Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Uniontown, Washington

Town of Uniontown’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  All building work inside Uniontown town limits

  • The Town page states the uniform building code requirement without naming an edition or adoption ordinance; edition and adoption ordinance number are not verified.

  “all building done in the town must meet uniform building code requirements.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Uniontown town limits. The Town's own page says it enforces its zoning ordinances; the ordinance text itself could not be opened.

  • The Town's municipal code page says it enforces zoning ordinances, but the Uniontown Land Use Ordinance PDF (uniontownwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Uniontown-Land-Use-Ordinance.pdf) returned HTTP 404 when opened, so its contents, district list, and current amendment status are not verified.
  • Town Clerk is the contact for ordinance questions per the same page.

  “the town of uniontown is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of uniontown by providing public service in the enforcement of public nuisance, animal control, street, building, signage, fencing, and zoning ordinances.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Uniontown

Town of Uniontown 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 septicMixed (with conditions)

  On-site sewage systems on land inside Uniontown town limits that is not served by public sewer, under the Washington statewide framework with local administration

  • The state page says the rule applies to systems outside areas served by public sewer; whether any Uniontown parcel is served by public sewer determines whether this applies.
  • The state page says approval is by local health jurisdictions or by county planning/building departments, depending on the county. Whitman County's specific administering office was not confirmed on an official county page; the only office contact found (Whitman County Environmental Health, Colfax, (509) 397-6280) came from a non-official payments portal and is not cited.
  • Uniontown town itself is not shown to administer septic permits.

  “plans and installation for systems with a peak daily (design) flow of less than 3,500 gallons that treat residential-strength sewage are reviewed and approved by local health jurisdictions or by county planning/building departments to ensure that sewage is properly treated and public health is protected over the long term.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, repair, modification, connection to, or expansion of an on-site sewage system inside Uniontown town limits, where the system is not on public sewer

  • Applies to systems with a peak daily flow of less than 3,500 gallons of residential-strength sewage.
  • The state handbook says the local jurisdiction sets fees and application details, and that conditions after approval vary by county and may depend on public sewer availability.

  peak daily design flow threshold: < 3500 gallons per day (Larger systems are outside this entry.)

  “a permit or approval is needed before the installation, repair, modification, connection to, or expansion of an on-site sewage system with a peak daily flow of less than 3,500 gallons of residential-strength sewage.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Uniontown town limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Uniontown town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Uniontown town limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts of Uniontown town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family residential district inside Uniontown 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Uniontown means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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