Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Jameson, Missouri

Town of Jameson’s own rules

• SetbacksSpecified

  Manufactured homes placed in Jameson after passage of Ordinance 2012-05.

  • The 20-foot separation requirement also applies to another manufactured home, mobile home, building, or dwelling on the same or adjoining lot and to telephone or electricity lines.

  minimum distance from lot boundary: >= 20 feet

  “Every manufactured home placed in the village after the passage of this ordinance must be located at least twenty feet from the boundary line of the lot upon which the same is situated, and shall be located at least twenty feet from any other manufactured home, mobile home, building or dwelling located on the same or adjoining lot, and shall be located at least twenty feet from any telephone or electricity line.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes placed in Jameson after passage of Ordinance 2012-05.

  • A manufactured home must be at least 20 feet from the lot boundary, any other listed home, building, or dwelling, and any telephone or electricity line.
  • A mobile or manufactured home not attached to a permanent foundation must be secured with anchors and tiedowns.
  • Pre-1976 mobile homes placed after passage of the ordinance are prohibited.

  minimum distance from lot boundary: >= 20 feet · minimum distance from another manufactured home, mobile home, building, or dwelling: >= 20 feet (On the same or adjoining lot.) · minimum distance from telephone or electricity line: >= 20 feet

  “Every manufactured home placed in the village”

• Off-grid sanitationProhibited

  Disposal of sewage or other liquid wastes by discharge to ground or an unconnected drainage system inside Jameson town limits.

  • The prohibition concerns disposal onto or into the ground or into a drainage system not connected to the public sewer.

  “disposal of sewage [...] into the ground”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Every house, building, or building unit in Jameson with a plumbing system or requiring sanitation facilities.

  • Water connection applies where a plumbing system is installed.
  • Sewer connection applies where sanitation facilities are required.
  • The occupant must apply for sewer service and pay required fees and deposits prior to or immediately after occupancy, maintain continuous service, and pay billed costs and fees.

  “The owner of every house, building or unit of a building used for human occupancy or other purposes in which a plumbing system is installed shall have its water lines connected to the public water system; and the occupant thereof shall maintain continuous water service.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Jameson or Daviess County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Jameson town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Jameson town limits.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Jameson town limits.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Jameson town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of residential buildings inside Jameson town limits.

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.