MWB - Frequently Asked Questions

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Madison Water &
Wastewater Board
PO Box 197
Madison, AL 35758
(256)772-0253

New Development FAQs

1. What must I do to get a building permit for construction of a new house?
2. How can I get a water and wastewater construction specifications manual?
3. What must I do to get approval of a new subdivision, final plat, site plan or certified plat?

1. What must I do to get a building permit for construction of a new house?
You must apply for water and wastewater service in person and pay the applicable fees. Once the fees are paid, you can take your receipt to City Hall (Planning, Engineering & Building Department) to apply for a building permit.

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2. How can I get a water and wastewater construction specifications manual?
To view our standards online, go to our Home page and click on "New Developments". The standards are listed under Water and Sewer Construction Specifications. You can also pick up a copy at our Main Office, but there will be a nominal charge to cover our production cost.

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3. What must I do to get approval of a new subdivision, final plat, site plan or certified plat?

To better serve our customers we have combined our turn in and review process with the City of Madison Planning, Engineering and Building Department. The following procedures should be followed to submit subdivision plats and site plans. Items submitted for review will not be placed on the agenda until the steps outlined below have been completed.

1. Submit nine (9) copies of the complete plans to the Secretary of the Planning Commission, Gina Guffey, 30 days prior to the regular scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The nine (9) copies will be distributed by the Planning Division to the following for review:

Planning Division
Engineering Department
Fire Department
Police Department
Public Works Department
Madison Utilites

2. Madison Utitlites reviews all plans for compliance to Madison Utilities Specifications. Drawings are marked up and returned to Gina Guffey for Technical Review at the City.

3. The Technical Review Committe meets at 9:00 AM in conference Room 311A on the lower floor of City Hall, 15 days prior to the Planning Commission meeting. This time and place are subject to change so when you submit your project, you should check with staff to verify them. All projects are discussed in detail at this meeting and applicants will be given the opportunity to discuss any issues discovered during staff review. Applicants will be given a list of corrections that are required in order for the project to comply with City regulations and ordinances.

4. The issues discussed in the Technical Review meeting must be resolved and corrected drawings must be submitted 7 days after the Technical Review meeting. The applicant must submit 3 full sets of the corrected plans and 11 sets of the plan page (or in the case of a site plan, the site plan page) to the Secretary of the Planning Commission, Gina Guffey.

5. Applicants are responsible for sending their own certified mailings for projects that are subject to a public hearing. The staff can assist you with procedures if you desire.

6. Failure to follow these procedures, or to submit corrected drawings on time, or to resolve issues discussed by the Technical Review Committee by the deadline may result in the removal of the applicant's project from the Planning Commission agenda.

7. After the project is approved at Technical Review it will be placed on the Madison Utilities agenda. The Madison Utilities board meets on the First and Third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Office Conference Room, 101 Ray Sanderson Drive, Madison, Alabama.

8. The Planning Commission of the City of Madison meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 100 Hughes Road, Madison, Alabama. Please contact Gina Guffey, Planning Commission Secretary at (256) 464-8427 or gina.guffey@madisonal.gov for specific meeting and turn in dates.

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