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

Rules another office applies inside Coral Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning district designations for land inside Coral township's unincorporated area, published by the McHenry County planning division

  • Applies to unincorporated land only; the county map does not cover incorporated municipalities.
  • The district boundaries themselves were not read; the county's interactive map is the source for them.

  “The County's interactive map has zoning district information for unincorporated areas.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite sewage (septic) systems on land inside Coral township; the McHenry County Department of Health regulates septic systems countywide, including inside Coral township

  • Installation, repair or modification must be done by licensed septic system installation contractors.
  • Records of systems permitted before February 1, 2003 are kept by the county planning and development department, not the health department.

  “A permit is required from the McHenry County Department of Health to install, modify, alter, extend, repair, replace or abandon a septic system in McHenry County.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing, modifying, extending, repairing, replacing or abandoning a septic system on land inside Coral township

  • Permit applications may be submitted by mail or in person at the environmental health division of the McHenry County Department of Health.
  • The materials required with the application vary by permit type.
  • Lot buildability depends on zoning restrictions, building requirements, stormwater control and water and wastewater provisions; a soil boring report by a certified soil classifier may be required for a new site.

  “A permit is required from the McHenry County Department of Health to install, modify, alter, extend, repair, replace or abandon a septic system in McHenry County.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Non-sewered sanitation on land inside Coral township (county-wide rule)

  • Surface-discharging onsite systems are not allowed.
  • Aerobic treatment units are allowed only if they discharge into a compliant subsurface seepage system.
  • Holding tanks are allowed only as a temporary measure (less than 180 days while awaiting community sewer, or less than 6 months while awaiting a permitted septic system delayed by weather), or for specified campground, marina, or special-waste uses.

  “Surface discharging onsite wastewater treatment systems are not allowed in McHenry County.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdividing land inside Coral township's unincorporated area; the McHenry County planning division handles subdivision requests there

  • The quoted rule covers unincorporated McHenry County; land inside incorporated municipalities is not covered.
  • Subdivision standards and fees were not read within the research budget.

  “This Division is the point of contact for persons seeking to rezone property, obtain conditional use permits, request variations, and subdivide property within unincorporated McHenry County.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Coral township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Coral township
• Building code adopted — New construction inside Coral township
• Inspections — New construction inside Coral township
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside Coral 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.