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Hall County to require Environmental Health septic approval before building permits
Summary
The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved a change requiring applicants on septic systems to secure Hall County Environmental Health approval or a septic permit before submitting building permit applications, with the change set to go live March 31, 2025.
Hall County commissioners approved a procedural change on Feb. 25 that will require applicants whose properties use septic systems to obtain Hall County Environmental Health approval or a septic permit before applying for a building permit.
County Administrator Zach Probst told the board the change, requested by commissioners, will remove septic permit review from the county’s Acela permitting workflow and require applicants to have environmental health approval accompany the building permit application. Probst said staff plans internal training and public-facing updates starting in March and intends to implement the new intake workflow on March 31, 2025.
The change is intended to speed overall permitting by preventing building permit applications from entering the county’s…
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