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

Rules another office applies inside Huntsville Township

Huntsville 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 systems serving subdivision plats outside municipal limits in Huntsville township. The county health department's authority for single-lot systems was not confirmed.

  • Applies to subdivision plats only, per the county plat ordinance; the health department's review of a single new home's septic system was not verified.
  • Developer must notify the Schuyler County Health Department and provide a statement of the water supply and sewage disposal facilities when the tentative plat is filed.

  “all subdivision plats which are to utilize private sewage disposal or private water supply systems shall be evaluated and approved by the schuyler county health department licensed environmental health practitioner.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • State (with conditions) — Installation of private sewage disposal systems with no surface discharge (septic tanks and seepage fields) anywhere in Illinois, including Huntsville township.

    “the illinois department of public health (idph) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge (such as septic tanks and seepage fields)”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions of land in Huntsville township that lie outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or village (the unincorporated part of the township). Applies inside Huntsville township by the county ordinance's own terms.

  • Applies to any division of land into two or more separate parcels, any of which is less than five acres, and to any division of any size that requires an easement of access or a new roadway.
  • Tentative and final plats go to a county plat committee and then the county board; no plat may be recorded and no lots sold until approved.
  • Subdivisions using private sewage disposal or private water supply systems must be evaluated and approved by the Schuyler County Health Department licensed environmental health practitioner.
  • Road widths must follow the county's May 14, 1979 minimum design resolution for roads accepted as public highways; each lot must front on a road, street, or parkway.
  • Ordinance adopted by the Schuyler County Board on March 14, 2005. This is a county rule, not a township ordinance.

  parcel size threshold for regulated division: < 5 acres (Divisions requiring an easement of access or new roadway are regulated regardless of size)

  “this ordinance shall apply to any subdivision of land within schuyler county, illinois, which lies outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or village.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Huntsville township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for Huntsville township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for new construction inside Huntsville township
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for new homes inside Huntsville township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Huntsville 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.