Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Georgetown, Mississippi

Rules another office applies inside Town of Georgetown

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

• Building code adoptedPartial

  Building-code adoption framework applicable inside Georgetown town and all Mississippi municipalities.

  • A municipality could opt out before November 30, 2014; no official record establishing whether Georgetown exercised that option was located.

  “Under Senate Bill 2378 of 2014, all counties and municipalities must enact uniform building codes unless they opt out prior to Nov. 30, 2014.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Individual on-site wastewater systems inside Georgetown town limits.

  • This claim concerns on-site wastewater systems; centralized sewer service is addressed separately.

  “The On-site Wastewater program develops policy and regulations and provides technical assistance to regional environmentalists in designing and inspecting Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems (IOWDS), recreational vehicle campgrounds/lodging parks, septage pumpers/haulers and individual water supplies.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation of an on-site wastewater disposal system inside Georgetown town limits.

  • The quoted requirement also applies to obtaining a water meter.

  “The Permit is required for a water meter and the installation of an on-site wastewater disposal system.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Wastewater disposal inside Georgetown town limits, including gray-water disposal.

  • Wastewater must be piped into a central sewer system or septic system; gray water may not be discharged on the ground, ditches, or bodies of water.

  “Mississippi does not recognize gray water. Anything that could be considered gray water in other states is classified as wastewater in Mississippi. All wastewater is required to pipe into a central sewer system or a septic system for proper disposal. No “gray water” can be discharged on the ground, ditches, or bodies of water.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Permanent water-meter connections inside Georgetown town limits.

  • A permanent sewage-disposal solution must be available. If public sewer is not available, the applicant must apply to MSDH for the proper paperwork.

  “State law requires you have permanent sewage disposal solution available to receive a permanent water meter. Permanent sewage disposal solutions can be a sewer line or septic system. You must have a sewer option before a water utility can make a connection to your property. If public sewer is not available in your area, you will have to apply to us for the proper paperwork.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Georgetown town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Georgetown town limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Georgetown town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Georgetown town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Georgetown town limits, Copiah County, Mississippi.

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.