Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Cleveland, Alabama

Town of Cleveland’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Cleveland town limits; the town's own adopting ordinance is listed by title only

  • The listed ordinance is titled as an adoption of an International building code; the edition, amendments and effective date could not be read because the PDF returned no text to the harness.
  • A related 2024-01 building code ordinance is also listed on the town page.

  “2021-02 adoption of internation building code pdf · 295 kb”

• Permit processPartial

  Process for obtaining a building-related permit from the town of Cleveland, AL

  • Process is described as: download the application, fill it out, return it to town hall; call ahead if unsure which permit applies.
  • Review steps, timelines and fees are not described on the page.

  “call ahead if you are not sure which permit applies to your project.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Cleveland

Town of Cleveland does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite sewage systems (septic) on land inside Cleveland town limits that is not served by public sewer; the state rule is administered by the local health department (lhd) for Blount County

  • The rule is statewide; the local health department named as lhd is the county health unit serving Cleveland town, which was not confirmed because the ADPH Blount County sewage page returned a 404.
  • Applies only where no public sanitary sewer connection is made; whether Cleveland town has a sewer system was not established.

  “no person shall begin the installation or repair of an oss/eds, or component thereof, until the responsible person has been issued a valid permit to install (repair) an onsite sewage system (oss) by the lhd.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation or repair of an onsite sewage system (septic) on land inside Cleveland town limits, issued by the local health department

  • A valid permit to install (repair) from the local health department is required before any installation or repair begins.
  • The Blount County health department office for Cleveland town was not confirmed.
  • Whether a public sewer connection is available to the lot was not established.

  “no person shall begin the installation or repair of an oss/eds, or component thereof, until the responsible person has been issued a valid permit to install (repair) an onsite sewage system (oss) by the lhd.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Cleveland or Blount County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permits inside Cleveland town limits
• Inspections — Inspections for work inside Cleveland town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Cleveland town limits
• Local zoning — Land inside Cleveland town limits, Blount County, AL
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Cleveland town 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.