Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Williamsburg, Kentucky

Rules another office applies inside Williamsburg

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction, installation, or alteration of an on-site sewage disposal system inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky, under the statewide rule

  • Applies to on-site systems subject to the cabinet's administrative regulation.
  • Municipal sewer connection, where available, may replace the on-site system.

  “krs 211.350 provides that no person, firm, or corporation shall construct, install, alter or cause to be constructed, installed, or altered any on-site sewage disposal system subject to administrative regulation by the cabinet without having first obtained an on-site sewage disposal permit from the local health department.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Septic (on-site sewage disposal) construction permit fee inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky; no city building or zoning permit fees were found

  • Local board of health may add a fee under KRS 211.355 on top of the $50 state permit fee.
  • Cluster-system plan review is a separate $600 fee payable to the Kentucky state treasurer.

  on-site sewage disposal permit fee: 50 USD (plus the required local board of health fee under KRS 211.355)

  “(b) the on-site sewage disposal permit fee of fifty (50) dollars; and (c) the required fee as established by the local board of health in accordance with krs 211.355.”

• Permit processPartial

  On-site sewage disposal system permits for Williamsburg city, Kentucky (septic only; no building-permit process found)

  • Process applies to septic; no city or county building-permit process was retrieved.

  “a certified installer or homeowner meeting the requirements of this administrative regulation shall complete and submit to the local health department certified inspector having jurisdiction: (a) a dfs-307, on-site sewage disposal system construction application and permit;”

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• Building permit — New residential construction inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from city permits inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Williamsburg city, Kentucky

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