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Guidelines for Obtaining Septic permits When Subdividing Property
Before the Health Department can evaluate the property, a preliminary survey plat prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor, drawn to a scale of one inch equals no more than 60 feet, must be submitted. The property lines must be clearly marked. House sites must be staked.
An application for an Improvement Permit/Authorization for Wastewater System Construction must be submitted for each system desired. There is a fee for each application based on the size of system desired.
An Environmental Health Specialist will meet with the applicant/authorized representative on the site(s) to evaluate the property for suitability for the installation of septic systems.
You may wish to, or be required to, seek the services of a soil scientist or systems designer. Soils reports completed and/or systems staked out prior to site visits by this department will expedite the permitting process.
There are many factors, such as soil texture and depth, topography, and size of the suitable area, which must be considered before a permit can be issued. Also, the law requires that there must be a suitable area in which a new system can be installed should the first system fail. This area is designated a "repair" area.
The following list of setback requirements may help you in determining where to divide the property.
A ground absorption sewage treatment and disposal system shall be located at least:
- 100' from any private water supply source
- 100' from any public water supply source
- 50' from any stream, canal, marsh, or coastal waters
- 100' from normal high water line of any class I or II impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water
- 50' from normal high water line of any other lake or impoundment
- 5' from any building foundation, including a deck
- 15' from any basement
- 10' from any property line
- 15' from the top of a slope of an embankment or cut of two feet or more vertical height
- 10' from any water line
- 10' upslope or 25' downslope from interceptor drains
- 25' from ground water lowering and surface drainage ditches
- 15' from any swimming pool
- 20' from any other nitrification field
Note: These distances represent minimum horizontal distances.
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