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

Rules another office applies inside Broughton Township

Broughton 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 septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems serving homes inside Broughton Township that are not served by public sewer systems.

  • The Livingston County Health Department program concerns facilities and homes not served by public sewer systems.

  “The Private Sewage Disposal Program regulates methods of disposing of sewage from facilities and homes that are not served by public sewer systems, such as homes located in some rural areas.”

• Well permitRequired

  Construction, modification, or abandonment of a water well inside Broughton Township.

  • The permit-form page lists a $100 permit fee and a $50 water-sample fee, totaling $150; abandonment is listed as free.
  • A well-site diagram is required by the application form.

  permit fee: 100 USD · water sample fee: 50 USD · total permit fee: 150 USD (The form lists abandonment-water-well fee as free.)

  “to apply for well construction modification, or abandonment, please complete the following form in full, print, and mail to the lchd with corresponding *fee.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Water-well permit applications for property inside Broughton Township.

  • Fees identified here are for the Livingston County Health Department water-well application, not a general building-permit fee schedule.

  permit fee: 100 USD · water sample fee: 50 USD · total permit fee: 150 USD (Abandon Water Well Fee-Free.)

  “Permit Fee-$100.00 Water Sample Fee-$50.00 TOTAL PERMIT FEE-$150.00 Abandon Water Well Fee-Free”

• Permit processPartial

  Water-well permit applications for property inside Broughton Township.

  • The cited process applies to well construction, modification, and abandonment; it does not establish the building-permit process.

  “permit application is mailed to local health department. refer to the listing of counties provided to you by the illinois department of public health. if a county is not listed, the application is mailed to the illinois department of public health.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Broughton Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Residential building work inside Broughton Township.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Broughton Township.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Broughton Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Broughton 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.