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

Rules another office applies inside Martinton Township

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

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction in unincorporated Iroquois County, including Martinton township land outside any incorporated municipality

  • Inspections are tied to the permit; the page lists building/construction, electrical and plumbing inspectors and asks owners to call before construction starts.

  “Building code requires inspections for your permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Martinton township outside any incorporated municipality: the Iroquois County Zoning Ordinance is the zoning that applies, administered by the county Planning & Zoning office. This is county zoning, not a township ordinance.

  • Excerpt limits the county ordinance to unincorporated areas; land inside an incorporated village is governed by that municipality, and the village of Martinton was not checked.
  • Ordinance text opened is the PDF posted at the county site; its header and later amendments were not verified in the opened text, so currency is unconfirmed.
  • Per-district rules (A-1, RR-1, RH-1 and others) apply and were not read.

  “within the unincorporated areas of Iroquois County”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts in unincorporated Iroquois County, including Martinton township land outside any incorporated municipality

  • The ordinance names the A-1 and A-2 agriculture, RR-1, UR-1, RH-1, WF-1, business, industrial, extraction and planned development districts; district standards were not read.
  • Currency of the posted PDF is unverified.

  “the county of iroquois is hereby divided into the following zoning districts: a-1 agriculture district”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems serving land inside Martinton township, under the Iroquois County Public Health Department, which covers the county; no page names Martinton township specifically

  • The county enforces its own sewage disposal ordinance together with the state Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.
  • The county sewage disposal ordinance text was not located; its scope and technical rules are unverified.

  “Sewage Disposal Ordinance of Iroquois County as well as the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code”

• Permit processPartial

  Building, construction and development permits in unincorporated Iroquois County, including Martinton township land outside any incorporated municipality

  • Application forms and inspector contacts are published; the fee schedule, review steps and timelines were not found in the opened text.

  “Building/Construction/Development Permit Application”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Whether an owner may build their own home without a licensed contractor in Martinton township
• Building code adopted — Which building code applies to new construction inside Martinton township
• Certificate of occupancy — Whether a certificate of occupancy is required before occupying a new home in Martinton township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the A-1 Agriculture District of unincorporated Iroquois County (applies to Martinton township land in that district)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in the A-1 Agriculture District of unincorporated Iroquois County (applies to Martinton township land in that district)

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.