The Leavenworth County septic resale inspection rule, in the county's own words

Leavenworth County's own planning and zoning guidance states it in one sentence: "real estate resale inspections are required for on-site sewage management systems for all habitable structures." That sentence, and where it came from, is what this page exists to carry.

Where the rule comes from

The requirement traces to Resolution 2011-12, passed by the county's Board of County Commissioners. It covers Standard Septic Systems and Lagoons alike, waste stabilization ponds included. It does not distinguish between a tank pumped last month and one nobody's touched in a decade. If the house is habitable and the system is on-site, the sale triggers the inspection.

This page isn't trying to out-rank the county on its own rule; its page is the primary source, and it should be.

Who actually does the work

Per the county's own wording, the applicant hires two different people. An installer or designer (the county calls this person the inspector) evaluates the system. Separately, a septage hauler currently licensed by Leavenworth County does the pumping. Two trades, two hires, one inspection.

Leavenworth County maintains a public list of approved installers, inspectors, haulers, and designers, through the Planning & Zoning Department's Environmental Technician at 913-684-1084. The county's septic information page carries that list.

No fee amount appears anywhere on the county's reachable pages. Neither does an inspection-validity timeline, nor a statement about whether pumping is bundled into the inspection. So none of that appears here either. Confirm those with the Environmental Technician before you build a schedule around any of it.

If a closing date is already on the calendar and the inspection hasn't happened yet, this site also covers what to do when a septic inspection fails.