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

Village of Andalusia’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Electrical, mechanical, plumbing and other building work inside Andalusia village; permits are issued by the Rock Island County director of zoning & building under the village building code

  • Applies to any owner or authorized agent who intends to enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace an electrical, mechanical, or plumbing system regulated by codes adopted by the county, or to cause such work to be done.
  • Owner-occupants of single-family detached dwellings may obtain permits themselves (see owner-builder claim).

  “shall first make application to the director of zoning & building and obtain the required permit”

• Owner-builder exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Owner-occupants doing work on their own single-family detached residence and accessory structures inside Andalusia village

  • Available only to owner occupants of single-family detached dwellings.
  • Work by anyone else (including contractors, firms and non-occupant owners) requires county registration.

  “owner occupants of single-family detached residential dwellings are permitted to obtain permits and perform work to said residence and accessory structures”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Andalusia village limits under the village building code (Title 4, Chapter 1)

  • Adopted editions are 2012; the codes are subject to the Rock Island County, Illinois building code amendments in sections 1-1-3 through 1-1-11 of the village code.
  • Adopted by reference: international residential code, international building code, international fuel gas code, international existing building code, international mechanical code, NFPA 70 national electrical code, international property maintenance code.

  “the village of andalusia has adopted by reference the following codes as its building code”

• InspectionsRequired

  Buildings or structures being erected or altered inside Andalusia village

  • Duty of the village building inspector to inspect as frequently as necessary to insure compliance with the village code.
  • Plumbing and electrical inspections are handled by contracted inspectors (see plumbing claim).

  “to inspect all buildings or structures being erected or altered, as frequently as may be necessary to insure compliance with the village code”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Required — Plumbing inspections inside Andalusia village

    “the village of andalusia contracts with a plumbing inspector for all plumbing inspection needs in the village.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Andalusia village limits; the village's own Zoning Ordinance (administered through the village Zoning Board of Appeals and zoning enforcement officer)

  • Only the existence of the village zoning ordinance is confirmed here; the ordinance text (districts, dimensional standards) was not in the cached code PDF and is not recorded in this record.
  • Zoning amendments and recent proposals were seen only in search snippets and are not relied on.

  “in violation of the zoning title (title 10 of this code)”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in a special flood hazard area inside Andalusia village, via the village building code's flood-loads amendment

  • The village amendment points to the Rock Island County code of ordinances section 3-2-38 for development in special flood hazard areas.
  • Village Title 4 Chapter 6 (flood damage prevention) also exists; its text was not read.

  “1612 flood loads, the rock island county code of ordinances section 3-2-38, development in a special flood hazard area shall apply.”

Still unanswered

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

• Certificate of occupancy — New homes inside Andalusia village
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list inside Andalusia village
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwelling minimum size, main residential district inside Andalusia village
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size, main single-family residential district inside Andalusia village
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks, main single-family residential district inside Andalusia 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.