Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Superior, Montana

Town of Superior’s own rules

• InspectionsLimited

  Building-sewer joints for a building sewer connecting to Superior's public sewer system.

  • All joints must be watertight.
  • The Town must inspect the joints before trenches are back-filled.

  “All building sewers shall run from three (3) feet outside the building to the public sewer. All joints shall be watertight and inspected by the Town prior to back-filling trenches.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Superior town limits.

  • The Superior Town Council is the governing body for subdivision review in Superior.
  • For a proposed subdivision partly in Superior and Mineral County, both the County Commissioners and the Superior Town Council must approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove it.
  • Where the subdivision regulations conflict with another regulation, the more restrictive requirement applies.

  “The Town Councils are the “governing body” for the purposes of reviewing subdivisions in Alberton and Superior. These regulations govern the subdivision of land within all of Mineral County.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Connection of a building sewer to Superior's public sewer system.

  • The $25 sewer-inspection fee is payable by each property owner served by public sewer, whether the building sewer connects directly or through a common building sewer line.
  • The $5 filing fee is payable by each customer classification defined in section 4.04.020.
  • Both fees must be paid to the town treasurer before connection.
  • Future changes to the fees are by resolution.

  filing fee: 5 USD (Applies to each classification of customer defined in section 4.04.020.) · sewer inspection fee: 25 USD (Applies to each property owner serviced by public sewer.)

  “The Town Council shall make a charge of five dollars($5.00) for a filing fee and a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for sewer inspection.”

• Permit processPartial

  Public-sewer building-sewer connections inside Superior town limits.

  • Fees must be paid to the town treasurer before connection of a building sewer to public sewer.
  • The Town installs the saddle connection, while the owner supplies a bolt-on cast iron wye saddle with a neoprene gasket.
  • Building-sewer joints are inspected by the Town before trench backfilling.

  “The saddle connection to the public sewer will be installed by the Town with the saddle provided by the owner. The saddle to be provided by the owner shall be a bolt on cast iron wye saddle with a neoprene gasket.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Superior town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Superior town limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Superior town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Superior town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Superior town 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.