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

Village of Hillcrest’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Residential buildings and manufactured housing inside Hillcrest village

  • Adopted as amended by Northwest Illinois Regional Building Code 2015 Amendments
  • Local modification of Scope section and R310.1 emergency escape

  code edition: IRC 2015

  “the first paragraph as contained in section a101 titled "scope" shall be modified to provide as follows:”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Hillcrest village

  • Districts: A-1, R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, C-4, I-1; uses are P (by right), S (special) or T (temporary)

  “a use of building, structure or land not indicated by either "p" or "s" or "t" is not allowed in that district.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Hillcrest village zoning districts

  • Table columns: A-1, R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, C-4, I-1

  “land use zoning districts a-1 r-1 r-2 c-1 c-2 c-4 i-1”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Type 3, estate house development standards (Sec. 82-564) inside Hillcrest village; relation to R-1/R-2/A-1 districts not determined

  • Dimensions in feet
  • Balconies may encroach upon front, side and rear setbacks

  front setback (build-to line): 25 ft · side setback: >= 12 ft · rear setback: >= 30 ft · outbuilding setback: >= 5 ft

  “front setback (build-to line) 25 side setback (minimum) 12 rear setback (minimum) 30 outbuilding setback (minimum) 5”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Type 3, estate house development standards (Sec. 82-564) inside Hillcrest village

  • Other site types have separate standards not reviewed

  lot coverage: <= 50 percent

  “building frontage (minimum) 60% lot coverage (maximum) 50%”

• Building heightSpecified

  Type 3, estate house development standards (Sec. 82-564) inside Hillcrest village

  • Heights measured from existing average lot grade, or from centerline of roadway in front of lot to highest point of the building

  maximum height: <= 35 ft

  “maximum height 35 height of entry floor (maximum) 3”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways installed, altered or replaced in residential districts inside Hillcrest village

  • Driveway approach residential: 2.5 inches bituminous on six inches compacted crushed gravel or stone
  • Local street driveways not less than 30 feet from an intersecting right-of-way

  max driveway width at right-of-way: <= 28 ft · max driveway width at roadway: <= 34 ft

  “no driveway for vehicular ingress and egress shall exceed 28 feet in width at the right-of-way and 34 feet in width at the roadway in residential districts”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Buildings in the floodplain inside Hillcrest village

  • Applies to new buildings valued over $1,000 or 70 sq ft, substantial improvements, manufactured homes on new sites, RVs on site over 180 days per year
  • Flood protection elevation is base flood plus one foot of freeboard
  • State permit requirements of Sec. 26-36 also apply

  “all buildings located in the floodplain shall be protected from flood damage below the flood protection elevation.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Hillcrest village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Hillcrest village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hillcrest village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Hillcrest village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Hillcrest 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.