Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Walnut Grove Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Walnut Grove Township

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

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Installation or service of a private sewage disposal system serving an owner's personal single-family residence inside Walnut Grove Township, if the Knox County ordinance applies.

  • The ordinance is not in effect in areas with an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.
  • This is a septic-system exception, not evidence of a general residential building-permit exemption.

  “provided, however, that a homeowner may install and/or service a private sewage disposal system which serves the homeowner’s personal single family residence.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Walnut Grove Township, if the County ordinance applies there.

  • The County ordinance expressly excludes areas having an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.

  “This ordinance is not in effect within those areas of Knox County that have a private sewage disposal ordinance approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, or extension of a private sewage disposal system inside Walnut Grove Township, if the Knox County ordinance applies.

  • The County ordinance does not apply in areas having an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.
  • The property owner must obtain the permit before construction, installation, or alteration begins.
  • The permit states maximum permissible waste loading or minimum size, type, and location specifications.

  permit fee when installed by Illinois licensed private sewage disposal installation contractor: 150 USD (Effective January 1, 2010; returned if denied and non-refundable once issued.) · permit fee when issued for property owner to install system: 250 USD (Effective January 1, 2010; returned if denied and non-refundable once issued.)

  “it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter, or extend private sewage disposal systems within Knox County unless said person holds a valid permit issued by the Health Department or its authorized representative”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Installation of a private sewage disposal system inside Walnut Grove Township, if the Knox County ordinance applies.

  • The County ordinance does not apply in areas having an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.
  • Inspection is required after complete installation and before backfilling; covered work without authorization is a violation.

  “Before backfilling is started, but after complete installation of the private sewage disposal system or portion thereof, an inspection shall be made by the Health Department or its authorized representative to determine compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.”

• Subdividing landLimited

  Subdivision or re-division inside Walnut Grove Township that will use private sewage disposal systems, if the Knox County ordinance applies.

  • The County ordinance does not apply in areas having an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.
  • The Health Department reviews the proposed development to ensure each proposed lot can contain an approved private sewage disposal system.

  “the Knox County Health Department shall review the proposed development to ensure that each proposed lot shall be able to contain a private sewage disposal system approved under the provisions of this Ordinance.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal permits inside Walnut Grove Township, if the Knox County ordinance applies.

  • The County ordinance does not apply in areas having an IDPH-approved private sewage disposal ordinance.
  • Fees are returned if the permit is denied and non-refundable once issued.

  licensed-contractor septic permit fee: 150 USD (Effective January 1, 2010.) · property-owner septic installation permit fee: 250 USD (Effective January 1, 2010.)

  “Effective January 1, 2010 There shall be a fee of $150.00 charged for the permit required in this Article when the system is installed by an Illinois Licensed Private Sewage Disposal Installation Contractor. The fee shall be $250.00 when the permit is issued for the property owner to install the system.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Walnut Grove Township.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Walnut Grove Township.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Walnut Grove Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residences inside Walnut Grove Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Walnut Grove Township, Knox County, Illinois.

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.