Department of Health and Human Services
Reasons For Delays In The Permit Process

Common reasons for Health Department permit process delays:

1. The property block and lot numbers are not provided on the application or are incorrect.

2. Building application: review fee is not paid.

3. Building application: a drawing of the existing room layout is not included with the application.

4. Building application: room types are not labeled on the plan. The Health Department must determine if the number of bedrooms proposed exceeds the number of bedrooms that are existing.

5. Building application: the location of the septic tank and disposal system, and the well is not shown on the site plan. Or the septic tank, disposal system and well location information is not available from the Health Department files or is plans from the Health Department files are drawn at a different scale as the application site plan.

6. Septic application: Engineer soil evaluation forms do not correspond to the Health Department inspector report.

7. Septic application: Engineer soil evaluation forms do not include the soil suitability class or the limiting zones.

8. Septic application: a signed/ sealed PLS survey is not provided with new construction applications.

9. Septic application: if a retaining wall is proposed, the construction details (heights, material) are not provided.

10. Septic application: if a pressure dose system is proposed, the dose volume does not include the distribution network and delivery pipe volume.

11. Engineers submit plans which do not comply with regulations.

12. Engineers, contractors, or well drillers inform clients that applications have been sent to the Health Department when no application has been sent. The applicant should verify that an application has been made by calling the Health Department or asking their engineer, contractor or driller for a copy of a application fee receipt.