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

Rules another office applies inside Venice Township

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

• InspectionsRequired

  New buildings and reconstruction or alteration of existing buildings on county-zoned parcels depicted in the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • The certificate is issued after an approved final inspection.
  • This source establishes final inspection in the zoning-compliance process, not a complete construction-inspection schedule.

  certificate issuance period: <= 5 county working days (Following an approved final inspection.)

  “A compliance permit for a new building or the reconstruction or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and the certificate shall be issued within five county working days following an approved final inspection of the premises involved.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupation, use, construction, alteration, extension, or change of use on county-zoned parcels depicted in the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • The required document is a certificate of zoning compliance.
  • For a new building or reconstruction or alteration, it follows an approved final inspection.
  • A nonconforming structure or use cannot be extended, changed in use, or substantially altered until a certificate is issued.

  “Hereinafter no land shall be occupied or used and no building erected, altered, or extended, shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Zoning Administrator stating that the building zoning classification, building location, and proposed use thereof complies with this zoning code.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County-zoned land depicted on Madison County's official Venice Township zoning map.

  • The map is dated January 9, 2007 and notes an August 29, 2007 update.
  • The map states that it was created from recorded sources and is subject to revision.
  • This does not establish zoning administration by Venice Township or municipal rules on incorporated parcels.

  “Venice Township Zoning: Madison County, IL. [...] "A" Agricultural District [...] "R-5" Multiple-Family Dwelling District”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Campers and camping trailers in agricultural and residential districts depicted on the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • Agricultural-district provisions may be exempt for agricultural purposes with Zoning Administrator approval at the direction of the Building and Zoning Committee.
  • The stated storage rule requires campers/camping trailers to be unoccupied.
  • Temporary public-street/right-of-way parking while actively loading or unloading may not exceed 48 consecutive hours in one week where normal traffic flow is not interrupted.

  maximum campers/camping trailers and trailers: 4 vehicles (Rear or side yard; an additional item is allowed in the front driveway on properties of at least two acres under stated setback conditions.)

  “All boats and campers/camping trailers must be unoccupied”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Temporary mobile-home use or occupancy on county-zoned parcels depicted in the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • Temporary use is permitted only upon Building and Zoning Committee application and approval.
  • The approval may last up to one year and is subject to conditions the Committee finds compatible with the character of the area.
  • Occupancy must be contingent on an emergency from fire, explosions, or disaster, or be connected with construction, demolition, or related conditions.

  maximum temporary occupancy approval: <= 1 year (Subject to Building and Zoning Committee conditions and the listed emergency/construction contingencies.)

  “No temporary structure (including mobile homes) shall be used or occupied for any residential, commercial or industrial use except as specifically permitted or required by this zoning code. However, the Building and Zoning Committee may, upon application therefore, permit the use for up to one year, subject to such conditions as the Building and Zoning Committee deems to be compatible with the character of the area in which the structure is located in compliance with reasonable consideration of the general health, safety and welfare.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Structures strictly used for agricultural purposes on A Agricultural District lots depicted in the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • Structures must be strictly used for agricultural purposes.
  • Agricultural equipment or materials stored within the structure must be intended for use on the property where the structure is located.
  • The applicant's principal use of land must be agricultural for a free permit.
  • Agricultural buildings and structures must conform to primary-structure setback requirements.
  • If a portion of a tract ceases to be used primarily for agricultural purposes, all zoning-code provisions apply to that portion.

  permit fee: 0 USD (Only permits for structures or purposes described in § 93.004, subject to the stated agricultural conditions.)

  “Agricultural exemption shall only be applied to structures strictly used for agricultural purposes”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning-compliance process for new buildings and reconstruction or alteration of existing buildings on county-zoned parcels depicted in the official Venice Township zoning map.

  • The zoning-compliance application is made coincident with the building-permit application.
  • Certificate issuance is after an approved final inspection.

  certificate issuance period: <= 5 county working days (Following an approved final inspection.)

  “A compliance permit for a new building or the reconstruction or alteration of an existing building shall be applied for coincident with the application for building permit and the certificate shall be issued within five county working days following an approved final inspection of the premises involved.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Venice Township or Madison County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Venice Township.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Venice Township.
• Local zoning — Land inside Venice Township, Madison County, Illinois.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings on county-zoned parcels inside Venice Township.
• Minimum lot size — County-zoned parcels inside Venice Township.

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.