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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Sheridan

Town of Sheridan 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 septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater treatment systems inside incorporated Sheridan town, including systems for which the Missouri DHSS process applies.

  • DHSS lists Worth County's agency and authority type as DHSS.
  • A city or county may adopt the state standard; DHSS enforces the state standard where it has not been adopted locally.
  • The source states that incorporated areas may be deferred to DHSS by the local permitting authority.

  “Agency: DHSS Authority Type: DHSS Address: 930 Wildwood Dr, Jefferson City, MO 65102 County: Worth Phone: (573) 751-6095 ext. 5 Website: N/A”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation or repair of most onsite wastewater treatment systems inside Sheridan town, where an OWTS is used.

  • Some single-family residential lots may be exempt from permitting.
  • Work must not begin until a permit is issued or an exemption is confirmed by the appropriate permitting authority.
  • Lagoons serving other than a single-family residence are under DNR jurisdiction.
  • DHSS coverage includes single-family systems including lagoons and domestic onsite or cluster systems of 3,000 gallons per day or less dispersed through soil treatment or absorption systems.

  domestic wastewater flow threshold: <= 3000 gallons per day (DHSS regulation coverage when dispersed through soil treatment/absorption systems)

  “A construction permit is required before installing or repairing most onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS). Some single family residential lots may be exempt from permitting.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Onsite sewage disposal systems constructed, modified, or repaired inside Sheridan town when notice is given under the state standard.

  • Aggregate inspection is up to 60 percent for systems worked on by registered contractors.
  • Aggregate inspection is at least 75 percent for systems worked on by persons not registered under RSMo 701.053 to 701.055.
  • A registered contractor may provide certification without an onsite inspection where authorized by the statute.

  inspection share for registered-contractor systems: <= 60 percent (aggregate; systems for which notice is given) · inspection share for nonregistered-contractor systems: >= 75 percent (aggregate; systems for which notice is given)

  “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.”

• Well permitLimited

  Water-well construction or repair inside Sheridan town.

  • A non-restricted water-well installation permit is required to construct or repair a water well.
  • A restricted permit is required for a person contracting or directing those activities.
  • A landowner may install the landowner's own well or pump without a permit under the cited law and rules.
  • Local requirements could add to or replace state requirements; no official Sheridan local well rule was located.

  “A non-restricted water well installation permit is required to construct or repair a water well in Missouri. [...] Landowners may install their own well or pump without a permit pursuant to the above mentioned law and rules.”

• Permit processPartial

  OWTS permit process for onsite wastewater work inside Sheridan town; not a general municipal building-permit process.

  • The applicant must determine the agency with permitting authority where work is performed.
  • Work should not begin until a permit has issued or a permitting exemption has been confirmed.
  • The state source lists DHSS for Worth County.

  “The first step of the permitting process is to determine the agency that has permitting authority where the work is being done. [...] Work should not begin until a permit has been issued or an exemption to permitting has been confirmed by the appropriate permitting authority.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Sheridan town, Missouri.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Sheridan town, Missouri.
• Building code adopted — Building work inside Sheridan town, Missouri.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Sheridan town, Missouri.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered residential occupancy inside Sheridan town, Missouri.

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.