Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Bigelow, Missouri

Village of Bigelow’s own rules

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Proposed construction or other development inside a Special Flood Hazard Area shown on Bigelow's community Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

  • The condition applies to construction or other development, including placement of manufactured homes, in Special Flood Hazard Areas identified as A, AE, or other such zones on the community's FIRMs.
  • The permit is issued by the community floodplain administrator.
  • For a project in a floodway, the project must be reviewed to determine whether it increases flood heights and an engineering analysis must be conducted before issuance.
  • SEMA's Holt County directory identifies John L. Killin at the Bigelow address as Bigelow's floodplain administrator.

  “A Floodplain Development Permit is required for all proposed construction or other development [...] in the areas identified as a Special Flood Hazard Area”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Bigelow

Village of Bigelow 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 septicMixed (with conditions)

  On-site and other domestic wastewater systems inside Bigelow village limits, subject to the type and capacity of the system.

  • For an individual on-site subsurface-soil septic system serving one single-family residence, jurisdiction is with the Department of Health and Senior Services On-site Wastewater Treatment Program or the local on-site wastewater authority.
  • For an individual lagoon, the local/DHSS jurisdiction is limited to a lagoon serving no more than one single-family residence.
  • The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction over systems with direct point-source discharges, surface land application systems, non-single-family lagoons, and facilities with maximum daily domestic-wastewater flow greater than 3,000 gpd.

  DNR domestic wastewater flow threshold: > 3000 gpd (Facilities with maximum daily domestic wastewater flow greater than this amount are within DNR jurisdiction.)

  “The Department of Health and Senior Services' On-site Wastewater Treatment Program or the local on-site wastewater authority [...] has jurisdiction limited to the following domestic wastewater treatment systems:”

• Well permitLimited

  Water-well construction inside Bigelow village limits.

  • Public-water-system wells require Department of Natural Resources Public Drinking Water Branch construction authorization before drilling.
  • The Public Water Branch definition includes systems with at least 15 service connections or regularly serving an average of at least 25 individuals daily for at least 60 days per calendar year.
  • A paid well driller or pump installer must have a permit to construct a well; a landowner drilling the landowner's own well or installing the landowner's own pump is exempt from that permit requirement but remains subject to the other rules.

  public water system connections: >= 15 service connections (Or regularly serves an average of 25 individuals daily for at least 60 days per calendar year.) · public water system population: >= 25 individuals daily (For at least 60 days per calendar year.)

  “Water wells regulated by PDWB require construction authorization before drilling.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Bigelow or Holt County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Bigelow village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Bigelow village limits.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Bigelow village limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Bigelow village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Bigelow village 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.