Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Lillie, Louisiana

Rules another office applies inside Village of Lillie

Village of Lillie 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)

  Individual (onsite) sewage systems installed or altered on land inside Lillie village, Union Parish, LA; the state rule applies statewide and is administered through the state health officer and local parish health units.

  • Permit is issued by the state health officer; the parish health unit must be notified before installation.
  • The copy checked is an LDH study-material PDF with no stated effective date; verify the current text with LDH.

  “the installer shall notify the appropriate local parish health unit prior to the installation of an individual sewerage system.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing, altering or operating an individual sewerage system on land inside Lillie village, Union Parish, LA

  • Two-stage process: temporary permit after plan approval, then final permit after installation is verified.
  • Installation must follow plans approved as part of the state health officer permit.
  • Rule is from an LDH study-material copy of LAC 51 Part XIII; no effective date stated; verify current text.

  “a person shall not install, cause to be installed, alter subsequent to installation, or operate an individual sewerage system of any kind without first having obtained a permit from the state health officer.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Individual sewerage systems installed on land inside Lillie village, Union Parish, LA

  • Final permit issues only after verification of installation, by on-site inspection by a state health officer representative and/or a completed certification-by-installer form.
  • Certification by installer is due to the state health officer within 15 days after completion.
  • Rule is from an LDH study-material copy of LAC 51 Part XIII; verify current text.

  “a final permit approving the installation, shall be issued only upon verification that the individual sewerage system has been installed in compliance with this code.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Dwellings inside Lillie village, Union Parish, LA that are not served with water under pressure

  • Water-carriage waste systems cannot be used where the dwelling is not served with water under pressure.
  • A pit privy or other non water-borne system is then required, subject to the setback and construction rules in the same code section.

  “where a dwelling is not served with water under pressure, water carriage waste systems as covered herein can not be used. in these cases, a pit privy or other non water-borne system is required for excreta disposal.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Lillie or Union Parish directly.

• Building permit — New homes inside Lillie village limits (Union Parish, LA)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Lillie village limits (Union Parish, LA)
• Building code adopted — New construction inside Lillie village limits (Union Parish, LA)
• Inspections — New homes inside Lillie village limits (Union Parish, LA)
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside Lillie village limits (Union Parish, LA)

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.