Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Clarence Township, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside Clarence Township

Clarence Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Barton County zoning districts (A Agricultural, R Residential, and others in Article III) for unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where its land is mapped in a county district, which was not verified

  • The district regulations PDF is published on the county Environmental Management/Zoning pages.
  • The county zoning map that shows which parcels fall in which district was not opened, so parcel-level district membership is not established.

  “the a district is designed for agricultural land uses and single family-dwellings at a density no greater than one dwelling per five (5) acres.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Non-farm single-family dwelling lots in the Barton County A (Agricultural) zoning district, unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where its land is mapped in the A district, which was not verified

  • The A district density is no greater than one dwelling per five (5) acres.
  • The five-acre minimum applies to non-farm single-family dwelling lots.
  • Lot split limit: the division of land shall not create more than two five-acre, non-farm, single-family dwelling lots within a contiguous 80-acre parcel, and the division shall not create any new public streets, roads or easements.
  • A third lot split of less than 20 acres within the same contiguous 80-acre parcel is subject to the planned community district requirements (Article III, Part 7).

  minimum lot area: 5 acres (non-farm single-family dwellings; farm dwellings not covered by this line) · minimum lot width: 250 feet (non-farm single-family dwellings) · minimum lot depth: 500 feet (non-farm single-family dwellings)

  “(c) lot size requirements for non-farm, single-family dwellings. (1) minimum lot area: five (5) acres. (2) minimum lot width: 250 feet. (3) minimum lot depth: 500 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family and two-family lots in the Barton County R (Residential) zoning district, unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where its land is mapped in the R district, which was not verified

    “lot size requirements. (1) minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet. (2) minimum lot width: 100 feet. (3) minimum lot depth: 150 feet.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Yard setbacks in the Barton County R (Residential) zoning district, unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where mapped in the R district, which was not verified

  • Front yard figure applies to all sides abutting a street.
  • Residential building side yard figure applies on each side of the zoning lot; accessory-use side yard is listed separately in the same section.
  • Rear yard figure was not captured in the find output.

  minimum front yard (sides abutting a street): 30 feet (sides abutting a street) · minimum side yard, residential buildings: 8 feet (each side of the zoning lot) · minimum side yard, accessory uses: 3 feet (accessory uses)

  “(a) minimum front yard: thirty (30) feet on all sides abutting a street. (b) minimum side yard: (c) (f) (1) residential buildings: eight (8) feet on each side of the zoning lot. (2) accessory uses: three (3) feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Maximum structure height in the Barton County R (Residential) zoning district, unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where mapped in the R district, which was not verified

  • Height limit does not include communication towers, which are governed by a setback equal to tower height.
  • Agricultural district height limit was not captured.

  maximum structure height (excluding communication towers): <= 35 feet (communication towers excluded)

  “(2) the maximum structure height not to include communication towers: thirty-five (35) feet.”

• Subdividing landLimited

  Land divisions creating non-farm single-family lots in the Barton County A (Agricultural) district, unincorporated county land; applies inside Clarence township only where mapped in the A district, which was not verified

  • No more than two five-acre non-farm single-family lots may be created within a contiguous 80-acre parcel.
  • No new public streets, roads or easements may be created by the split.
  • A third split of less than 20 acres in the same 80-acre parcel is subject to planned community district requirements.
  • County subdivision regulations may apply in addition; the combined zoning and subdivision document was not opened.

  “the division of land shall not create more than two five-acre, non-farm, single-family dwelling lots within a contiguous iii-3 barton county zoning regulations ___________________________________________________ district regulations 80-acre parcel of land, and the division shall not create any new public streets, roads or easements.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Clarence Township or Barton County directly.

• Building permit — Whether a building permit is required for new homes inside Clarence township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes inside Clarence township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for new homes inside Clarence township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Clarence township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Clarence township

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.