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Officials say state law may block stricter DeKalb County septic rules
Summary
Commissioners discussed rewriting the county septic ordinance to require septic inspections upon sale, but a county official said state law appears to prevent county rules that are stricter than state requirements; staff will consult the health board and review the statute before next steps.
Commissioners discussed revising DeKalb County's septic ordinance to require certified inspections when a house is sold, but were told state law may bar county rules that are stricter than the state standard.
A commissioner proposed an ordinance rewrite that would require any house sale to include a certified, operable septic inspection to help bring delinquent, non-functioning systems into compliance. "Any house that is sold would have to be tested, certified the septic would have to be…
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