Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Grundy, Virginia

Town of Grundy’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Development, new construction, substantial improvements, and placement or relocation of structures within Grundy's floodplain area.

  • A permit from the permit officer is required before covered floodplain activity.
  • The rule expressly includes manufactured homes.

  “It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation to undertake or cause to be undertaken, any development or the new construction, substantial improvement, the placement or relocation of any structure, including manufactured homes, within the floodplain area, unless a permit has been obtained from the permit officer.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential lots in subdivisions inside Grundy town.

  • The standard applies to residential lots in subdivisions.

  minimum lot area: 5000 square feet (Residential lots in subdivisions) · minimum frontage: 50 feet (Residential lots in subdivisions)

  “Residential lots in subdivisions shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet, with at least a 50-foot front.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Placement or relocation of manufactured homes within Grundy's floodplain area.

  • A permit from the permit officer is required before placement or relocation in the floodplain area.

  “It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation to undertake or cause to be undertaken, any development or the new construction, substantial improvement, the placement or relocation of any structure, including manufactured homes, within the floodplain area, unless a permit has been obtained from the permit officer.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses, buildings, and properties inside Grundy that abut a street, alley, or right-of-way containing a town public sewer adjoining the owner's property line.

  • Connection is at the owner's expense.
  • Connection and toilet facilities must be installed within 90 days after official notice.
  • The public sewer must adjoin the property line.

  connection deadline: 90 days (After date of official notice; only where public sewer adjoins the property line)

  “The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the town and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a town public sewer is hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided the public sewer adjoins the property line of such owner.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Residential subdivision lots inside Grundy town.

  • Residential subdivision lots must meet the stated minimum area and frontage.

  minimum lot area: 5000 square feet (Residential lots in subdivisions) · minimum frontage: 50 feet (Residential lots in subdivisions)

  “Residential lots in subdivisions shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet, with at least a 50-foot front.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Residential and commercial building-sewer permits inside Grundy town.

  • Fee is paid when the application is filed.
  • Residential and commercial/business permits have separate fees.

  residential building sewer permit and inspection fee: 5 USD (Residential service) · commercial/business building sewer permit and inspection fee: 10 USD (Commercial or business service)

  “A permit and inspection fee of $5.00 for a residential service building sewer permit and $10.00 for a commercial or business building sewer permit shall be paid to the town recorder at the time the application is filed.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Grundy

Town of Grundy 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 adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Grundy town is subject to the statewide USBC.

  • The USBC applies to new buildings, structures, additions, maintenance, repairs, renovations, and changes of use.

  “The Board of Housing and Community Development adopts and amends the USBC.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Grundy town where town public sanitary sewer is not available.

  • The private system must comply with all State Board of Health requirements.
  • Private disposal is only used where public sewer is unavailable under § 26-7.

  “Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of section 26-7, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with all requirements of the state board of health.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Alternative onsite sewage systems serving property inside Grundy town.

  • The system must be inspected at least annually.
  • Inspection must be by a licensed operator.

  inspection frequency: per 1 year (Alternative onsite sewage systems)

  “However, alternative onsite sewage systems are required to be inspected at least annually by a licensed operator.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Grundy town.
• Inspections — General building construction inside Grundy town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Buildings inside Grundy town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Grundy town limits.
• Zoning districts — Land inside Grundy 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.