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

Rules another office applies inside Partridge Township

Partridge 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)

  Zoning districts of unincorporated Woodford County, including unincorporated Partridge township land

  • The table of contents lists the Agriculture (AG) and conservation districts; the district-to-district map for Partridge township was not opened.
  • Which residential district is labeled r-1 or r-2 was not confirmed from the table of contents.

  “(ag) agriculture district conservation district (r-1) residential single-family district (r-2) residential multi-family district (i-1) light industrial district (i-2) heavy industrial district general commercial district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Agriculture (AG) district land in unincorporated Woodford County, including unincorporated Partridge township land zoned AG

  • Except as provided by special use permit.
  • Minimum lot width at the building setback line is 200 feet under §154.11.5.
  • Single-family detached dwellings are permitted on lots not less than two acres under §154.11.2, item c.

  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

  • Specified — Conservation district land in unincorporated Woodford County (§154.12), including unincorporated Partridge township land so zoned

    “all uses and structures in the conservation district shall have a minimum lot size of two (2) acres.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Non-agricultural principal structures in the Agriculture (AG) district of unincorporated Woodford County, including unincorporated Partridge township land zoned AG

  • Applies to non-agricultural uses only (§154.11.6 b).
  • Front yard follows the setback line in §154.04.7 c.
  • Accessory structure side setback is also set in §154.11.6 but was not read.

  side setback, principal structure: >= 30 feet (non-agricultural uses only)

  “b. non-agricultural uses, only. 1. side yard. a. principal structures shall have a side setback of not less than 30 feet. b. accessory structures shall have a side setback of not less than 15 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Principal and accessory structures on lots fronting a township road in unincorporated Woodford County, including unincorporated Partridge township land

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

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes in the Agriculture (AG) district of unincorporated Woodford County, including unincorporated Partridge township land zoned AG

  • Permitted use in the AG district under §154.11.2, item i.
  • The open-page window cut off the clause, so the full lot-size condition after 'not less than two' is not verified.

  “manufactured homes on a lot not less than two (2) acres, such manufactured home shall be a minimum of twenty-four feet in width and more than thirty-five feet in length, installed on a permanent foundation, and shall have brick, wood or cosmetically equivalent exterior siding and a pitched roof.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit application process for work in unincorporated Partridge township; building-permit process not established

  • This is the county zoning permit, not a building-code permit.
  • The zoning administrator prescribes the application form.
  • The full list of activities requiring a zoning permit was only partly read.

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

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new homes inside Partridge township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permits inside Partridge township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Partridge township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Partridge township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Partridge 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.