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

Rules another office applies inside Alma Township

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

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage-disposal systems, including those on land inside Alma Township.

  • IDPH regulates systems with no surface discharge and systems discharging treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to ground surface.
  • Local health agencies may also review construction plans under local ordinance authority or as an IDPH agent.

  ground-surface discharge threshold: <= 1500 gallons per day (Applies to treated-effluent systems described by IDPH.)

  “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge (such as septic tanks and seepage fields) as well as those that discharge treated effluent up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface (such as sand filters and aerobic treatment systems).”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Private sewage systems proposed under the Marion County Health Department application process on land inside Alma Township.

  • Inspection authority is granted by signing the application.
  • The source does not establish a universal recurring-inspection schedule.

  “signing this application gives the marion county health department the right to enter the property to conduct the inspection of this system.”

• Well permitRequired

  Private water-well installation on land inside Alma Township, subject to the Marion County Health Department program.

  • Before installation, an IDPH application and $100 application fee payable to IDPH must be submitted.
  • The proposed well must meet the Illinois Water Well Construction Code.
  • The applicant must give 48-hour notification to the Division of Environmental Health before installation.

  application fee: 100 USD (Payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health before installation.) · prior-installation notice: >= 48 hours (Notice to the Division of Environmental Health.)

  “Before a private water well can be installed, Illinois Department of Public Health, Application for Permit to Construct, Modify or Abandon a Water Well and the $100.00 application fee payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health must be submitted. If the proposed water well meets the requirements of the Illinois Water Well Construction Code, the applicant will be granted a permit.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Private water-well permit applications for land inside Alma Township under the Marion County Health Department program.

  • The stated fee is payable to IDPH and must be submitted before the well is installed.
  • The page does not establish fees for general building permits.

  water-well application fee: 100 USD (Payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health.)

  “Before a private water well can be installed, Illinois Department of Public Health, Application for Permit to Construct, Modify or Abandon a Water Well and the $100.00 application fee payable to the Illinois Department of Public Health must be submitted.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private water-well installation on land inside Alma Township under the Marion County Health Department program.

  • Submit the IDPH application and $100 fee before installation.
  • Permit issuance depends on compliance with the Illinois Water Well Construction Code.
  • Give 48-hour prior notice to the Division of Environmental Health.

  prior-installation notice: >= 48 hours (Notice to the Division of Environmental Health.)

  “it is then the responsibility of the applicant to give 48 hour notification to the Division of Environmental health prior to installation.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Alma Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Alma Township.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Alma Township.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Alma Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Alma 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.