Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Camp Hill, Alabama

Rules another office applies inside Town of Camp Hill

Town of Camp Hill 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 (septic) systems on land inside Camp Hill town limits. Permits are issued by the local health department under the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) onsite sewage rules. Tallapoosa County's health department (ADPH) is the local health department; confirmation that its service area covers each Camp Hill address was not found.

  • The local health department (LHD) issues the permit to install (repair) under ADPH rule 420-3-1; ADPH may revoke a permit.
  • Camp Hill town did not appear as a separate septic permitting authority in any official source found.

  “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

  New onsite sewage (septic) system installation or repair on land inside Camp Hill town limits, issued by the local health department under ADPH rule 420-3-1

  • Work may not begin until a valid permit to install (repair) has been issued by the local health department.
  • Where an engineered system is required, installer consultation with the design engineer is required before any part of the engineered system is installed.
  • ADPH may revoke the permit if lot conditions change or the system is not installed as permitted.

  “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 inspectionRequired

  Onsite sewage (septic) system installation on land inside Camp Hill town limits, inspected by the local health department under ADPH rule 420-3-1

  • No part of the installation may be covered or used until the local health department has an opportunity to inspect and any necessary corrections are made.
  • An approval for use must be issued by the local health department before the system is used.
  • The installer must agree an inspection date with the local health department's public health environmentalist.

  “no part of any installation shall be covered or used until the lhd is afforded an opportunity to inspect and any necessary corrections are made, an oss/eds shall not be used until an approval for use has been issued by the lhd.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Camp Hill town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits or licensing for work inside Camp Hill town
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a building code by Camp Hill town for construction inside town limits
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for construction inside Camp Hill town limits (structural/building inspections, not septic)
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy requirement for buildings inside Camp Hill 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.