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

Rules another office applies inside Flint Township

Flint 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems for homes in Pike County, including land inside Flint township (the health department program is county-wide; the page does not name Flint township)

  • Permit and inspection authority is the Pike County Health Department's Private Sewage Disposal Program.
  • The page does not state a service-area boundary for Flint township; applicability is inferred from county-wide program scope.

  “private sewage disposal program issue permits and inspect the installation of private sewage disposal systems”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Buildings and structures for agricultural use in the Pike County zoning permit area; applicability inside Flint township is inferred

  • Fee exemption only: the page says no permit fee is charged for agricultural-use buildings and that this does not include residences.
  • The page states a penalty of $100.00 for agricultural buildings, so the fee waiver is not a full exemption from penalties.
  • Whether agricultural buildings are exempt from the permit requirement itself is not stated.

  agricultural building permit fee: 0 USD (agricultural use only; residences excluded)

  “permit fees for buildings and structures for agricultural use only – no fee shall be charged. this does not include residences or penalties.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning and building permit fees in the Pike County zoning permit area; applicability inside Flint township inferred

  • Single-family dwelling fees listed on the page: under 1,500 sq ft $50; 1,501-2,000 sq ft $100; 2,001-2,500 sq ft $150; over 1,500 sq ft $200 (as listed on the page; the 1,500 sq ft band overlaps and is not clarified).
  • Fee for beginning construction without a building permit is two times the regular fee.
  • Appeals and variances $350, zoning map amendments $500, text amendments $350, conditional use $350, residential PUD $750, non-conforming use $350; publication costs are additional.
  • The page does not show an effective date for the fee schedule.

  minimum permit fee for other structures: >= 50 USD (up to $500,000 valuation; $2.50 per $1000 above the minimum) · valuation fee rate: per 2.5 USD per $1000 valuation (valuation up to $500,000)

  “permit fees for all other excluding the above minimum fee $50.00 up to $500,000.00 $2.50 per $1000”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes inside Flint township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Flint township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Flint township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Flint township
• Local zoning — Whether Flint township (Pike County, IL) adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance

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.