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

Rules another office applies inside Virden Township

Virden 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 Macoupin County, including Virden township outside city/village limits: county building program permit

  • Required only in unincorporated Macoupin County
  • Applies to any new construction that requires a septic system
  • Fee $100.00
  • Inside city or village limits, contact that municipality

  permit fee: 100 USD

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

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land in unincorporated Macoupin County, including land in Virden township outside any city or village limits

  • No township zoning ordinance was found; the county states the unincorporated area has no zoning.
  • Land inside a city or village (e.g. the Village of Virden) is subject to that municipality's zoning.
  • Septic, well, and other health 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) systems in Macoupin County, including Virden township; permits through the county public health department

  • Permit fee $300.00; septic contractor license $75.00
  • Exception for the septic permit if public sewer is available

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

  “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.