Madison County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
14-2D
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum drainfield area10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The approved drainfield area and the approved reserve drainfield area shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet
- Non-conventional sewage system requirements
If the Madison County Health Department determines that the site does not allow for a conventional sewage system, a non-conventional sewage system may be utilized. A maintenance and monitoring plan approved by the Madison County Health Department is required for all non-conventional sewage systems.
From the ordinance
No plat of survey or building permit shall be approved where individual water and septic tank systems are to be used until written approval has been secured from the Madison County Health Department. Each lot shall have one approved drainfield area and one approved reserve drainfield area. The approved drainfield area and the approved reserve drainfield area shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet