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

Rules another office applies inside Canteen Township

Canteen 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 districtsPublished

  County zoning districts that apply to unincorporated land inside Canteen township

  • The county code applies to unincorporated St. Clair County; it does not reach land in incorporated municipalities within Canteen township.

  “for the purpose of this zoning code, the entire county of st. clair outside the limits of cities, villages and incorporated towns which have in effect municipal zoning codes and outside the boundaries of scott air force base, is hereby divided into the following zoning districts”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residence district sr-1 on unincorporated land inside Canteen township (main single-family district; sr-2 and sr-3 are smaller)

  • Column alignment is inferred from a garbled header in the text version; verify against the PDF.
  • Septic lots have a separate minimum (see septic lot claim).

  minimum lot area: >= 20000 sq ft · minimum lot width at building line: >= 100 ft · minimum mean lot depth: >= 150 ft

  “sr-1 1 per 20,000 sq. ft. 100’ 150’ 25’ 25’ 30 15”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural residential district rr-1 on unincorporated land inside Canteen township

    “rr-1 1 per 1 acre 1 acre 125’ 150’ 25’ 25’ 40 15”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Rural residential district rr-1 on unincorporated land inside Canteen township

  • Yard columns are inferred from a garbled header; verify against the PDF.

  front yard depth: >= 25 ft · side yard abutting a street: >= 25 ft · side yards combined: >= 40 ft · side yard, either side: >= 15 ft

  “rr-1 1 per 1 acre 1 acre 125’ 150’ 25’ 25’ 40 15”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family residence district sr-1 on unincorporated land inside Canteen township

    “sr-1 1 per 20,000 sq. ft. 100’ 150’ 25’ 25’ 30 15”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots in the county conservation overlay area inside Canteen township (overlay scope as printed in section 40-4-89; not confirmed as limited to overlay lands)

  • Section 40-4-89 appears before section 40-4-90, which designates the overlay lands (100-year floodplain and stormwater lands). Confirm whether 40-4-89 applies only to the overlay.

  maximum share of lot disturbed: <= 20 percent · minimum lot area: >= 3 acre

  “any lot shall contain a minimum of three (3) acres and not more than twenty percent (20%) of the lot or site shall be used, modified and otherwise disturbed by grading”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private on-site sewage disposal for a home inside Canteen township where no sanitary sewer is available

  • Allowed only with a county health permit and only where sewer is not available under the sewer-availability rule.

  “the health department shall refuse to grant a p.ermit for the construction of a private sewage disposal system where a sanitary sewage system is available.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  New homes on land inside Canteen township where a sanitary sewer is available under the county health code

  • Sewer is deemed available when a sanitary sewer line is in place in a street, alley, right-of-way or easement adjoining the premises, or within a reasonable distance where connection is practical and permitted by the sewer authority.
  • Water connection is not addressed by this rule.

  reasonable distance to sanitary sewer, single-family residence: <= 300 feet (1,000 feet for commercial, subdivision or multi-family)

  “the health department shall refuse to grant a p.ermit for the construction of a private sewage disposal system where a sanitary sewage system is available.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdividing land for private sewage use on land inside Canteen township

  • The health department requires subdividers to supply soil absorption information and charges a plan review fee. County zoning subdivision rules were not opened.
  • Scope of the sewage code clause was not confirmed.

  “the health department shall require persons who subdivide property to furnish information on forms provided by the health department concerning soil absorption capacities”

• Permit processPartial

  Private sewage permit process for land inside Canteen township

  • Only the septic review timeline was located; no full building permit process was opened.

  septic application action time: <= 15 days

  “the health department shall act upon all applications within fifteen (15) days of receipt”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes on unincorporated land inside Canteen township
• Building code adopted — Which building code governs construction on unincorporated land inside Canteen township
• Local zoning — Whether Canteen township administers its own zoning ordinance for land inside its limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area on unincorporated land inside Canteen township
• Building height — Maximum building height in residential districts on unincorporated land inside Canteen 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.