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use permit

7 Porch Notes tagged “use permit,” from counties across Colorado.

Home and property - Clear Creek County

Buying a mountain home here often means checking the septic system

Many homes in Clear Creek County use an onsite septic system instead of a sewer, and the county regulates these systems through its own rules.

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Home and property - Douglas County

A Douglas County septic system can need a use permit at sale

A Douglas County septic system can need a Health Department use permit at a sale, a use change, or when bedrooms are added.

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Home and property - Jefferson County

A Jeffco septic system can add a use-permit step to a sale

Some Jeffco properties on septic must be inspected and earn a use permit before they can sell, so pull the county records early in a closing.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

A Jeffco septic use permit does not approve the well

A Jeffco septic use permit inspects only the wastewater system; it never checks whether the well yields enough safe water, so test that separately.

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Water and land - Adams County

An Adams County septic use permit needs a certified inspection

An Adams County septic use permit needs an inspection report from a certified inspector; an uncertified one will not be accepted.

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Home and property - Pitkin County

Pitkin County septic records matter before sale or a big remodel

A Pitkin County OWTS use permit confirms a septic system works as designed and is required before a sale or a large-scale remodel.

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Home and property - Arapahoe County

Adding bedrooms can reopen the Arapahoe septic question

Adding a bedroom to an Arapahoe septic-served home can trigger a use permit, since systems are sized around how many rooms they serve.

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