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

Rules another office applies inside Beaverville Township

Beaverville Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Beaverville township outside the Village of Beaverville (unincorporated land), where Iroquois County zoning applies; this is county zoning, not a Beaverville township ordinance.

  • No Beaverville township zoning ordinance was located on an official page; county zoning is the applicable rule only because the county ordinance covers all unincorporated land.
  • The Village of Beaverville is a separate municipality and is outside the county ordinance's jurisdiction; its own rules were not researched.
  • Lands inside the Village of Beaverville are excluded from this claim.

  “the jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all lands and waters within the unincorporated areas of iroquois county.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land in Iroquois County, including unincorporated land inside Beaverville township; district list from the county ordinance, not a township district map.

  • The zoning atlas (district map) is kept at the county clerk's office and was not opened, so the district boundaries inside Beaverville township are not confirmed.

  “for the purpose of this ordinance, the county of iroquois is hereby divided into the following zoning districts: a-1 agriculture district a-2 agriculture district rr-1 single-family residential district”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Living quarters (dwellings) on unincorporated land in Beaverville township, from the county zoning ordinance definition of living quarters; district-specific minimum building floor areas were not confirmed.

  • Definition of living quarters; the minimum applies to space occupied as living quarters.
  • Shared space in common with persons not occupying the unit is excluded from the count.
  • No living quarters may be occupied unless water and sewage standards set by the Ford-Iroquois board of health or successor organizations are met or exceeded.

  minimum living quarters for one adult person: >= 550 square feet · additional adult person: >= 200 square feet per additional adult

  “the minimum living quarters for one adult person shall be 550 square feet, and 200 square foot per each additional adult person.”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Using a camping trailer, travel trailer or other wheeled vehicle designed for sleeping as a dwelling on unincorporated land in Beaverville township.

  • Requires a temporary permit from the zoning enforcement officer.
  • Travel trailers must be moved after 180 days.
  • Long-term occupancy of an RV on a lot is not allowed under this provision.

  travel trailer move-after period: <= 180 days (temporary permit from zoning enforcement officer)

  “however, temporary usage of lots of record, either with or without dwellings may be permitted for wheeled vehicles designed for sleeping or camping by temporary permit from the zoning enforcement officer. travel trailers must be moved after one hundred and eighty (180) days.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Temporary camping with wheeled vehicles on lots of record on unincorporated land in Beaverville township.

  • Requires a temporary permit from the zoning enforcement officer.
  • Camping and travel trailers must be moved after 180 days.
  • Tent or other non-wheeled camping is not addressed in the cited provision.

  travel trailer move-after period: <= 180 days (temporary permit from zoning enforcement officer)

  “however, temporary usage of lots of record, either with or without dwellings may be permitted for wheeled vehicles designed for sleeping or camping by temporary permit from the zoning enforcement officer. travel trailers must be moved after one hundred and eighty (180) days.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Occupying a mobile home as a dwelling on unincorporated land in Beaverville township.

  • Allowed only in a licensed and approved mobile home park or as otherwise provided in the ordinance.
  • The mobile home must meet ANSI A119.1 specifications, per the ordinance's mobile home provision.
  • Mobile home parks of two or more units are a conditional use in the agricultural districts.

  “no mobile home shall be occupied as a dwelling except when such mobile home is located in a licensed and approved mobile home park or as otherwise herein provided.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes in Beaverville township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in Beaverville township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for Beaverville township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes in Beaverville township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy in Beaverville 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.