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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Hillsdale

Village of Hillsdale 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 (septic) systems inside Hillsdale village, handled by the Rock Island County health authority under the county sewage code; county-level rule that reaches the village because it applies 'in the county'. The village has not been shown to run its own septic program.

  • Where connection is made to a public sewer, arrangements are made with the municipality owning the sewer rather than the county health department.

  “health authority. the administrator of the county department of public health, or his or her duly authorized representative(s).”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing, constructing, extending or repairing a private sewage disposal system inside Hillsdale village (county code applies county-wide; village not shown to have its own rule)

  • Permit must be obtained from the health authority before work begins, and a building permit is also needed after the sewage permit.
  • Where a public sanitary sewer is available, the health authority refuses the private-system permit (see utility_connection claim).

  “and it shall be unlawful to proceed with such work unless a permit therefor shall have first been obtained from the health authority.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New home inside Hillsdale village on a private septic system: the county will not permit a private system where a public sewer is reasonably available. Whether the village requires connection to its own water or sewer system was not found.

  • A public sewer is deemed available when the property is within a reasonable distance and the controlling authority permits connection.
  • Water connection rule for Hillsdale village not located.

  reasonable distance to public sewer for single-family residential property: 200 feet (1,000 feet for a commercial property discharging 1,500 or more gallons of domestic sewage per day or a multi-family dwelling)

  “a reasonable distance shall be considered 200 feet from a single-family residential property or a commercial property discharging less than 1,500 gallons of domestic sewage per day, and 1,000 feet from a commercial property discharging 1,500 or more gallons of domestic sewage per day or a multi-family dwelling.”

• Subdividing landLimited

  Subdivision or replat of land inside Hillsdale village that will use private septic systems: county health authority reviews plats for septic suitability only. Village subdivision ordinance not located.

  • Plats of more than six lots may not place surface septic discharges on more than 20% of the proposed lots.

  “no preliminary plat or subdivision shall be approved unless every proposed lot is considered suitable for an approved private sewage disposal system.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Private sewage (septic) permit fees for work inside Hillsdale village under the county code. Building permit fees for the village are not covered.

  • Fee for renovation on a developed property $125 (except as noted in the code); septic tank repair and similar work $65.
  • Fee for a new building $150 per application.

  septic permit fee, renovation on developed property: 125 USD ($65 for septic tank repair, baffle replacement, building sewer repair, distribution box replacement, or repair of 10 linear feet or less of seepage field) · septic permit fee, new building: 150 USD

  “for construction of a new building, a fee of $150 shall accompany each application.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Hillsdale village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Hillsdale village
• Building code adopted — Which building code, if any, Hillsdale village has adopted
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hillsdale village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate or permit of occupancy inside Hillsdale 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.