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

Village of Golf’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Golf village limits: the Village of Golf adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance (Title 9, Golf Zoning Ordinance).

  • Zoning applies only inside Village limits; the county's unincorporated-area rules are not relied on here.
  • Chapters 2 to 7 of Title 9 (zoning districts and map, residence districts, PCC property district, public lands district, nonconforming uses, administration) were listed in the table of contents but their substantive text was not opened within the research budget.

  “this title, including the zoning map made a part hereof, shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the golf zoning ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts and zoning map for land inside Golf village.

  • The table of contents lists the zoning districts chapter and the zoning map as part of Title 9; the district list and map itself were not opened.
  • Chapter 4 PCC property district and Chapter 5 public lands district are also listed in the table of contents.

  “no principal building in the a residence district shall be erected or altered to exceed thirty feet (30') in height, nor exceed two and one-half (2 1 / 2) stories.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A single-family dwelling on a lot inside Golf village located in the residence district referenced in Title 9, Section 9-1-7(b) ('a residence district'). Other residence districts were not identified or opened.

  • Applies to single-family dwellings established on lots after August 13, 1962 (the code's stated effective date).
  • Smaller lots of record that were duly subdivided and recorded on or before August 13, 1962 are excepted under the same subsection; the exception's full wording was not captured in the research pass and is not relied on here.
  • Under Section 9-1-7(a), a zoning lot cannot be subdivided unless each resulting lot is at least one-half (1/2) acre and conforms to the zoning title and subdivision regulations.
  • The one-half acre figure is a consolidation rule as well as a minimum; agricultural or rural-residential district rules were not located.

  minimum average lot width: >= 75 feet (smaller lots of record duly subdivided and recorded on or before August 13, 1962) · minimum lot area: >= 0.5 acre (smaller lots of record duly subdivided and recorded on or before August 13, 1962)

  “a single-family dwelling may be established only on a lot averaging not less than seventy five feet (75') wide and one-half (1 / 2) acre in area”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land subdivision and lot consolidation inside Golf village limits.

  • Golf has a separate Title 10 (Subdivisions) of its code; its requirements were not opened.
  • Consolidation of zoning lots may be recorded by memorandum or, alternatively, by an approved subdivision plat under the subdivision regulations.

  “alternatively, an owner may apply for approval of a subdivision plat under the subdivision regulations to indicate such consolidation.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Golf village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Golf village limits.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Golf village limits: which building codes and editions Golf adopts.
• Inspections — Inspections of construction inside Golf village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Golf 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Golf means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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