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

Wauponsee Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and regulated appurtenances outside municipal limits within Wauponsee Township.

  • A permit must be obtained in advance.
  • The rule covers erection, installation, alteration, conversion, remodeling, structural repair, moving, or change of a regulated building, structure, or appurtenance.
  • Municipal land is excluded by the text.

  “it is hereby required that a permit be obtained in advance and all other requirements of this title be complied with whenever a building or structure, or parts or appurtenances thereof, such as plumbing installation and electrical installation, located outside the limits of municipalities of this county and regulated by this title is erected, installed, altered, converted, remodeled, structurally repaired, moved or changed.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction outside municipal limits within Wauponsee Township, where Grundy County's building-permit provision applies.

  • The county permit provision limits this regulatory scheme to structures located outside municipal limits.
  • The county adopts 2021 International Codes with amendments.
  • Illinois State Plumbing Code applies to plumbing installations, alterations, repairs, and replacements.

  building code edition: 2021 International Codes 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.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems serving land inside Wauponsee Township.

  • The county health department is the named permitting and approving body.
  • For a system serving more than 15 persons with surface discharge, an Illinois EPA permit is also required.

  surface-discharge system capacity threshold: > 15 persons (A state Environmental Protection Agency permit must be obtained.)

  “every building occupied as a dwelling shall have a sewage system as provided herein, approved by the county health department.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction or alteration of a private sewage disposal system inside Wauponsee Township.

  • The permit must be obtained before construction or alteration.
  • The fee for installation, modification, or repair is doubled if work starts before permit issuance.
  • A state Environmental Protection Agency permit is required for a surface-discharge septic system designed to accommodate more than 15 persons.

  surface-discharge system capacity threshold: > 15 persons (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit required.)

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

  Well and septic installation or modification before a county building permit for a mobile home, room addition, or swimming pool within Wauponsee Township.

  • The source expressly conditions this inspection requirement on installations and modifications where applicable and on county building permits for mobile homes, room additions, and swimming pools.
  • A dwelling sewage system must be approved by the county health department.

  “in order to ensure code compliance, installation and modification of wells and septic systems, where applicable, shall be made and inspected prior to issuance of county building permits for mobile homes, room additions, and swimming pools.”

Still unanswered

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• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Wauponsee Township.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Wauponsee Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — New residential construction and changes of use inside Wauponsee Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois.
• Zoning districts — Land inside Wauponsee 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.