Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Village of Lake in the Hills’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, additions and remodeling inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits, administered by the village Community Development Department.

  • Page says to call village hall if unsure whether a project needs a permit; permits may be applied for online for AC, furnace, roofing/siding, water heater and water softener.

  “permits are required for construction of any type, including residential and commercial new construction, residential and commercial building additions, and remodeling that changes a building's structure, plumbing, electrical, or heating systems.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.

  • Adopted with village amendments; the page lists the 2021 IBC, IRC, IFC, IEBC, IMC, IFGC, IPMC, IPSSC, 2024 Illinois Energy Conservation Code, 2020 NEC, 2018 Illinois Accessibility Code and 2014 Illinois Plumbing Code.

  effective date: 2022-05-01

  “the village of lake in the hills adopted the following building codes with amendments, effective may 1, 2022:”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted work inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.

  • Page names required inspections on approved permits and says plumbing inspections are available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 12:00-4:00 p.m.; the inspection schedule itself was not extracted.

  “once your permit is reviewed and approved, you will be notified of its approval, conditions, required inspections, permit cost, and directions on how to pay and receive your permit documents.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits: the village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance.

  • Dimensional limits, district lists and occupancy rules were not extracted; see the unknown claims for those topics.

  “the zoning ordinance provides for the delineation of zoning districts and the establishment of regulations governing the use, placement, spacing and size of land and buildings.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.

  • The Subdivision Control Ordinance is cited on the village page; its procedures and thresholds were not extracted.

  “the subdivision control ordinance is intended to provide for the harmonious development of the village and its environs.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications to the Village of Lake in the Hills.

  • Submittal and online-portal steps are stated; fee schedule, review times and certificate of occupancy steps were not found on the page.

  “submittals must be made as pdf attachments, not photos of documents.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Lake in the Hills or McHenry County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new or altered buildings inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.
• Minimum lot size — Single-family residential lots inside the Village of Lake in the Hills limits.

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.