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

Rules another office applies inside Clarksburg Township

Clarksburg Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts Shelby County applies to land in Clarksburg township where county zoning governs; not a township-adopted district map

  • The official county zoning permit application names the districts but the district map itself was not located on an official page.
  • Whether county zoning governs land in Clarksburg township, outside the village of Clarksburg, is not confirmed on an official page.

  “agricultural - ag single family - r1 rural residential – rr business”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Agricultural (AG) district lots in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

  • Values come from the dimensional table in the county zoning permit application. The extracted text does not print column-to-row alignment, so the AG row is read as the first district group in the order the district labels appear.
  • Units are not printed in the extracted table text and are read here as feet.
  • Accessory-building side and rear yards are separate values in the same table and are not counted as principal setbacks.
  • Variances from setbacks are handled by the zoning board under the form's variance section.

  minimum frontage, county road: >= 40 feet · minimum frontage, collector street: >= 30 feet · minimum frontage, unincorporated village street: >= 25 feet · minimum side yard: >= 15 feet · minimum rear yard: >= 20 feet

  “agricultural - ag single family - r1 rural residential – rr business 40 30 25 15 20 35 10 20 100 900”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family (R1) lots in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

    “40 30 25 15 20 35 10 20 100 900 40 30 25 6 20 35 3 20 60 900”

  • Specified — Rural residential (RR) lots in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

    “40 30 25 6 20 35 3 20 60 900 40 30 25 20 40 35 3 20 300 900”

• Building heightSpecified

  Agricultural (AG) buildings in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

  • Maximum building height as printed in the county zoning permit application dimensional table; unit read as feet.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “agricultural - ag single family - r1 rural residential – rr business 40 30 25 15 20 35 10 20 100 900”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family (R1) buildings in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

    “40 30 25 15 20 35 10 20 100 900 40 30 25 6 20 35 3 20 60 900”

  • Specified — Rural residential (RR) buildings in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

    “40 30 25 6 20 35 3 20 60 900 40 30 25 20 40 35 3 20 300 900”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems (septic tanks, seepage fields) installed in Clarksburg township, Shelby County, Illinois

  • IDPH regulates installation of systems with no surface discharge and those discharging up to 1,500 gallons per day to the ground surface.
  • About 90 local health agencies also review construction plans, by local ordinance or as IDPH's agent; whether the Shelby County health department does so for Clarksburg township was not verified on an official page.

  “the illinois department of public health (idph) regulates the installation of all private sewage disposal systems that have no surface discharge”

• Septic permitRequired

  New private sewage disposal systems installed in Clarksburg township, Shelby County, Illinois

  • Plans are reviewed and approved before construction; the page does not state fees or the application form.
  • Local health agencies may review plans instead under local ordinance or as IDPH's agent.

  “staff also review and approve plans for private sewage disposal systems and alternative private sewage disposal systems before construction.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit applications for land in Clarksburg township where Shelby County zoning governs

  • The application form is published, but the form alone does not state the review steps, timelines, or approval criteria.
  • Variance, special exception and rezoning requests use a separate section of the form.

  “applications for variances, special exemptions, and the rezoning of property shall require a public hearing before the board of appeals.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new construction inside Clarksburg township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home built by the owner inside Clarksburg township
• Building code adopted — Residential building code for new homes inside Clarksburg township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Clarksburg township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Clarksburg 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.