Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bunker Hill Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Bunker Hill Township

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

• Building permitLimited

  Unincorporated land in Bunker Hill township, Macoupin County: county building program permit

  • Required only in unincorporated Macoupin County; incorporated places (such as the City of Bunker Hill) set their own requirements.
  • Applies to any new construction that requires a septic system.
  • Fee $100.00; submitted to the GIS Manager.

  permit fee: 100 USD

  “cost for permit: $100.00 - required in only unincorporated macoupin county - who may need to apply: any new construction that requires a septic system”

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land in Bunker Hill township, Macoupin County, outside city or village limits (e.g., outside the City of Bunker Hill)

  • County statement covers only unincorporated parts of the county; land inside the City of Bunker Hill or other municipalities is under that municipality's zoning.
  • Septic, well and floodplain rules still apply.

  “please be aware that the unincorporated parts of the county (not in city or village limits) have no zoning.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage (septic) permits for land in Bunker Hill township, Macoupin County; the Macoupin County Public Health Department issues them

  • Exception if public sewer is available.
  • Septic contractor license $75.00.
  • Permit $300.00.

  private septic system permit: 300 USD (not required if public sewer is available)

  “private septic system permit $300.00 septic contractors license $75.00 - required in all of macoupin county. exception for private septic system permit if public sewer is available.”

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.