Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Shaws Point Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Shaws Point Township

Shaws Point 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

  County building permit for unincorporated Macoupin County, which would include unincorporated Shaws Point township; page does not name the township

  • Page lists it as needed for any new construction that requires a septic system
  • Cost $100.00
  • Applies only to unincorporated areas

  permit cost: 100 USD

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

• Local zoningAbsent

  Unincorporated land in Macoupin County, which would include unincorporated land in Shaws Point township; the page does not name the township and no township zoning ordinance was found

  • Applies only outside city and village limits; any incorporated municipality within the township would set its own zoning
  • Septic, well and building permit 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 permits in Macoupin County, including Shaws Point township, issued through the county public health department's environmental health director

  • Exception for the private septic system permit if public sewer is available
  • Permit $300.00; contractor 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.