Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Plantation of Lake View, Maine

Plantation of Lake View’s own rules

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Subsurface wastewater (septic) system permitting for land inside Lake View plantation, handled by the plantation's local plumbing inspector under Maine statute

  • State law (30-A MRS 4215) requires the local plumbing inspector to issue septic permits upon a completed application and fee.

  “the plumbing inspector is dan gilbert, po box 231, hartland me 04943.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation of septic systems, tank replacements and septic field repair inside Lake View plantation

  • Plumbing permit is issued by the local plumbing inspector after the LUPC building permit (town page).
  • Permit must be obtained before work starts (town page).

  “a plumbing permit is required for: installation of septic systems, tank replacements, or septic field repair, including gray water cistern/drainage systems and outhouses”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Plumbing and subsurface wastewater permit fees inside Lake View plantation

  • Fee is set by the municipality, not a published statewide schedule (30-A MRS 4215(4)).
  • The fee must be at least the minimum amount determined by state rule (30-A MRS 4215(4)).
  • Town page states penalty fees are doubled for noncompliance; no fee amounts were published on the pages opened.

  “payment by the applicant of the fee established by the municipality. the fee must be at least the minimum amount determined by rule of the department.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit process for construction and plumbing inside Lake View plantation

  • Obtain LUPC building permit first (LUPC application), then plumbing permit from the local plumbing inspector (town page).
  • Property owner is responsible for obtaining permits (town page).
  • Penalty fees doubled for noncompliance (town page).

  “a lupc building permit has to be obtained for any changes to land or buildings before a plumbing permit can be issued.”

Rules another office applies inside Plantation of Lake View

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

• Building permitRequired

  Any construction, addition or new building inside Lake View plantation: the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (a state body) issues the building permit, as the town's own permit page states

  • Permit is needed before construction; construction may proceed only after the permit is issued.
  • A LUPC building permit must be obtained before a plumbing permit can be issued (town page).
  • Property owner is responsible for obtaining the permit (town page).

  “any construction, additions or new buildings require a building permit from the maine land use planning commission.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Plantation of Lake View or Piscataquis County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits inside Lake View plantation
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for construction inside Lake View plantation
• Inspections — Building inspections for new construction inside Lake View plantation
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Lake View plantation
• Local zoning — Whether Lake View plantation adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance for land inside the plantation

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.