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| STEP |
INSTRUCTION
DESCRIPTION |
RESPONSIBILITY |
| 1. |
The following items will be required at the time you apply for a
10 Acre Exemption:
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Directions
to and map of property if available.
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Property
Tax ID Number.
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Driver's
License Photo ID of applicant.
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Application
fee (see the Fee Schedule for your specific
fee.)
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If you
are not the property owner, we need a written and
signed note from the property owner giving you
permission to make this application.
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Property Owner |
| 2. |
Bring the
above information to the Washington County Sewage Council
(WCSC) office and make application for the 10
Acre Exemption.
Office Hours
W-F: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
(Lunch
from 12-1 PM)
Click here
for a map and directions to our office location. |
Property Owner |
| 3. |
The
10
Acre Exemption Worksheet will be sent to your
Municipality in order to verify the following:
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The
municipality has not enacted an ordinance
requiring a permit regardless of lot size.
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The
on-lot septic system will serve a residential
structure.
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The
residential structure be occupied by the
property owner or a member of the property owner’s
immediate family.
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The
residential structure and the on-lot septic system
to be located on a contiguous tract of land
of 10 acres or more
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The
property owner owned the property as of January 10,
1987.
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The
property owner did not transfer ownership of
one lot, 10 acres or more, subdivided from the
parent tract after January 10, 1987 to a member of
their immediate family by utilizing a 10 acre
exemption.
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WCSC |
| 4. |
A qualified officer of the property
owner's municipality fills out the 10 Acre Exemption
Worksheet, dates and signs it, and sends it back to the WCSC
office. |
Qualified Officer of the Municipality |
| 5. |
If the 10 Acre Exemption Worksheet
verifies the property owner's qualifications to apply
for a 10 Acre Exemption, the WCSC assigns a Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO)
to the 10 Acre Exemption application. |
WCSC |
| 6. |
The SEO will call the property
owner to schedule an inspection appointment. |
SEO |
| 7. |
The SEO inspects the property and determines if
the property owner qualifies for the 10 Acre Exemption -
particularly if the property meets the
required isolation distances from the proposed septic
system site. |
SEO |
| 8. |
The WCSC/SEO will notify the property
owner whether the exemption is granted or
denied. |
WCSC/SEO |
| 9. |
If the exemption is granted, an official
confirmation form will be furnished to the property
owner, and this can be used in lieu of a septic permit
for obtaining your building permit from your
municipality. |
WCSC |
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