Environmental Rules in Bolingbrook, IL (2026)
5 verified environmental rules for Bolingbrook, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Any development or redevelopment inside Bolingbrook must get a stormwater permit from the village's Department of Public Works and Engineering before grading or building. The drainage plan has to hold peak runoff to 0.04 cubic feet per second per acre for storms up to the two-year event and 0.15 cfs per acre for the 100-year event, so downstream properties in the Will and DuPage County portions of the village do not flood.
Bolingbrook Village Stormwater Drainage Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 16-120(a)
Release rates. The drainage system for a property shall be designed to control the peak rate of discharge from the property and abutting street centerline based on future widening for the two-year frequency, 24-hour duration and 100-year, 24-hour events to levels which will not cause an increase in flooding or channel instability downstream when considered in aggregate with other developed prop...
Erosion Control
Clearing, grading, stripping, excavating or filling more than 5,000 square feet, disturbing over 500 square feet within 25 feet of a lake, stream or wetland, or moving more than 100 cubic yards of earth in Bolingbrook requires a site development permit under Code Sec. 16-61, backed by a detailed erosion and sediment control plan.
Bolingbrook Soil Erosion Control Permit
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 16-61(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall commence or perform any clearing, grading, stripping, excavating, or filling of land which meets the following provisions without having first obtained a site development permit from the department of public works and engineering of the village:(1)Any land disturbing activity (i.e., clearing, grading, stripping, excavation, fill, or ...
Flood Zones
Bolingbrook adopts the Will County Stormwater Management Ordinance (WCSMO) village-wide under Code Sec. 16-85, but tightens two of its rules: new residential lowest floors must reach the flood protection elevation and attached garages must sit at least one foot above the base flood elevation. Both Will County and DuPage County flood insurance rate maps apply, reflecting the village's split location.
Bolingbrook Floodplain Development Standards
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 16-85(a), (b)(2)
The Will County Stormwater Management Ordinance ("WCSMO"), as adopted by the county on January 1, 2004, as hereafter amended or modified, is adopted by the village and shall apply in all areas of the village... ... Section 55.062(c)(1) of the WCSMO is amended by deleting it and replacing it with the following: "The lowest floor including basements of all new residential structures, substantiall...
Vehicle Idling Restrictions
Bolingbrook Code § 50-36 caps diesel-powered idling at three minutes within any 60-minute period on public property or contracted private property. Violators face a $250.00 fine per 60-minute period, up to eight separate violations in one 24-hour day.
Bolingbrook Diesel Vehicle Idling Limit
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 50-36
(a)It is unlawful for any person who owns or operates any second division vehicle, as defined by 635 ILCS 5/1-217, which is powered by diesel fuel to park or stand such vehicle with the engine running on public property or on private property that has a contract with the village permitting enforcement of village ordinances for more than a total of three minutes within any 60-minute period, with...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Detention basins built under Bolingbrook's stormwater rules must keep at least one foot of freeboard between the 100-year flood water level and the top of the embankment, and new roadway culverts crossing streams need the same one-foot freeboard at the upstream face. A detention basin placed in a flood fringe area must replace 1.5 times the storage volume it displaces below the 100-year base flood elevation.
Bolingbrook Freeboard And Base Flood Elevation Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 16-120(f)(6), (i)(1), (l)(3)
Freeboard. ... Minimum freeboard between the 100-year event water level and top of embankment shall be one foot. ... Freeboard between the 100-year water surface elevation and the low chord of proposed culverts or bridges shall not be less than one foot at the upstream face. ... The placement of a detention basin in a flood fringe area shall require compensatory storage for 1.5 times the volume...
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