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

Rules another office applies inside Mona Township

Mona Township 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 residential construction and any project that increases the square footage of an existing building on land inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County), administered by the Ford County Zoning Office under the county zoning ordinance

  • Applies only where Mona township is unincorporated; the county zoning ordinance excludes the area within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of Gibson City, Paxton, and Piper City, which are handled by those cities.
  • The permit must be obtained before construction begins; the county states that if application is filed after a foundation is poured or a structure is erected, the fee is double.
  • Permit issuance is subject to additional permits and approvals required by other agencies (the county permit application lists well, septic, sewer, and township approvals).

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

• InspectionsLimited

  Inspections of premises with county zoning permits inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • This is a zoning-enforcement inspection by the county zoning enforcing officer, not a general building-code inspection; no county building-code inspection program was found.
  • Inspection of work under a permit: the zoning enforcing officer must be given at least twelve hours notice of the starting of work under a permit (Section 9, ordinance).

  “he shall examine premises for which permits have been issued, and shall make necessary inspections to see that the”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning districts that apply to land inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • Districts listed in Section 4a; the district map is on file with the county zoning enforcing officer, and parcel-level district assignments were not checked.
  • No township-level districts were found.

  “(1) ag-1 agricultural district (2) co-1 conservation district (3) r - 1 residential district (4) r - 2 residential district (5) r - 3 residential district (6) b - 1 highway business district (7) b - 2 general business district (8) i - 1 industrial district”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwelling on land in the AG-1 agricultural district inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • Two-family dwellings are not permitted in AG-1 (table shows n.a.).
  • Lot width and lot area minimums are from the county density table (Section 7a); exceptions for lots of record are in Section 7b.

  minimum lot area, single-family dwelling, AG-1: >= 43560 sq ft (lots of record may be modified under Section 7b) · minimum lot width, AG-1: >= 150 ft (lots of record may be modified under Section 7b)

  “dist. ag-1 co-1 r–1 r–2 r–3 b–1 b–2 i–1 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

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family dwelling on land in the R-1 residential district inside Mona township, if the parcel is zoned R-1 (unincorporated Ford County)

    “dist. ag-1 co-1 r–1 r–2 r–3 b–1 b–2 i–1 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, walls, and fences near public roads inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • Road-centerline setbacks: 100 ft from a state or federal highway, 75 ft from a county highway, 50 ft from a township or road district highway.
  • Intersections in rural areas: no structures within the area formed by a diagonal line between two points 150 feet in both directions from the right-of-way corner.
  • Front and side yard setbacks by district (Section 6) were not opened; this claim covers only the road-centerline setbacks in Section 3.

  setback from centerline of state or federal highway: >= 100 ft · setback from centerline of county highway: >= 75 ft · setback from centerline of township or road district highway: >= 50 ft (variation may be granted where hardship exists)

  “no building, structure, concrete or masonry wall, no fence which cannot be viewed through, or other improvement shall be erected or structurally altered so that any part there of is 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.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Building height inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County), set by the district in which the building is located

  • The numeric height limit for each district is in Section 5 (height regulations), which was not opened; no numeric value is recorded here.

  “altered to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in which the building is located”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural use buildings inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • Agricultural use buildings still require a county zoning permit; the exemption applies only to the permit fee, by statute.
  • This is not an exemption from the zoning permit requirement.

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

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Construction permit fees for non-agricultural projects inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • Fee doubles if application is filed after a foundation is poured or structure erected.
  • Agricultural buildings: permit required, no fee by statute.
  • Page states the fee schedule as published; no later amendment was found on the opened page.

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

  “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.”

• Permit processPartial

  County zoning permit process for construction inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

  • The zoning page names the zoning officer and states the permit must be obtained before construction begins; the full application steps and forms were not recorded.
  • Zoning office processes variances, conditional uses, special use permits and rezoning requests.

  “a permit must be obtained before construction begins.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a building code for construction inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)
• Local zoning — Whether Mona township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)
• Lot coverage — Maximum lot coverage inside Mona township (unincorporated Ford County)

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.