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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006266">Lot size restrictions on septic installation</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Small lots on shoreline or in rural area may have issues with getting new septic systems approved.<br>
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A State Supreme Court decision (Griffin v. Thurston County) affects the ability of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to approve of septic systems for lots of a certain size.<br>
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The decision resulted in the following determinations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Any lot smaller than 12,500 sq.ft. that uses on-site septic and a public water source cannot be developed using waivers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Some lots that are less than one acre in size and lots two acres and larger in size with poor soils cannot be developed using waivers.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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septic features, please be aware of these restrictions. We encourage you to reach out to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to learn more at (253) 798-6485 or (253) 651-2404.<br>
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Please keep in mind that a shoreline variance is considered a “waiver.” Sites along a shoreline that need to locate septic features in a shoreline buffer or setback may not be able to develop the site as anticipated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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