Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Centerville, Missouri

Rules another office applies inside Centerville

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction, major modification, or major repair of an on-site sewage disposal system inside Centerville city limits.

  • Except as otherwise provided in RSMo 701.031.
  • The person must notify the city, county, or department; complete the department form; submit the fee established by that authority; and obtain a construction permit.

  “Except as otherwise provided in section 701.031, no person may, on or after September 1, 1995, construct or make a major modification or major repair to an on-site sewage disposal system without first notifying the city, county or department and completing an application, upon a form provided by the department, submitting an application fee in the amount established by the city, county or department, and obtaining a construction permit.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  On-site sewage disposal systems constructed, modified, or repaired inside Centerville city limits for which statutory notice is provided.

  • The statute sets aggregate inspection levels rather than requiring inspection of every installation.
  • A city, county, or department may accept a registered contractor's certification without on-site inspection under the cited statutory sections.

  inspection share for registered-contractor systems: <= 60 percent (aggregate share of systems constructed, modified, or repaired by registered contractors) · inspection share for nonregistered-contractor systems: >= 75 percent (aggregate share of systems constructed, modified, or repaired by persons not registered under RSMo 701.053 to 701.055)

  “A city, county or the department shall inspect, in the aggregate, up to sixty percent of on-site sewage disposal systems constructed, modified or repaired by contractors registered under sections 701.053 to 701.055 and at least seventy-five percent of on-site sewage disposal systems constructed, modified or repaired by persons not registered under sections 701.053 to 701.055 for which notice of construction, repair or modification is given under sections 701.046 to 701.048 and 701.050.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Domestic sewage disposal for buildings where people live, work, or assemble inside Centerville city limits.

  • Sewage must be discharged to a chapter 644-regulated sewer system or to an on-site sewage disposal system operated under RSMo 701.025 to 701.059, except as provided in RSMo 701.031.

  “Property owners of all buildings where people live, work or assemble shall provide for the sanitary disposal of all domestic sewage. Except as provided in this section, sewage and waste from such buildings shall be disposed of by discharging into a sewer system regulated pursuant to chapter 644, or shall be disposed of by discharging into an on-site sewage disposal system operated as defined by rules promulgated pursuant to sections 701.025 to 701.059.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Centerville or Reynolds County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Centerville city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Centerville city limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Centerville city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Centerville city limits.
• Well permit — Private residential wells inside Centerville city 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.