Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Shiloh, Illinois

Village of Shiloh’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Village of Shiloh limits; the village's own Chapter 151 Development Code assigns uses by zoning district (for example the Non-Urban NU district).

  • The code copy states it 'may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the municipality'; the page header marks it current through 2026 s-24.
  • Uses are allowed only as listed for each district in Schedule A and subject to the district's dimensional rules, which were not yet read.

  “agriculture, but not including commercial feed lots or processing plants”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts of the Village of Shiloh, including the Non-Urban NU district listed in the permitted-use schedule

  • Section 151.026 provides the zoning map and district boundaries; the map itself was not opened.
  • The district dimensional schedule (Section 151.047) was not opened, so other districts (for example Planned Business and Light Industrial) are not verified.

  “the boundaries of the listed zoning districts are hereby established as shown on the official zoning map of the village.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Sanitary disposal for buildings inside the Village of Shiloh where the sewer system is not reasonably available

  • Individual sewage disposal systems are allowed only in the situation described in Section 151.038(a)(2), where plans for sewer installation have been approved by the Illinois EPA or a service plan has been adopted; the clause refers to connection to the public system later.
  • Septic approval is handled with the county health department (see septic_authority).

  “an approved private central sewage disposal system shall be installed or individual sewage disposal systems may be used”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  A new building inside the Village of Shiloh where the public sewer system is reasonably available

  • Connection is required when the sewer system is reasonably available; 'reasonable distance' is set by chapter 50 of the village code, which was not read.
  • Where the sewer is not reasonably available, the rule in 151.038(a)(2) applies.

  “whenever the sewer system is reasonably available, all sewage shall be discharged into the system, whether or not a private sewer system already exists or is more convenient.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdividing land inside the Village of Shiloh

  • A subdivider must file a preliminary plat application and follow the village's subdivision regulations in Chapter 151 (preliminary plat review is Section 151.502).
  • The village's preliminary plat checklist requires submittal to the appropriate sanitary system for review and approval and to the St. Clair County Soil and Water Conservation District.

  “i hereby make application for application for approval of the preliminary submittal of the above named subdivision and do hereby affirm that i am complying with the development code of the village”

• Permit processPartial

  Architectural and site review for building permit or development approval inside the Village of Shiloh, as set out in the village's appearance standards

  • The appearance review applies to single-family developments of seven units or more and to all other developments, per Section 151.045(b).
  • Other steps of the permit process (Chapter 150 and the permit application forms) were not located.

  “the review of architecture appearance provided for in this section is intended to be only a part of the whole review procedure laid out in these regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New homes and additions inside the Village of Shiloh
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside the Village of Shiloh
• Building code adopted — New construction inside the Village of Shiloh
• Inspections — Inspections of new homes inside the Village of Shiloh
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside the Village of Shiloh

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.