Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hurley, Missouri

Rules another office applies inside Hurley

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

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  An owner constructing, adding to, altering, repairing, or maintaining the onsite wastewater system serving the owner's permanent residence inside Hurley city limits, Stone County

  • The exemption is from installer registration only; the homeowner must obtain a construction and/or operating permit and meet all other ordinance requirements.
  • The term homeowner excludes builders owning several parcels who build structures for sale, rent, or lease rather than for their own residence.

  “Registration is not required for homeowners to install, add to, alter, repair or perform maintenance to the onsite wastewater treatment system that serves his permanent residence, however, he must obtain a construction and/or operating permit.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater treatment systems inside Hurley city limits, which are within Stone County

  • Applies to onsite wastewater systems; central-sewer connection availability may affect whether an onsite system can be approved.

  “The Stone County Health Department or its designated representative shall be the authority for administering this Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Ordinance, for issuing permits for construction or repairs, and shall investigate alleged violations of this ordinance and Sections 701.025 through 701.059 RSMo.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction, modification, or repair of an onsite wastewater treatment system inside Hurley city limits, Stone County

  • The health department may waive the permit requirement when procedures are deemed minor repairs or modifications.
  • The ordinance identifies location within 200 feet of an approved sanitary sewer or community wastewater system as a possible reason for denial.
  • The permit is valid for one year after issuance; if work is not completed during that year, it is void and a new permit is required.

  sanitary sewer/community wastewater-system proximity: < 200 feet (A permit may be denied if connection is allowed or approved by that system's authority.) · permit validity: 1 year (A new permit must be issued if the system is not constructed, modified, or repaired during that year.)

  “It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, corporation, or other business entity to construct, modify or repair an onsite wastewater treatment system within Stone County unless that person holds a valid onsite wastewater permit as required by this ordinance issued by the Stone County Health Department.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted onsite wastewater-system work inside Hurley city limits, Stone County

  • At least 60 percent of permitted systems constructed, modified, or repaired by registered installers are inspected.
  • One hundred percent of permitted systems constructed, modified, or repaired by homeowner non-registered installers are inspected.
  • A registered installer may receive approval to backfill without an onsite inspection if the installer provides the required certification.

  inspection proportion for registered installers: >= 60 percent (Applies to systems required to have a permit.) · inspection proportion for homeowner non-registered installers: 100 percent (Applies to systems required to have a permit.)

  “At least sixty-percent (60%) of onsite wastewater treatment systems constructed, modified or repaired, by registered installers that are required to have a permit, will be inspected by the Stone County Health Department or its designated representative and one-hundred percent (100%) of onsite wastewater treatment systems constructed, modified or repaired by homeowner non-registered installers, that are required to have a permit, will be inspected by the Stone County Health Department or its designated representative.”

• Permit processPartial

  The onsite-wastewater permit process for property inside Hurley city limits, Stone County

  • This is only the onsite-wastewater permit process, not a general municipal building-permit process.
  • Applications must include plans and specifications and a soil morphology evaluation; the health department reviews for completeness and conducts pre-site visits before approving or denying the application.

  “All permit applications shall include plans and specifications to demonstrate in writing and graphically that the proposed onsite wastewater treatment system to be constructed, repaired, or modified shall conform to, or be in compliance with, the design standards and requirements included in these regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Hurley city limits
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Hurley city limits
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Hurley city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Hurley city limits
• Local zoning — Land inside Hurley 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.