Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of East Alton, Illinois

Village of East Alton’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings and structures inside East Alton village limits.

  • Adopts the International Building Code, 2015 edition, with appendix chapters B (board of appeals), I (patio covers) and J (grading), as published by the International Code Council.
  • Section 11-1-2 amends the code: timber piles, timber footings and wood foundations are not allowed; the board of appeals is a three-member board.
  • Section 11-1-2 also sets fines for violations at not less than $75 nor more than $750 under sections 114.4 and 115.3.

  “international building code, 2015 edition, including appendix chapters [b-board of appeals; i-patio covers; and j-grading] (see international building code section 101.2.1, 2015 edition), as published by the international code council, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the village of east alton”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Adopted (with conditions) — Plumbing systems and private sewage disposal systems connected to or serving buildings inside East Alton village limits.

    “the provisions of the illinois state plumbing code shall apply to the installation alteration repair and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances, and where connected to a water or sewage system, and shall apply to private sewage disposal systems.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside East Alton village limits: the village adopts and administers its own zoning title (Title 10 of the village code).

  • The zoning title is titled the Village of East Alton Zoning Ordinance of 1971 per Chapter 1 section 10-1-1.
  • The zoning district schedules (Chapter 2 Part 1 and Part 2) were not read: the PDFs exceeded the tool's size limit, so district contents are unverified and every zoning-only topic below is unknown.
  • Ordinance index lists Title 10 chapters including zoning district regulations, supplementary use and bulk regulations, certificates of occupancy, subdivisions and a zoning map.

  “10-1-1: title: the provision of this title, when drafted and adopted as an ordinance, shall be known as the "village of east alton zoning ordinance of 1971 ".”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Sanitary sewer building-sewer connection permit in East Alton village

  • Fees are stated on the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Application; the Title 11 'fee schedules' link on the village index was not opened, so other permit fees are unverified.
  • Excavation on public property also requires either a public liability policy naming the village as additional insured or a $50,000 bond (application item 7).

  sewer tap-on fee: 100 USD (residential/commercial sewer connection, paid at application) · sewer inspection fee: 50 USD

  “pay $100.00 residential/commercial tap-on fee and $50.00 inspection fee at the time of application.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of East Alton or Madison County directly.

• Building permit — New residential construction inside East Alton village limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside East Alton village limits
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside East Alton village limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes inside East Alton village limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Main single-family residential district inside East Alton village limits

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.