Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Buckingham, Illinois

Village of Buckingham’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, additions, improvements and replacements of buildings inside Buckingham village limits

  • Permit is issued by the code enforcement officer appointed by the village board of trustees.
  • Application must include detailed plans, a site sketch showing distances from lot lines, the use, owner consent and the contractor with cost estimate.
  • Permit is granted only if the application shows compliance with adopted building codes, village ordinances and state statutes; denials are appealed to the board of trustees.
  • Permit fees are referenced as 'such fees as are hereinafter prescribed' but the fee schedule was not located.

  “no new construction or building shall be permitted within the village limits, and no new additions to, improvements on or replacements of existing buildings or structures shall be permitted within the village limits unless the person responsible for said construction or building, or the owner of the property upon which the construction or building is to be erected, added or replaced, or both, shall first obtain from the code enforcement officer as appointed by the village board of trustees a permit authorizing the contemplated construction, addition or replacement.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Buckingham village limits. The village's own Title 10 Zoning Regulations apply; the village has not been shown to defer to county zoning.

  • Zoning is administered through the village's code enforcement officer and board of trustees under Title 9 and Title 10.
  • The zoning chapters are listed in the code table of contents; their dimensional text (chapters 4 to 6 and 8 to 11) was not opened, so only the existence of the ordinance is confirmed here.

  “chapter 5 zoning districts and map chapter 6 residential districts chapter 7 business districts”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  New construction and replacements of residential structures inside Buckingham village limits (village-wide construction standard in 9-1-2(c)(1); not confirmed as a district-specific figure)

  • Floor area excludes breezeways, porches, garages and basements.
  • The chapter 6 residential district dimensional table was not read; a district-specific minimum may also apply.

  minimum floor space, single-family dwelling: >= 750 sq ft (breezeways, porches, garages and basements excluded) · minimum floor space, multi-family dwelling: >= 1500 sq ft (breezeways, porches, garages and basements excluded)

  “all new construction, including replacements of existing structures for residential purposes, shall contain a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of floor space for a single-family dwelling and one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet for a multi-family dwelling, breezeways, porches, garages and basements excluded.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  New construction, additions, improvements and replacements inside Buckingham village limits under the 9-1-2 permit standard (general rule; the single-family residential district setback in Title 10 chapter 6 was not read)

  • Where construction is on more than one lot, the setbacks apply to the outer lot lines of the lots involved.
  • Garages used as garages: not nearer than 5 ft to side lot lines and 10 ft to the front lot line.
  • Business construction may receive a variation from the board of trustees under subsection 10-3a-5 c.
  • The 'except as herein provided' clause means district rules in Title 10 may change these figures.

  side lot line setback: >= 5 ft (garage: 5 ft side; variation available for business use) · front and back lot line setback: >= 10 ft (garage: 10 ft front; variation available for business use)

  “no construction, addition, improvement or replacement shall be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot lines nor ten feet (10') to the front and back lot lines, provided construction is contemplated on one lot”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications inside Buckingham village limits

  • Application goes to the code enforcement officer (or the chair of the planning and zoning committee if the post is vacant).
  • Appeals of denials go to the village board of trustees at its regular meeting.
  • Application process from 9-1-2(b) is listed; the inspection, certificate and fee steps are not confirmed in this section.

  “each application for permit shall be approved or denied by the code enforcement officer based on its satisfactory compliance with all adopted building codes, village ordinances, and state statutes. appeals for denials shall be heard by the village board of trustees at their regularly scheduled meeting and a final determination shall be made by the village board of trustees.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Buckingham or Kankakee County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders in Buckingham village
• Building code adopted — Buildings inside Buckingham village limits
• Inspections — Construction inside Buckingham village limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Buckingham village limits
• Minimum lot size — Single-family residential lots inside Buckingham village limits

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Buckingham means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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