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

Rules another office applies inside Blandinsville Township

Blandinsville 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 on land inside Blandinsville township, Illinois. The state Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code apply. The Act lets IDPH designate county or district health departments as its agents, but no official McDonough County document confirming that designation for this township was found.

  • Under Sec. 9 the IDPH may designate county, municipal, district, or multiple county health departments as its agents for administration and enforcement.
  • Under Sec. 10(a) a unit of local government may enforce its own septic ordinance only if the ordinance establishes a system at least equal to state regulation and inspection.
  • No Blandinsville township or village septic ordinance was located.

  “in the administration and enforcement of this act and the private sewage disposal code, the department may designate and use full-time municipal, district, county or multiple county health departments as its agents.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Homes and places inside Blandinsville township that are not served by a reasonably available sewer.

  • Off-grid sanitation must comply with the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.
  • Sanitary disposal of all human wastes and domestic sewage is required for all buildings where people live, work, or assemble.
  • Local McDonough County or Blandinsville septic standards were not located.

  “property owners of all buildings and places where people live, work, or assemble shall provide for the sanitary disposal of all human wastes and domestic sewage.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New homes and places where people live inside Blandinsville township: sanitary disposal must go to a public sewer if one is reasonably available; no Blandinsville township or village connection mandate or distance rule was found.

  • Connection is required only where a sewerage system is reasonably available under a permit of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Where no sewerage system is available, disposal must comply with the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.
  • No distance-based or water-line connection rule was located for Blandinsville township or the Village of Blandinsville.

  “human wastes and domestic sewage from such buildings and places shall be disposed of by discharging into a sewerage system operated and maintained under permit of the illinois environmental protection agency, if reasonably available, or if such sewerage system is not available then such disposal shall be in compliance with this act and the private sewage disposal code promulgated under this act.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Blandinsville township, Illinois
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes inside Blandinsville township, Illinois
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Blandinsville township, Illinois
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Blandinsville township, Illinois
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Blandinsville township, Illinois

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.