Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Fairfield Township, Missouri

Fairfield Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Construction on unincorporated land inside Fairfield Township subject to the Carroll County zoning ordinance; the documented approval is a county land-use permit rather than a separately documented building-code permit.

  • Applications must include scale maps or drawings showing the lot, proposed structures, relation to abutting streets, lakes or streams, existing and proposed use, and number of families to be accommodated.
  • The zoning administrator retains one copy and returns one copy after approval.
  • Two weeks are allowed for inspection of plans before permit issuance.
  • A permit is valid for 12 months after issuance; an extension may be granted on application if construction has not started within that period.
  • No permit is required for maintenance, repair, or remodeling where building-area coverage is not increased.

  permit validity: 12 months (An extension of time may be granted upon application to the Zoning Administrator when construction has not been started within the 12-month period.) · plan inspection period: 2 weeks (Allowed before a permit is issued.)

  “Land use permits shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Fairfield Township, Carroll County, Missouri; the operative zoning authority is Carroll County, not Fairfield Township.

  • The county ordinance applies to unincorporated areas of Carroll County.
  • The ordinance regulates land uses and construction of non-agricultural structures.
  • Fairfield Township is identified by the county as one of the townships in the county's second commissioner district.

  “For the purposes of this Ordinance, the unincorporated areas of the County are hereby divided into zoning districts”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Wastewater systems inside Fairfield Township that fall within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' listed jurisdiction, including specified residential-development systems, direct-discharge or surface-land-application systems, nonindividual lagoons, and domestic systems over 3,000 gallons per day.

  • For new residential housing developments and expansions, DNR approval applies when the state's specified criteria are met.
  • DNR regulates all wastewater-treatment systems with direct point discharge or surface land application, regardless of flow or waste type.
  • DNR regulates all lagoons other than an individual lagoon, regardless of flow or waste type.
  • DNR regulates any domestic wastewater facility with maximum daily flow greater than 3,000 gallons per day.

  maximum daily domestic wastewater flow: > 3000 gpd (DNR is responsible for a facility above this threshold.)

  “All wastewater treatment systems with direct point discharge or surface land application systems, regardless of maximum daily flows or type of waste treated”

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.