Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Spring Lake Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Spring Lake Township

Spring Lake 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 dwellings and other structures other than commercial and industrial in unincorporated Tazewell County, which covers unincorporated land inside Spring Lake township

  • Construction may proceed after the building permit issues from Tazewell County Community Development.
  • Brochure lists required submittals: completed application, plans, site plan showing septic system and well, septic permit from the county health department when applicable, access permit, erosion control permit, and 911 mailing address.
  • Failure to obtain a permit doubles the fee required (brochure item 9).
  • Commercial and industrial structures are outside this brochure.

  “prior to the issuance of a building permit by the tazewell county community development department for construction of all structures other than commercial and industrial”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Spring Lake township, Tazewell County, IL: county zoning districts

  • Applies only where the land is unincorporated; incorporated municipalities inside the township use their own zoning.
  • The county index page names the districts; the district chapters (157.105 onward) were opened for A-2 and R-1 only.

  “a-1 preservation district a-2 agricultural district r-r rural residential district r-1 low density residential district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district (main single-family district) in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

  • Except as provided by special use permit.
  • Larger lot sizes may be required by the county septic ordinance.
  • Two-family dwellings and closed loop well cases are listed in the same section (157.148 (e)-(h)) and are not repeated here.

  minimum lot size, single-family served by public water and public sewer: >= 0.5 acre (except as provided by special use permit) · minimum lot size, single-family not served by both public water and sewer: >= 1 acre (unless larger lot sizes are required by the county septic ordinance)

  “(c) single-family dwelling not served by both a public water system and public sewer system: one acre, unless larger lot sizes are required by the county’s septic ordinance;”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-2 agricultural district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

    “except as provided by special use permit, all uses and structures in the a-2 agricultural district shall have a minimum lot size of ten acres.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  A-2 agricultural district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

  • Road setbacks: arterial 150 ft, collector 100 ft, minor 100 ft, private street 100 ft from right-of-way centerline.
  • Properties in Mackinaw Valley Park subdivision in Sand Prairie township follow a separate setback section (157.150).

  principal side setback: >= 30 ft · principal rear setback: >= 50 ft · accessory side setback: >= 15 ft · accessory rear setback: >= 25 ft

  “(1) principal structures shall have a rear setback of not less than 50 feet from the property line.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 low density residential district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

    “(1) principal structures shall have a rear setback of not less than 20 feet from the property line.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

  • Lot coverage is structures as a share of lot area.

  maximum lot coverage by structures: <= 30 percent

  “no more than 30% of the area of the lot shall be occupied by structures.”

• Building heightSpecified

  A-2 agricultural district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

  • Mackinaw Valley Park subdivision in Sand Prairie township follows a separate height section (157.152).

  principal structure maximum height (mean roof height): <= 36 ft · accessory structure maximum height (mean roof height): <= 36 ft

  “principal structures not to exceed 36 feet to the mean height of the roof;”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 low density residential district in unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

    “principal structures not to exceed 36 feet to the mean height of the roof.”

• Accessory dwellingsAllowed (with conditions)

  Accessory dwellings in the A-2 agricultural district of unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

  • Permitted use subject to the requirements of Section 157.055, which was not opened.

  “the following uses are permitted uses in the a-2 district in accordance with the applicable regulations as set forth in this chapter: (a) accessory dwelling; subject to the requirements of § 157.055.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Allowed (with conditions) — Accessory dwellings in the R-1 low density residential district of unincorporated Tazewell County, including any such land inside Spring Lake township

    “(b) accessory dwellings; (c) agriculture on a lot not less than ten acres; (d) communication facilities;”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal (septic) for homes in unincorporated Spring Lake township is handled through the Tazewell County Health Department

  • The R-1 district text defers septic requirements to the county health department; the health department's service area was not separately confirmed.
  • Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 905) is the state baseline, not opened here.

  “copy of septic permit from the tazewell county health department approving sewage disposal facility, when applicable.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New homes in unincorporated Spring Lake township that need a sewage disposal facility

  • Required when applicable: a septic permit from the Tazewell County Health Department must be submitted with the building permit application.
  • Brochure says the septic permit takes about 2 working days; contact the health department at (309) 477-2223.

  septic permit processing time: 2 working days (approximately; check with health department)

  “copy of septic permit from the tazewell county health department approving sewage disposal facility, when applicable.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New or existing driveway used for a new dwelling in unincorporated Tazewell County, where the road authority is the township, state or county

  • Access permit comes from the road official responsible for the road (township, state or county) and is submitted with the building permit.
  • Whether the township road authority in Spring Lake township issues its own access permit was not confirmed.

  “copy of access permit from township, state or county road official responsible for road jurisdiction.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit fees for new dwellings in unincorporated Tazewell County, including unincorporated land inside Spring Lake township

  • Failure to obtain a permit doubles the fee required.
  • Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, 911 addressing ($50 per unit) and other fees are listed separately in the brochure.
  • Fee schedule in the brochure is dated (effective February 1, 2014); the county fee-schedule page was not opened, so a later schedule may exist.

  new 1-2 family dwelling permit fee, 200 sq ft or less: 200 USD (other sizes scale up to $50.00 per 1,000 sq ft over 4,000 sq ft) · new 1-2 family dwelling permit fee, 1,001 to 2,000 sq ft: 450 USD

  “dwellings: 1 & 2 family - new, additions, alteration and repairs • 200 square feet or less $200.00”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit submittal process for new dwellings in unincorporated Tazewell County, including unincorporated land inside Spring Lake township

  • Plans reviewed where applicable; most applications have a 48-hour turnaround.
  • Office: Community Development, 11 S. 4th Street, Pekin; (309) 477-2235; [email protected].
  • Mailing address requires about a ten-day waiting period before permit issuance.

  “the following information will be required at the time of submittal of a building permit application.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a homeowner building in unincorporated Spring Lake township
• Inspections — Inspections for new homes in unincorporated Spring Lake township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in unincorporated Spring Lake township
• Local zoning — Land inside Spring Lake township, Tazewell County, IL: whether the township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area in unincorporated Spring Lake 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.