Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Montgomery Township, Illinois

Rules another office applies inside Montgomery Township

Montgomery 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 code adoptedNot adopted

  Building code adoption for unincorporated land inside Montgomery township (county rule; no township building code located)

  • Statement is made by Woodford County for the county as a whole; no Montgomery township building code was located.
  • Permit and inspection rules for the township are in separate claims.

  “woodford county is a non-building code jurisdiction, no building code is adopted.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning districts covering unincorporated land inside Montgomery township (county map, not a township map)

  • Districts are defined only for unincorporated portions of the county.
  • The official district map was referenced but not opened; the ordinance text confirms its existence.

  “zoning district: an area or areas within the unincorporated portions of woodford county, illinois, that have been designated as set forth on the zoning district map.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Agriculture district on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Applies except as provided by special use permit.
  • Minimum lot width is 200 feet at the building setback line (§154.11.5).

  minimum lot size: 2 acres (except as provided by special use permit)

  “except as provided by special use permit, all uses and structures in the agriculture district shall have a minimum lot size of two (2) acres.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 residential district on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

    “all uses and structures in the r-1 district shall have a minimum lot size as determined by the standards set forth in the §50 private sewage and woodford county health department review.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Non-agricultural uses (such as a house) in the agriculture district on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Side setback of 30 feet applies to non-agricultural uses only (§154.11.6 b.1).
  • Front setback is set by the county setback line in §154.04.7.c.
  • Road-frontage setbacks in the separate road-setback claim also apply.

  principal structure side yard setback, non-agricultural use: >= 30 feet

  “principal structures shall have a side setback of not less than 30 feet.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Principal and accessory structures in the R-1 residential district on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

    “principal structures shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet or 1/2 of structure height, whichever is greater.”

  • Specified — Principal and accessory structures in all zoning districts on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township, measured from township roads

    “township road: 65 feet from the centerline of the road or 30 feet from the right-of-way line, whichever is greater.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 residential district on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Applies to all dwellings in the R-1 district (§154.13.5).

  maximum lot coverage by structures: <= 30 percent of total lot area

  “not more than thirty percent (30) % of the total area of the lot shall be occupied by structures.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles on R-1 residential lots on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township (county zoning; no township ordinance located)

  • Opened text permits unoccupied recreational vehicles in the R-1 district; it does not address occupied RV living on a home lot.
  • Recreational vehicles may not be used for storage in any district under the accessory-use provisions (§154.04).
  • Occupancy of an RV as a dwelling was not found in the opened ordinance text.

  “c. mobile homes / recreational vehicles. unoccupied recreational vehicles are permitted.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land into two or more parcels on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Subdivision regulations are administered by the Woodford County zoning department for unincorporated areas.
  • Glossary defines 'development' to include the division of land into two (2) or more parcels.
  • Full subdivision standards were not opened.

  “the primary functions of this department are interpretation, administration and enforcement of the zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations, floodplain ordinance, erosion, sediment and storm water management and rural addressing in the unincorporated areas of woodford county.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in the special flood hazard area (SFHA) on unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Listed in the zoning-permit items; the lead-in sentence of that list was not visible in the opened text, so this is a partial reading.
  • County zoning administers the floodplain ordinance for unincorporated areas (county page).

  “6. to undertake any development in the sfha.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit process for unincorporated land inside Montgomery township

  • Application goes to the county zoning administrator in written form, with the township, lot, and legal description (§154.04 zoning permits, subsection b).
  • Full steps, plan requirements, and fee schedule for the zoning permit were not verified in the opened text.
  • Process is partial until the county fee and step list are confirmed.

  “b. applications for zoning permits shall be filed in written form with the zoning administrator on such forms as the zoning administrator shall prescribe”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home built by the owner inside Montgomery township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Montgomery township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Montgomery township
• Local zoning — Whether Montgomery township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Montgomery 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.