Sanitation facility

Septic tank placement rules

Russia · Auxiliary · usually permanent

Check 5 m to house, 8 m to drinking-water source and 2 m to neighbour boundary for treatment/filtering structures.

Use in planner All objects

Permit and notice

A permanent (capital) building needs a construction notice; a lightweight one does not.

What counts as a capital structure

Placement rules

One of the most important objects in a site plan: it affects the house, well, boundary and service access.

Boundary setback

Setbacks from plot boundaries and neighbouring buildings.

To neighbour boundary At least 2 m for treatment/filtering structures SP 53.13330.2019

Sanitary zone

Sanitary protection distances to wells, drinking water and dwellings.

Septic tank distances

To dwelling At least 5 m SP 53.13330.2019

To well / drinking water At least 8 m by SP 53; often more by sanitation context SP 53.13330.2019

Important limitation

The catalog is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the land plot category, local land-use and development rules, easements, utility protection zones and neighbour buildings.

Sources

The editor will use the same source-backed passport for short in-canvas hints.

SP 53.13330.2019