction permit fee, first 200 sq ft: 20 USD (non-agricultural projects) · construction permit fee, per sq ft over 200 sq ft: per 0.15 USD per sq ft (structures over 200 sq ft; non-agricultural projects)

  “a fee of $20.00 for the first 200 square feet and fifteen cents ($.15) per square foot for structures over 200 sq ft is charged for all non-agricultural projects.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Elliott village
• Building code adopted — Adopted building code for construction inside Elliott village
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for construction inside Elliott village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Elliott village
• Local zoning — Whether the Village of Elliott (Ford County, IL, ZIP 60933) adopts and administers its own 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.