Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Donahue, Iowa

Rules another office applies inside Donahue

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside Donahue city under the Scott County 28E arrangement (Scott County building code package; Scott County is the adopting body for Donahue per its page)

  • Scott County page lists Donahue among cities whose building codes are adopted by Scott County under its code package; the adoption text in Scott County Code chapter 5 was not opened.
  • Editions named on the page: 2021 IBC, IRC, IPMC and ISPSC, and 2015 IECC, as amended per Scott County Code chapter 5; NEC, IMC and UPC as adopted and amended per state code.
  • Donahue city's own adoption ordinance was not located.

  “building codes adopted by scott county and the cities of dixon, donahue, leclaire, long grove, mccausland, panorama park, princeton, and riverdale 2021 ibc, irc, ipmc, and ispsc, and 2015 iecc, as amended per scott county code of ordinances chapter 5”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems (septic) serving private residences and commercial operations in Scott County, including land inside Donahue city where no public sewer serves the lot

  • Scott County Health Department administers the private sewage disposal system permit and enforcement program; state DNR rules (Iowa Administrative Code chapter 69, General Permit #4) also apply per the department and were not opened here.
  • Whether a public sanitary sewer serves a given Donahue lot was not verified; if one does, the septic program would not be the applicable sewage rule (not verified).

  “private sewage disposal system permit and enforcement program provides code enforcement consultation services for the design, construction and maintenance of private sewage disposal systems (psds) for private residences and commercial operations.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit submittals for work inside Donahue city, handled by Scott County Planning and Development under a 28E intergovernmental agreement

  • Step 1: contact Donahue city to obtain zoning approval; include that zoning approval with the county permit submittal.
  • Scott County page says it issues building permits and performs inspections for the listed cities through 28E agreements; county application forms, fees and inspection sequence were not confirmed on the opened page.
  • Donahue city hall listed on county page: 106 E 1st Ave, Donahue, phone 563-282-4173.

  “prior to submitting for county building permits for work in the cities of dixon, donahue, leclaire, long grove, mccausland, panorama park, princeton, and riverdale, please contact the respective city to obtain zoning approval of the proposed construction.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Donahue or Scott County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Donahue city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Donahue city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections for work inside Donahue city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new buildings inside Donahue city limits
• Local zoning — Land inside Donahue city limits (Scott County, Iowa)

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.