Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Green Garden Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Green Garden Township

Green Garden 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 (with conditions)

  Will County zoning district map covering unincorporated land inside Green Garden township, if county zoning is the zoning in effect there

  • Applies only where Green Garden township has not adopted its own zoning ordinance; no township ordinance was located.
  • Zoning map is the county zoning map under Chapter 155; district boundaries were not checked on the county GIS layer.

  “it is the intent that the entire unincorporated area of the county, including all land and water areas, rivers, streets, alleys, railroads, and other right-of-ways, be included in the districts established by this zoning ordinance.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 residential district (main single-family district) in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

  • Applies only where county zoning is the zoning in effect (see local-zoning, unknown).
  • Column mapping: values follow the table header order e-1, e-2, r-1, r-2, r-2a, r-3, r-4, r-5, r-6; the R-1 value is the third number.
  • The same table sets minimum lot frontage for R-1 at 165 feet.
  • General exceptions and lot-measurement rules are in § 155-18.10, which the table cross-references.

  minimum lot area: >= 60000 square feet (R-1 district only; general exceptions in § 155-18.10)

  “l1 minimum lot area (square feet) 215,000 105,000 60,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 12,500 10,000 10,000”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

    “l1 minimum lot area (acres) 10[1] 2.5 l2 minimum lot frontage (feet) 300 300”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 residential district (main single-family district) in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

  • Applies only where county zoning is the zoning in effect (see local-zoning, unknown).
  • For R-1 the street setback from the centerline of a non-dedicated road is 90 feet (row s1a of the same table).
  • Table footnote [2] (5 or 10 feet side setback) applies to other districts, not R-1.
  • Setbacks apply to all lot lines per table footnote [3] for animal confinement buildings (50 feet); not checked for single-family use.

  street setback from row of dedicated road: 57 feet (row s1b; 90 feet from centerline of non-dedicated road (row s1a)) · side setback: 15 feet (row s2) · rear setback: 70 feet (row s3) · rear setback accessory structures: 5 feet (row s4)

  “s1b street (from row of dedicated road) 67 67 57 47 47 30 30 30 30 s2 side 20 20 15 10 10 10 10 5 5/10[2] s3 rear 80 80 70 40 40 40 30 25 25”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

    “s1 street (from cl of road) 100 100 s2 side 50 20 s3 rear 50 50”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

  • Applies only where county zoning is the zoning in effect (see local-zoning, unknown).
  • The same row sets maximum accessory building area for A-1 as none; the A-2 value is 3,000 square feet with footnote [4].

  maximum building coverage: <= 20 percent (A-1 column)

  “b1 maximum building coverage (%) 20 20 maximum accessory building area (square feet) none 3,000 [4]”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 residential district (main single-family district) in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

    “b1 maximum building coverage (%) [5] 20 20 20 20 25 30 40 45 45”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Will County, applied to land inside Green Garden township under county zoning

  • Applies only where county zoning is the zoning in effect (see local-zoning, unknown).
  • Farm buildings are excluded from the accessory height limit by footnote [3].
  • Principal building height is stated only by reference to the county building ordinance, which was not opened.

  accessory building height: <= 25 feet (does not apply to farm buildings (footnote [3]) or attached garages (footnote [5])) · principal building height: per will co. building ord. (cross-reference to the county building ordinance)

  “accessory buildings [3] [5] 25 25 all other per will co. building ord.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private wastewater treatment systems in Green Garden township, administered by the Will County Health Department Environmental Health Division

  • The page does not state the service-area boundary; that Green Garden township lies in the department's service area was not confirmed.
  • Monee, Illinois is listed as a service location; the township address is in Monee, Illinois per the township's contact page.

  “the will county health department environmental health division provides inspections of water wells, waste water treatment systems and non-community public water supplies.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new homes inside Green Garden township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home inside Green Garden township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for new homes inside Green Garden township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Green Garden township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Green Garden 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.