Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Ringwood, Illinois

Village of Ringwood’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Ringwood village limits (McHenry County, IL), administered under the Village of Ringwood Zoning Ordinance

  • The consolidated PDF cover leaves the adoption date blank ('______________, 2019') and lists amendments through 09/2019.
  • The village ordinances index lists later zoning amendments (for example ordinance 25-10-09 and ordinance 26-10-06, the solar and battery storage conditional use) that were not opened; the consolidated PDF may not reflect them.
  • Section 304.3 of the zoning ordinance states that any use not listed in table one is not permitted in the village, subject to the zoning enforcement officer allowing similar uses.

  “any use not listed in table one is not permitted in the village of ringwood”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Ringwood village

  • Article 3 defines agriculture, rural residential (RR-1/2/3), estate (E-2/3/5), residential (R-1/2/3), business (B-1/2), office/research, and industrial districts, and adopts an official zoning map.
  • The district bulk chart (Table Two) was not rendered, so district dimensions are partial.

  “r-1 single-family residential this zoning district provides for single family dwelling use.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Main single-family residential district R-1 inside Ringwood village

  • Applies where septic systems are utilized; otherwise central sewer or an innovative system under central management is required.
  • Subdivision density rule: 20 percent of permitted units may be on lots of three-fourths acre each, with the remainder on one-acre lots (ord. 2005-2-3).

  minimum lot size: 1.3 net acres (where septic systems are utilized) · minimum lot size: 56628 square feet (where septic systems are utilized)

  “a minimum lot size of one and three-tenths (1 and 3/10ths) net acres (56,628 square feet) of land is required if septic systems are utilized; otherwise either an innovative waste water disposal system under central management (i.e. public utility or waste water management district) or a community sewer system must be employed.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 two-family residential district inside Ringwood village

    “a minimum of two (2) acres of land is required if septic systems are utilized”

  • Specified — R-3 multiple-family residential district inside Ringwood village

    “the minimum lot size is one (1) acre of land plus a supplement of one-half (1/2) acre for each unit.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Accessory structures (not principal dwellings) on lots in all zoning districts inside Ringwood village

  • Fences are governed separately by section 307.
  • The zoning enforcement officer may set the setback from the setbacks of surrounding property and Table Two, instead of the ten-foot figure.

  accessory structure rear and side yard setback: 10 feet (zoning enforcement officer may determine setback from surrounding setbacks and Table Two)

  “for accessory structures, except for fences which are regulated in section 307 of this ordinance, the rear and side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet. also, except in the case where the zoning enforcement officer will determine the setback based on existing setbacks of surrounding property and table two.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural uses inside Ringwood village

  • The zoning ordinance states it does not intend to regulate agricultural uses, which are exempt from certain restrictions under the cited state statute; the exemption's scope was not separately extracted.

  “the ordinance does not intend to regulate agricultural uses, which are exempt from certain restrictions as cited in 55 ilcs 5/5-12001.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land inside Ringwood village proposed for subdivision

  • The density method is stated for R-1 land only.
  • The ordinances index lists a separate Ringwood subdivision ordinance (PDF) that was not opened; its approval steps are unverified.

  “however, where land zoned r-1 single family residential district is submitted for subdivision, the maximum number of dwelling units permitted thereon shall be calculated”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New single-family home construction inside Ringwood village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders constructing their own home inside Ringwood village
• Inspections — Inspections of new construction inside Ringwood village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of newly built homes inside Ringwood village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum floor area for a single-family dwelling inside Ringwood village

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.