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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Muddy

Village of Muddy 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 septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private (septic) sewage systems on land inside Muddy village limits, Saline County, Illinois: the Egyptian Health Department environmental health program serves Saline County, and the state Private Sewage Disposal Code sets the standards

  • The Egyptian Health Department's own page describes its environmental health program as covering private sewage within Gallatin, Saline, and White counties; it does not name Muddy village, so the service-area statement is county-level.
  • The state code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 905) is administered by the Illinois Department of Public Health; the state layer is recorded separately under septic_permit.
  • Whether the village itself has any local sewage ordinance was not verified.

  “the mission of the egyptian health department environmental health programs is to prevent the occurrence of infectious disease within gallatin, saline, and white counties by performing comprehensive food protection, private sewage, potable water, solid waste and vector control programs.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New or replacement private (septic) sewage disposal systems on land inside Muddy village limits; IDPH approval applies statewide

  • Installation must wait until approval is issued; the excerpt addresses approval for installation by the department.
  • The excerpt is taken from a 2013 IDPH compilation dated 3-27-2014; the current permit/approval procedure in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 905 (installation approval section) was not opened and should be confirmed.
  • Which local health department processes the application for Saline County was not verified by a permit page.

  “no new private sewage disposal system shall be installed by any person until drawings, specifications and other information requested by the department are submitted to and reviewed by the department and found to comply with the private sewage disposal code, and until approval for the installation of such system is issued by the department.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New homes on land inside Muddy village limits: sewer connection when a sanitary sewer is available. Whether Muddy village operates a public sewer system was not verified.

  • Human wastes and domestic sewage must go to a sewerage system under IEPA permit if reasonably available (Sec. 6).
  • Private systems are not approved where a sanitary sewer is available for connection; availability is within 300 feet of a residential property.
  • Exception: unless a physical barrier or local ordinance exists that prevents connection to the sewer.
  • Exception: if connection from the property to the sanitary sewer cannot be made with an individual line (4 inch), a private sewage disposal system may be installed.
  • No water-connection rule was researched.

  sanitary sewer availability distance, residential property: <= 300 feet (unless a physical barrier or local ordinance exists that prevents connection to the sewer)

  “sanitary sewer. new or renovated private sewage disposal systems shall not be approved where a sanitary sewer operated and maintained under permit of the illinois environmental protection agency is available for connection. a sanitary sewer is available for connection when it is within 300 feet of a residential property or a non-residential property with a sewage flow less than 1500 gallons per day, or within 1000 feet of a non-residential property with a sewage flow greater than or equal to 1500 gallons per day, unless a physical barrier or local ordinance exists that prevents connection to the sewer. if connection from the property to the sanitary sewer cannot be made with an individual line (i.e., 4" inch line), then a private sewage disposal system may be installed.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Muddy village limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Muddy village limits
• Building code adopted — Inside Muddy village limits: which building code, if any, the village adopts
• Inspections — Inside Muddy village limits: building inspections
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Muddy village limits: certificate of occupancy

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.