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Bill would let homeowners appeal costly post‑construction septic changes to local governing body
Summary
House Bill 318 would require local governing bodies to provide an appeal process when local officials impose post‑construction requirements on septic systems that cost more than $500; sponsor said the bill responds to homeowners’ anecdotal reports of costly retrofits and would provide recourse rather than automatically requiring costly corrective work.
Representative Larry Brewster introduced House Bill 318, which would require local regulations to provide for an appeal to the local governing body when a permittee is asked to implement subsequent requirements after a permit is issued and those requirements would cost more than $500 to implement.
Brewster said the bill is intended to give homeowners a chance to have somebody…
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