Building permits, zoning and septic in the Village of Roxana, Illinois

At a glance

Building permits

Required before construction, remodeling or modification¹

Zoning

Village zoning applies inside Roxana corporate limits²

Building permit applications

Village forms page lists building and electrical permit forms⁴

Septic approval

Madison County reviews and approves private sewage systems³

Private wells

Health Department permit required before construction or deepening⁵

Owner plumbing work

Conditional Illinois exemption; local plumbing permits can still apply⁶⁷

Who to call

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 12, 2026.

Do you need a building permit in the Village of Roxana, IL?

Roxana requires a building permit before a person constructs, remodels, modifies or builds a residence or other structure.¹ Roxana’s building permit is additional to any other permits or licenses required by law, so obtaining the building permit alone does not settle every approval a project may need.¹ The village publishes building-code materials including the International Building Code, Illinois State Plumbing Code, National Electrical Code and International Mechanical Code.⁸ Ask Roxana Building & Zoning which current code editions and project-specific documents to use before preparing plans.⁴

Who handles building permit forms in the Village of Roxana?

Roxana’s official forms page places the Building Permit Form, Electrical Permit Form, Zoning Variance Application and Building Permit for New Construction under the Building & Zoning Department.⁴ Use that page to obtain the application for the work you propose, then ask the department about submission, fees, required plans and inspection scheduling.⁴ For a general municipal inquiry, contact Roxana Village Hall at (618) 254-0345; the village says its contact form is for general questions and directs permit forms to the Forms page.⁹ We could not confirm Roxana’s complete residential review timetable or inspection stages; request those details before scheduling construction.¹⁰

Does the Village of Roxana have zoning, including rules for RVs and tiny homes?

Roxana’s zoning title applies inside village corporate limits, and the village publishes zoning regulations separately from subdivision regulations.²¹¹ Ask Roxana Building & Zoning to identify the parcel’s district and confirm the intended use, setbacks, minimum lot size and any minimum dwelling size before buying plans.¹¹⁴ We could not confirm permission for RV living, temporary camping, tiny-home occupancy, manufactured homes or accessory dwellings inside Roxana; ask Building & Zoning about the exact dwelling and proposed duration of use.²⁴ Roxana publishes a zoning variance application, but an application is not approval of a proposed use.⁴

How do septic permits and private wells work inside the Village of Roxana?

Madison County’s Building & Zoning Department reviews and approves all private sewage systems in Madison County, which places private sewage approval with the county rather than Roxana’s building permit counter.³ County Planning & Development permits and inspects private sewage installations; private sewage is permitted only where public sewer is unavailable and cannot be extended to the property line, with acceptable soil conditions on site.¹² Ask the county sewage office about eligibility before relying on septic for a Roxana property.¹² For a private water well, Madison County requires a Health Department permit before construction or deepening; the non-refundable water-well permit fee is $100.⁵

What are the steps for building a home in the Village of Roxana?

1. Ask Roxana Building & Zoning to confirm the parcel’s zoning and whether the proposed home fits the district.²⁴
2. Obtain Roxana’s new-construction building permit application and ask which plans, trade applications and fees are needed.⁴
3. Resolve wastewater service before designing around septic: Madison County allows private sewage only when public sewer is unavailable and cannot be extended to the property line, and suitable soil is present.¹²
4. Obtain the Roxana building permit before covered work begins.¹
5. If doing your own plumbing, confirm eligibility under Illinois’ limited owner-occupant exemption and any local plumbing permit requirement; the exemption does not waive the building permit.⁶⁷¹

What should you check before buying land in the Village of Roxana?

For land outside Roxana’s limits, read the Madison County guide for the county’s unincorporated-area building permit and zoning rules.¹³¹⁴ Inside Roxana, obtain the village’s zoning answer for the intended home rather than applying an unincorporated-area setback or dwelling-size rule.² Private sewage approval remains a county matter, and a private well needs Health Department approval before construction or deepening.³⁵ Ask Village Hall to route questions about floodplain development, driveway access and utility connections; we could not confirm Roxana’s parcel-specific requirements for those topics.⁹

Watch-outs

• We could not confirm whether Roxana allows RV or tiny-home occupancy on a particular lot; ask village Building & Zoning before buying on that assumption.²⁴
• Illinois’ owner-occupant plumbing exemption is limited to qualifying plumbing work and does not establish a general exemption from Roxana building permits.⁶¹
• Private sewage approval depends on public sewer availability and acceptable soil conditions; contact Madison County Planning & Development before committing to septic.¹²

Sources

1. 9-3-2: PERMIT REQUIRED (Village of Roxana), quoted and re-checked
2. codelibrary.amlegal.com (Village of Roxana), quoted and re-checked
3. Private Sewage - Permits, Inspections & Complaints, quoted and re-checked
4. Village of Roxana Building & Zoning Department (roxana-il.org)
5. Madison County water well ordinance, quoted and re-checked
6. HB5913 Enrolled — Illinois Plumbing License Law amendment (Illinois statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
7. 225 ILCS 320/18 — Local regulation; Department standards (Illinois statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
8. Village Codes (Village of Roxana), quoted and re-checked
9. Roxana Village Hall (roxana-il.org)
10. 9-3-2: PERMIT REQUIRED (Village of Roxana), quoted and re-checked
11. Roxana, IL Laws (Village of Roxana), quoted and re-checked
12. Madison County Planning & Development — Private Sewage Permits & Inspections (madisoncountyil.gov)
13. Building Permits & Inspections, quoted and re-checked
14. Zoning Administration, quoted and re-checked

Written October 12, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.