Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Exline, Iowa

Rules another office applies inside Exline

Exline 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal (septic) systems on land inside Exline city, Iowa, to the extent the Appanoose County ordinance reaches incorporated areas. The ordinance uses countywide wording and does not name Exline city.

  • Ordinance No. 43 adopts Iowa Administrative Code chapter 567-69 by reference and sets ADLM environmental health as the permitting and inspecting office.
  • The ordinance's managed-community-sewer connection duty is limited to unsewered unincorporated communities, so it does not by its terms establish a connection duty for Exline city.
  • Exline city's own sewer or septic rules, if any, were not located and could govern properties inside the city.

  “any person, firm, partnership, corporation, landowner, contractor, or other entity desiring a permit to install or repair a private sewage disposal system within appanoose county, iowa, must file an application with adlm.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing or repairing a private sewage disposal system on land inside Exline city, Iowa, to the extent the Appanoose County ordinance applies there (the ordinance uses countywide wording and does not name Exline city)

  • Applications are filed with ADLM and a permit is issued on approval and payment of the required fees.
  • Contractors must obtain and maintain permits, or obtain proof the owner secured them, before work begins.
  • Permits must be completed within the validity period.

  permit validity maximum: <= 12 months (from date of issuance; installation must be completed within that period)

  “any update or repairs shall require a permit.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private sewage disposal system installations and repairs on land inside Exline city, Iowa, to the extent the Appanoose County ordinance applies there (the ordinance uses countywide wording and does not name Exline city)

  • ADLM must be notified verbally at least one work day before completion of any work, so it can schedule the final inspection or testing.
  • The ordinance also lists site evaluation and bottom pipe inspection, and allows any other inspection ADLM deems necessary.

  “any contractor who plans to install or who does install a private sewage disposal system in appanoose county, iowa, shall ensure that all inspections, including, but not limited to, a site evaluation, a bottom pipe inspection, a final inspection, and any other inspection deemed necessary by adlm, are performed by an adlm environmental health officer.”

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• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Exline city, Iowa
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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.