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

Rules another office applies inside Holland Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  New homes (frame, manufactured, modular, mobile or pole built), additions and accessory buildings on land in unincorporated Holland township, Shelby County. Administered by the Shelby County Zoning Office.

  • Permit is an improvement location permit (building permit).
  • Traditionally no permit is required for aluminum car ports or boat docks.
  • Construction may not start until the permit is issued (the county says a permit is needed before a structure is placed, erected or altered).

  new residence building permit fee: 175 USD · residential addition building permit fee: 125 USD · accessory building building permit fee: 125 USD · construction without a permit fine: <= 500 USD (per week the violation remains uncorrected, each week a separate offense)

  “no structure of any kind shall be placed, erected, altered, changed, or located on any land within the jurisdiction of shelby county, illinois, including any unincorporated villages, without an improvement location permit (building permit).”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Holland township, Shelby County, IL that is outside incorporated municipalities. No Holland township zoning ordinance was found; the Shelby County zoning ordinance is the zoning rule applied there.

  • The county ordinance is scoped to the unincorporated territory of the county outside villages, cities and incorporated towns.
  • Any incorporated village or city inside the township is outside this claim.
  • The ordinance PDF was only partly readable in the research harness; only its purpose clause and definitions were checked.

  “the zoning office is responsible for the issuance of building permits and enforcement of ordinance in any unincorporated areas of shelby county”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning districts applying to unincorporated land inside Holland township

  • The county zoning map is published as a PDF; the district boundaries for Holland township were not read.
  • Current district for a parcel is available through the county GIS portal (zoning layer), per the zoning office page.

  “zoning map (pdf, 249 kb) opens in new tab”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Minimum yard setbacks for land in unincorporated Holland township, by county zoning district (ag residential, rural residential, general business, and two further district columns). The column-to-district mapping is not readable in the text extract.

  • Front setback depends on road type: major street 40, collector street 30, local street 25 (values as listed for each district column).
  • Side yard row reads 15, 6, 20, 5 and rear yard row reads 20, 20, 40, 20 across the district columns.
  • Units are not stated on the sheet.

  minimum front yard, major street (four district columns): 40 40 40 40 (column-to-district mapping unverified) · minimum side yard (four district columns): 15 6 20 5 (column-to-district mapping unverified) · minimum rear yard (four district columns): 20 20 40 20 (column-to-district mapping unverified)

  “minimum front yard when the lot abuts: ag residential (yellow) rural residential general business (blue) (purple) major street 40 40 40 40 collector street 30 30 30 30 local street 25 25 25 25 side yard 15 6 20 5 rear yard 20 20 40 20”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage (septic) permits for buildings on unincorporated land inside Holland township, through the Shelby County Health Department

  • The county page says the sewer permit applies only 'if applicable'; the applicability test is not stated on the page.
  • The Illinois Department of Public Health regulates private sewage systems statewide; that rule was not opened in this research.

  “once you’ve obtained a sewer permit from the shelby county health department (if applicable), you should apply for a building permit.”

• Septic permitLimited

  New buildings needing private sewage service on unincorporated land inside Holland township

  • Permit is required only 'if applicable' according to the county page; the test for applicability is not stated.
  • Health Department application form and fee were not located.

  “once you’ve obtained a sewer permit from the shelby county health department (if applicable), you should apply for a building permit.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and subdivisions (preliminary and final plats) in unincorporated Holland township

  • Fees on the schedule: preliminary plat plus per-lot fee; final plat plus per-lot fee.
  • Plat approval procedure and standards are in the county subdivision regulations, not opened here.

  preliminary plat application fee base: 500 USD (plus $25 for each lot or parcel)

  “application for preliminary plat, plus $25 for each lot or parcel in the proposed addition or subdivision $500”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process for unincorporated land inside Holland township

  • Sewer permit from the county Health Department must come first where applicable.
  • Permit is typically issued within 15 business days.
  • Construction must begin within 1 year or the permit expires.
  • The office is by appointment only.

  typical permit issue time: <= 15 business days (typical, not guaranteed) · time to begin construction before permit expires: 1 year

  “typically, a permit is issued within 15 business days. you have 1 year to begin construction before the permit expires.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permit or licensing for work inside Holland township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Holland township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Holland township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new buildings inside Holland township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area in the Holland township unincorporated area

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.