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

Rules another office applies inside Rome Township

Rome 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 disposal systems, including systems serving land inside Rome township.

  • Local health agencies may review construction plans either under local ordinance or as an agent of IDPH.

  surface-discharge threshold: <= 1500 gallons per day (Applies to systems discharging treated effluent to the ground surface.)

  “regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction of a private sewage disposal system serving land inside Rome township.

  • Plans for private sewage disposal systems and alternative systems are reviewed and approved before construction.
  • A local health agency may perform plan review under local ordinance or as an IDPH agent.

  “review and approve plans [...] before construction.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private, off-grid sewage disposal systems serving land inside Rome township.

  • The system must be within IDPH-regulated categories and plans are reviewed and approved before construction.
  • The stated ground-surface-discharge category is limited to treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day.

  treated-effluent discharge: <= 1500 gallons per day (Ground-surface discharge systems described by IDPH.)

  “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge (such as septic tanks and seepage fields) as well as those that discharge treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface (such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems).”

• Well permitRequired

  New private water-well construction serving land inside Rome township.

  • IDPH and local health departments review installation plans, issue permits, and inspect wells.
  • Community water wells are excluded from the IDPH program description.

  “To ensure the safety of these water supplies, the IDPH and local health departments review water well installation plans, issue permits for new well construction, and inspect wells. The IDPH licenses approximately 730 people who construct wells and/or install water well pumps.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private sewage disposal system approval serving land inside Rome township.

  • The documented process concerns private sewage only, not a general building-permit process.
  • Plans are reviewed and approved before construction.

  “submit your permit application including a drawing of the proposed system”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Rome township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Rome township.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Rome township.
• Inspections — Residential building work inside Rome township.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Rome 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.