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

Rules another office applies inside Raleigh Township

Raleigh 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 septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage (septic) systems on land inside Raleigh township, Saline County, Illinois, where no public sewerage system is reasonably available. The state rule-maker is the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Private Sewage Disposal Act; this is not a Raleigh township ordinance.

  • The excerpt establishes that the state department promulgates the private sewage disposal code with minimum standards for design, construction, materials, operation and maintenance of systems.
  • The excerpt does not name the local body that issues permits or inspects systems in Saline County. Whether Egyptian Public and Mental Health Department or another local health authority administers permits here is not verified on an official Saline County or health-department page.
  • The Act text reviewed is a 2013/2014 compilation; current amendments were not checked.

  “the department shall promulgate and publish and may from time to time amend a private sewage disposal code which shall include minimum standards for the design, construction, materials, operation and maintenance of private sewage disposal systems”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Off-grid sanitation (no public sewer) for buildings inside Raleigh township, Saline County, Illinois.

  • Allowed only if the sewer is not reasonably available and the system complies with the Private Sewage Disposal Act and the state private sewage disposal code.
  • Statewide statutory rule; not a Raleigh township ordinance.
  • Local permit and inspection steps are not verified (see septic_permit).

  “or if such sewerage system is not available then such disposal shall be in compliance with this act and the private sewage disposal code promulgated under this act”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Buildings where people live, work or assemble on land inside Raleigh township, Saline County, Illinois: sewer connection is required only where a sewerage system is reasonably available; otherwise a private system under the state code applies.

  • Statewide statutory rule; not a Raleigh township ordinance.
  • The excerpt does not define reasonably available or give any distance threshold.
  • Water-connection requirements were not found; water is unknown.
  • Otherwise, disposal must comply with the Act and the private sewage disposal code.

  “human wastes and domestic sewage from such buildings and places shall be disposed of by discharging into a sewerage system operated and maintained under permit of the illinois environmental protection agency, if reasonably available”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction inside Raleigh township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Raleigh township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for new construction inside Raleigh township
• Inspections — Building inspection for new construction inside Raleigh township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Raleigh township

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.