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Board of Septic and Well Appeals |
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Purpose:
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To decide
appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the
Clarke County Health Department in the administration or enforcement of Code
of Clarke County Chapter 143 Septic Systems.
To decide applications for variances in accordance with the provisions of
Code of Clarke County Chapter 143 Septic Systems.
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Membership:
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The Board of Supervisors appoints the three members of the Board of Septic
and Well Appeals:
1) the
member of the Board of Supervisors,
who serves as the Board's liaison to the Planning Commission, with The Vice
Chairman of the Board designated as his/her alternate,
2) the chair
of Planning Commission with the vice chair designated as his/her
alternate, and
3) a
member of the public, who is a resident of the County, with the vice chair
of the Planning Commission designated as his/her alternate.
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Click here for current list of members
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Meeting
Information:
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Scheduled as required
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Staff
Representative:
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Alison Teetor, Natural Resources Planner.
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To be eligible for a variance from the Board of Well and Spetic Appeals you must meet one of the 5 following criteria.
Variance criteria.
- A habitable building for which
the variance is requested is currently occupied.
- A habitable building has been
destroyed by circumstances beyond the control of the owner or occupant of the
building within one year of the variance application.
- The building is eligible to be
on the Virginia Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places
or is eligible to be a contributing property in an historic district listed in
the Virginia Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places.
- The variance is requested so as
to provide for septic systems or water supply systems replacing existing septic
systems or water supply systems that are more consistent with the regulations
of this article. A habitable building
must be located on the property with the existing septic system or water supply
system.
- The entire parcel of land has been placed
under a permanent conservation easement granted to the Clarke County
Conservation Easement Authority, Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation
District, Virginia Foundation and/or Virginia Board of Historic Resources.
For Additional Information Contact the Staff Representative or visit the Health Department Web page.
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