Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Star Valley, Arizona

Town of Star Valley’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Star Valley town limits

  • The town's adopted code lists a Title 10 'zoning regulations' in its table of contents; the Title 10 district standards and use tables were not opened within the research budget.
  • A 2023 town rezoning ordinance (O 23-03) refers to amending the zoning code (Ordinance 06-02) and zoning map; it was seen in search results only and not opened.

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• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Star Valley town limits

  • The adopted code lists Title 11 'subdivision regulations'; the Title 11 thresholds and procedures were not opened, so exemptions and lot-split limits are unverified.

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• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building, planning and zoning fees charged by the Town of Star Valley inside town limits

  • Schedule is titled 'Proposed Fee Sch. v1.0.1' and states it 'will be enacted on July 1, 2024'; official adoption was not confirmed on an official page, so the effective date is taken from the schedule text only.
  • An administration fee of 10% may be added to all fees and charges listed herein whenever outside costs are incurred.
  • Fees for park models, inspections and other items are in the same schedule but are not all extracted here.

  residential living space (SFR and additions to existing SFR) building permit fee: 0.737 USD per sq. ft. (plus plan review fee at 50% of building permit fee) · temporary certificate of occupancy, residential, first six months: 200 USD per month (residential after six months $400.00/month) · accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or guest quarters zoning application: 250 USD

  “residential living space (sfr & additions to existing sfr) $0.737 per sq. ft.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Star Valley

Town of Star Valley 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Star Valley town limits where no sewer connection is available; ADEQ-delegated county issues the permit

  • ADEQ has delegated OWTF permitting to each of the 15 counties; the official page says to submit to the county where the property is located.
  • The page does not name Gila County or confirm that the Gila County health or environmental office serves Star Valley town; that is unverified.

  “adeq has authority for issuing permits for owtfs and has delegated this authority to each of the 15 counties, which issue permits on behalf of adeq.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Star Valley town limits
• Building code adopted — Building code edition adopted by Star Valley town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Star Valley town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Star Valley town limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list for Star Valley town

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 Star Valley 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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