Instructions for Having Property Evaluated for a On-Site Wastwater System

NOTICE: Property owners and persons requesting site evaluations for On-Site Wastwater permits are strongly encouraged to determine any applicable zoning authority having jurisdiction over the property to be evaluated and comply with any and all requirements which will need to be met before improvements are made to the property. The issuance of a Permit (On-Site Wastwater Permit) by the Health Department in no way guarantees issuance of any other permits.

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Download Application for Environmental Health Onsite Wastewater and/or Well Permits

The application for an Improvement Permit or Authorization For Construction is not considered complete until payment and site plan have been received.

Before a property parcel can be evaluated, the following information must be provided:

1. Tax map (parcel ID) of the property to be evaluate. Recording information (Register of Deeds)
2. Complete the application for Improvement Permit and/or Authorization for Construction. A site plan or survey plat must accompany each application. Attached is a checklist for preparation of a site plan.
3. Application for an Improvement Permit that is valid for 5 years must include:
   
   A site plan or a survey plat of the property that shows:
   Download Site Plan Information Sheets here
   • Dimensions of the property.
   • Proposed location of the house. Show setbacks to house site to the road and the side property line. Provide approximate house dimensions
   • Preferred driveway location.
   • Any future structures or improvements to the property such as garages, workshops, pools, etc.
   • Any existing on-site wastewater systems and wells on your property and on your neighbor's property within 100' of your property line.
   • Any easement or rights of way on the property.
   • Any designated wetlands on the property.
   • The proposed drinking water source.
     
     
4. Application for an Improvement Permit that is valid without expiration must include :
   1. A survey plat of the lot prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor. Prepared at a scale of one inch equals no more than sixty feet and indicates:
      1. Dimensions of the property.
      2. Specific location of the building to be put on the property.
      3. Site for the proposed wastewater system.
      4. Location of water supplies and surface waters.
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   2. If the lot has been recorded at the Register of Deeds Office, provide a copy of the recorded plat along with a site plan drawn to scale and contains all the information requested in number 3 above.
      

Helpful Hint: Contact the Register of Deeds Office 828-349-2095 to see if a survey map of your property already exists.

The property must be prepared as follows prior to site evaluation by an authorized agent of the Health Department:

1. Locate and mark all survey corners of the lot, or of the proposed lot. If a new lot is proposed that has not been surveyed, locate and mark an existing survey iron, which can be used as a reference point for the new lot. Then mark the proposed corners of the lot in the field. Corners and lot lines must be established prior to any evaluation.
2. Clearly locate and mark on the property you wish us to evaluate all the items identified on the site plan or survey plat.
3. The site must be made readily accessible for the evaluation.

• Request for Research
• Request for Approval
• Authorized Agent Form (PDWW)
• Consultative Visit Request
• Name Change Request
• Change type of on-site Wastewater System
• Permission to Enter Property

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