Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Nettle Creek Township, Illinois

Nettle Creek Township’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Nettle Creek township subject to Grundy County building regulation.

  • The cited code identifies the regulations as the Building Code and Residential Code of Grundy County.
  • Plumbing is governed by the current Illinois State Plumbing Code; septic installations are enforced by the Grundy County Environmental Health Department.

  building code: 2021 International Codes with Amendments · residential code: 2021 International Residential Code with amendments

  “the following codes are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this ordinance as if set out at length herein. a building code: 2021 international codes with amendments.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Nettle Creek township subject to the Grundy County Unified Development Code.

  • Published districts are A Agricultural, AR Agricultural Residential, PR Planned Residential, R Residential, CG Commercial General, CI Commercial Interchange, and I Industrial.

  “a. general: the following zoning districts are established: 1. agricultural: a - agricultural. ar - agricultural residential. 2. residential: pr - planned residential. r - residential. 3. nonresidential: cg - commercial general. ci - commercial interchange. i - industrial.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Farm residences and agricultural buildings and structures on farms inside Nettle Creek township subject to Grundy County building regulation.

  • The farm must be a farm in fact and not in name only.
  • Use must be limited to uses defined as agricultural in 55 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/5-12001.

  “exempt from the provisions of this title, as provided by state statute, are farm residences and other buildings and structures used for agricultural purposes on farms. to be considered exempt, such residence, building or structure shall be located on a farm that is such in fact and not in name only; and the use shall be limited to those uses defined as agricultural in 55 illinois compiled statutes 5/5-12001.”

Rules another office applies inside Nettle Creek Township

Nettle Creek 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 septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Nettle Creek township.

  • The county code identifies the county health department as the permit issuer for construction or alteration.

  “no private sewage disposal system shall be constructed or altered unless a permit shall first have been obtained from the county health department.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction or alteration of a private sewage disposal system inside Nettle Creek township.

  • The permit fee for installation, modification, or repair is doubled if work begins before permit issuance.
  • A system designed for more than 15 persons with surface discharge requires an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit.
  • Permits expire one year after issuance unless extended or denied by the health department.

  state permit threshold: > 15 persons (When septic-system effluent is discharged to the surface.) · permit expiration: 1 year (Extension requests must be directed to the environmental health director before expiration.)

  “the permit fee for the installation, modification, and/or repair of a private sewage disposal system shall be doubled if work begins prior to the issuance of a permit from the health department.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Nettle Creek township when the county health department gives written notice based on a reason to believe a violation exists.

  • Inspection is requested during reasonable hours after written notice.
  • The rule concerns suspected violations; it does not establish a routine inspection interval.

  “it shall be considered a violation of this chapter for any person to refuse to allow a representative of the county health department to inspect any sewage disposal system after written notice from the county health department that it has reason to believe violation exists, and that it requests permission to make an inspection during reasonable hours.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal permits and evaluations inside Nettle Creek township.

  • Amounts are established by ordinance of the Grundy County board of health and Grundy County board.
  • A feasibility letter requires a property-owner request, payment of the applicable fee, and documents requested by the health department.

  “required permit fees are determined by ordinance of the grundy county board of health and the grundy county board.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private sewage disposal-system permits inside Nettle Creek township.

  • Applications require plans, specifications, lot layout, and any further information required by the health department or other lawful authority.
  • A septic-system application requires a scale plat and information specified in section 5-2-3(B)(2).
  • A septic and/or well permit application must be approved before permit issuance unless a municipal system is available.

  “the permit application shall contain plans, specifications, lot layout and such further information or documents as the county health department or other lawful authority may require to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth herein.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Nettle Creek township.
• Inspections — Residential building construction inside Nettle Creek township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Nettle Creek township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Nettle Creek township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Nettle Creek 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.