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

Rules another office applies inside Farrington Township

Farrington 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 septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage (septic) system design, installation and approval for land inside Farrington township, where no local rule was found

  • Statewide Private Sewage Disposal Code promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
  • The source is an IDPH compilation dated 3-27-2014; confirm the current text on ilga.gov before relying on it.
  • Whether a county or health district administers approvals by delegation in Farrington township was not verified.

  “The Department shall promulgate and publish and may from time to time amend a private sewage disposal code which shall include minimum standards”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Non-sewer sanitary disposal for buildings in Farrington township where no sewerage system is available

  • Permitted only in compliance with the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and the IDPH private sewage disposal code.
  • Owner duty to provide sanitary disposal applies to all buildings where people live, work, or assemble.
  • Specific design, approval and local administration not verified for Farrington township.

  “if such sewerage system is not available then such disposal shall be in compliance with this Act and the private sewage disposal code”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New buildings on land inside Farrington township: connection to a public sewerage system when one is reasonably available

  • Connection duty applies only if a sewerage system is reasonably available; availability in Farrington township was not established.
  • If no sewerage system is available, disposal must comply with the Act and the private sewage disposal code.
  • No water-connection requirement was found in the opened text; water connection remains unknown.

  “shall be disposed of by discharging into a sewerage system operated and maintained under permit of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, if reasonably available”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Farrington township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permit or contractor requirements inside Farrington township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for new construction inside Farrington township
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for new homes inside Farrington township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy requirement for new homes inside Farrington 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.