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

Village of Bolingbrook’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Bolingbrook village limits (Chapter 54 Zoning)

  “the village is divided into 16 zoning districts and one overlay district as follows”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Bolingbrook zoning districts, including E-R, R-1 to R-5 residential districts

  • Only districts named in the fetched sections were reviewed

  “the village is divided into 16 zoning districts and one overlay district as follows”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in R-3 district inside Bolingbrook

  • Two-story: first story 900 sq ft; other types: first story 1,100 and gross 1,500 sq ft

  minimum floor area, one-story: >= 1300 sq ft

  “every one-story dwelling shall have a gross floor area at grade of not less than 1,300 square feet, measured from the outside of the exterior walls”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family detached dwelling in R-3 single-family residence district inside Bolingbrook

  • District-specific

  minimum lot area: >= 9250 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 75 ft · minimum lot depth: >= 120 ft

  “every single-family detached dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 9,250 square feet and shall have a width at the established building line of not less than 75 feet and in no case shall a lot be less than 120 feet in depth.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family detached dwelling in E-R estate residence district inside Bolingbrook

    “every single-family detached dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 40,000 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 150 feet.”

  • Specified — Attached single-family dwelling in R-4 district inside Bolingbrook

    “minimum lot area: 12,000 square feet (6,000 per dwelling).”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family dwelling in R-3 district inside Bolingbrook

  • Half the homes may have 25-foot front yards if no two adjacent
  • Rear yard 30 ft for lots recorded before Sept 9, 2003

  front yard: >= 30 ft (25 ft permitted for half of homes) · side yard: >= 8.5 ft · corner side yard: >= 25 ft · rear yard: >= 35 ft (30 ft for lots recorded before 2003-09-09; 50 ft double frontage)

  “minimum side yards: 1. single-family dwelling: 8½ feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwelling in E-R district inside Bolingbrook

    “minimum front yards: 1. single-family dwelling: 35 feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family dwelling in E-R district inside Bolingbrook

  • Other permitted uses 30 percent

  maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent

  “maximum lot coverage: a. single-family dwelling: 20 percent.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwelling in R-3 district inside Bolingbrook

    “maximum lot coverage: a. single-family dwelling: 35 percent.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in E-R district inside Bolingbrook

  maximum height: <= 35 ft (or two and one-half stories)

  “maximum structure height: no building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Buildings in R-3 district inside Bolingbrook

    “maximum structure height: no building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Camping or house trailers stored on residential lots inside Bolingbrook

  • Storage of boats, camping trailers and small house trailers is an accessory use only if no part of the storage area is in the front or corner side yard including driveways
  • Occupancy of stored camping or house trailers is not permitted

  “storage of boats, boat trailers, camping trailers and small house trailers, provided no part of such storage area is located in any part of the front or corner side yard including driveways and no camping or house trailer is used for temporary or permanent occupancy and subject to the provisions of this article.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways and curb cuts on residential lots inside Bolingbrook

  • Unless otherwise permitted per article III of chapter 54

  maximum residential driveway/curb cut width: <= 24 ft

  “no driveway across public property nor curb cut shall exceed a width of 40 feet on a lot zoned or used for industrial, 36 feet on a lot zoned or used for commercial, and 24 feet on a lot zoned or used for residential, unless otherwise permitted per article iii of this chapter.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Bolingbrook
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Bolingbrook
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Bolingbrook
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Bolingbrook
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Bolingbrook

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.