Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of New Milford, Illinois

Village of New Milford’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside New Milford village limits

  • The village adopts the listed codes for enforcement within the village (Chapter 7, sec. 7-1).
  • The code book lists the international energy construction code entry with the notation (ordinance no. 2020-3).

  adopted codes: 2015 illinois building code; 2015 illinois mechanical code; 2014 national electrical code; 2014 illinois plumbing code; 2015 international energy construction code

  “the following building codes will be adopted and approved for enforcement within the village of new milford, illinois: 2015 illinois building code 2015 illinois mechanical code 2014 national electrical code 2014 illinois plumbing code 2015 international energy construction code (ordinance no. 2020-3)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside New Milford village limits: the village's own zoning ordinance (Chapter 21, Zoning) governs uses and lot dimensions there.

  • Use and bulk limits apply district by district; see the zoning_districts and dimensional claims.
  • Identity check: the code book and table of contents name the Village of New Milford, Illinois, and the code's sec. 6-91 names the Winnebago County Health Department, placing the village in Winnebago County.

  “for the purpose and provisions of this chapter, the village is hereby organized into the following districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts of the Village of New Milford, Illinois

  • Districts: AG agricultural; RR rural residential; R1 one-family; R2 two-family; R3 and R4 multi-family; MH mobile home; CN, CC, CG commercial; OF office; IL, IG, IH industrial. The district list is in sec. 21-23; the map is adopted by reference.
  • Map boundaries are on the official village zoning map referenced in sec. 21-24; the map itself was not opened.

  “the boundaries of the aforesaid zoning districts are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "village of new milford zoning map".”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R1 one-family residential district inside New Milford village limits: principal single-family use

  • Lot area and width apply to every principal permitted use in the R1 district.
  • Special uses in R1 are sized as specified when the special use permit is authorized (sec. 21-35(3)(b)).
  • The lot must have at least one public utility to it (sec. 21-35(3)(a)).

  minimum lot area: >= 10000 square feet · minimum lot width at established building set-back line: >= 85 feet

  “every principal permitted use hereafter erected or located in r1 district shall have a lot area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet with a minimum width at the established building set-back line of eighty-five (85') feet with at least one public utility to the lot.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Front and side yards for buildings in the RR rural residential district inside New Milford village limits

  • Front yard: at least one-half of the street right-of-way, but not less than 33 feet and not required to exceed 66 feet (sec. 21-34, yards).
  • Side yard: 15 feet; where a side yard adjoins a street, it must be one-half of the adjoining right-of-way, with a minimum of 33 feet and a maximum of 66 feet.
  • The rear yard clause was cut off in the captured text and is not stated here.

  minimum side yard: >= 15 feet (side yard adjoining a street: one-half of adjoining right-of-way, min 33 ft, max 66 ft) · minimum front yard: >= 33 feet (not required to exceed 66 feet; front yard equal to at least one-half of street right-of-way per sec. 21-34(4)(a))

  “(b) side. a side yard of not less than fifteen (15') feet; except, where a side yard adjoins a street, the minimum width shall be increased to one-half (1/2) the right-of-way of the adjoining street with a minimum of thirty-three (33') feet and a maximum of sixty-six (66') feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Front yard for buildings in the R1 one-family residential district inside New Milford village limits

    “a front yard equal to at least one-half (1/2) the right-of-way of the street on which the lot fronts; however, in no case shall the front yard be less than thirty (30') feet nor require more than sixty (60') feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in the RR rural residential district inside New Milford village limits

  • The height rule applies in the rr district (sec. 21-34(5)).
  • The R1 district height limit was not captured.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories) · maximum building stories: <= 2.5 stories (alternative to 35 feet)

  “in the rr district, no building shall be erected or altered to a height in excess of thirty-five (35') feet or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permit application fee inside New Milford village limits

  • Fee set by Ordinance No. 2023-11, as shown in the code book.
  • Zoning filing fees by district are a separate schedule in chapter 21 and are not restated here.

  building permit application fee: 100 USD

  “sec. 7-2. application fee. building permits $100.00 (ordinance no. 2023-11)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of New Milford or Winnebago County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside New Milford village limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside New Milford village limits
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside New Milford village limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for new homes inside New Milford village limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum floor area for a single-family dwelling inside New Milford village limits

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.