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

Town of Lind’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and construction inside Lind town limits.

  • The code identifies the chapter as Lind's building code.
  • The codified ordinance adopts the listed codes by reference, subject to stated modifications and amendments.
  • Administration and enforcement are assigned by contract to the Adams County building official.

  “Pursuant to the State Building Code Act, Chapter 96, Laws of 1974, First Executive Session, enacted by the Washington State Legislature, the following codes are hereby adopted by reference herein, subject to the modifications and/or amendments hereinafter set:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the corporate limits of Lind town.

  • The published municipal code contains Title 17, Zoning.

  “Title 17 Zoning (§ 17.04.010 – § 17.50.020)”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Trailer coaches used for living or sleeping quarters on private property within Lind corporate limits.

  • Use is allowed in a duly licensed trailer camp complying with State Board of Health sanitation rules.
  • A trailer coach may instead be occupied on private property if sanitary regulations are complied with and a permit is secured from the town permit committee or town council.

  “Provided, however, that a trailer coach may be lawfully parked for use and occupancy upon private property situated within the corporate limits of the town of Lind if sanitary regulations are complied with by securing a permit from either the permit committee of the town council, or from the town council, as provided by this chapter.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private sewage disposal inside Lind town limits.

  • Private septic construction, installation, or repair is prohibited where any point of the property is within 200 feet of a public sewer.
  • Except as provided by the sewer chapter, the town prohibits construction or maintenance of privies, privy vaults, septic tanks, cesspools, or other sewage-disposal facilities.

  public sewer proximity: <= 200 feet (A septic system cannot be constructed, installed, or repaired at this proximity.)

  “Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses, buildings, and properties producing sewage inside Lind town limits.

  • The property must be within town limits, produce sewage, and abut within 200 feet of a street, alley, or right-of-way containing or to contain a town public sanitary sewer.
  • Connection is required at the owner's expense within 60 days after official notice.
  • Private sewage-disposal facilities must be properly abandoned within 30 days after connection.

  distance to public sanitary sewer right-of-way: <= 200 feet (Applies where the property abuts within this distance of the specified street, alley, or right-of-way.) · connection deadline after official notice: 60 days · private-disposal abandonment deadline after connection: 30 days

  “The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose situated within the town limits of the town of Lind and from which sewage originates and which abuts within 200 feet any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is or will be located a public sanitary sewer of the town is hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable sanitary plumbing fixtures therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper sewer line within 60 days after the date of official notice to do so.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town permits to connect to a public sewer or construct, extend, relay, repair, or connect a lateral or private sewer inside a property line.

  • The fee must be paid to the town clerk/treasurer and the receipt filed with the public works department before issuance.
  • A renewal is required if work is not completed in time and no extension is granted; the renewal fee is $5.00.

  sewer permit fee: 25 USD (For each listed sewer connection or lateral/private-sewer permit.) · sewer permit renewal fee: 5 USD (Where work is not completed in the permit time and no extension was granted.)

  “The fee for each permit to connect with any public sewer or to construct, extend, relay, repair, or make connections with a lateral or private sewer inside of a property line is hereby fixed at $25.00. The fee shall be paid to the town clerk/treasurer who shall issue a receipt. Such receipt must be filed with the department of public works before the permit is issued.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building sewer permits inside Lind town limits.

  • This claim concerns sewer permits, not the general building-permit process.
  • Application uses the town's special form and supporting information the public works superintendent considers pertinent.
  • Permits issue only on proper application to the town clerk/treasurer, and required fees must be paid before work begins.

  “The owner or his agent shall make application for a building sewer permit, also known as a side sewer or lateral, on a special form furnished by the town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent of public works, including, in case of a new building, a plan or diagram of the building sewer and storm drain facilities.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — General residential building construction inside Lind town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Lind town limits.
• Inspections — General building construction inside Lind town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Buildings inside Lind town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Lind 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 Lind 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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