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

Rules another office applies inside Comanche Township

Comanche 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 district regulations (Agricultural, Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Light Manufacturing Service Commercial and others) for land inside Comanche township, if county zoning applies there

  • Article III sets out district regulations; Great Bend's three-mile zone is enforced by the city and is not covered by this claim.
  • Whether county zoning reaches Comanche township is unresolved.

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• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agricultural (A) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there; Comanche township's own zoning not located

  • Minimum lot area 5 acres; minimum width 250 feet; minimum depth 500 feet.
  • Density is no greater than one dwelling per five acres.
  • Lot split limit: no more than two five-acre non-farm single-family lots within a contiguous 80-acre parcel, with no new public streets, roads or easements (see subdivision claim).
  • Areas not served by sanitary sewer systems are governed by the Barton County Environmental and Sanitary Code for lot size.

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres · minimum lot width: >= 250 feet · minimum lot depth: >= 500 feet

  “(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) — Residential (R) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there; Comanche township's own zoning not located

    “(1) minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet. (2) minimum lot width: 100 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Agricultural (A) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there; these yard rules apply to non-agricultural land uses

  • Front yard 50 feet on all sides abutting a street.
  • Side yard 8 feet from each property line for residential buildings; 3 feet for accessory uses; 50 feet for other permitted and conditional uses.
  • Rear yard 50 feet for residential buildings; 5 feet for accessory uses; 50 feet for other permitted and conditional uses.
  • Communication towers: setback from all property lines and public roads equal to tower height.

  front yard: >= 50 feet (all sides abutting a street; applies to non-agricultural land uses) · side yard, residential buildings: >= 8 feet (from each property line) · rear yard, residential buildings: >= 50 feet

  “(3) yard requirements for non-agricultural land uses: (a) minimum front yard: fifty (50) feet on all sides abutting a street.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residential (R) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there

    “(a) minimum front yard: thirty (30) feet on all sides abutting a street.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential (R) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there

  • Maximum 35 feet for structures, not including communication towers.

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

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

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • None — Structures in the Agricultural (A) district land inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there

    “(2) the maximum structure height: no maximum.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Comanche township that is not served by a sanitary sewer; the Barton County Environmental Management Division administers the Barton County Environmental and Sanitary Code

  • Applies only to areas not served by a sanitary sewer system (Article III, Agricultural district).
  • Coverage of Comanche township by the county service area was not separately verified.
  • Full environmental code text was not opened; permit terms are not stated here.

  “areas not served by sanitary sewer systems will be governed by the barton county environmental and sanitary code.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Inspection of an existing private septic system in unincorporated Barton County, including land inside Comanche township

  • The county's stated inspection is on request during a property transfer (lender evaluation); no mandatory construction-phase inspection was verified on the opened page.
  • Full environmental code text not opened.

  “we conduct lender evaluations and anyone involved in the property transfer can request an inspection of property if it has a private water well or private wastewater system.”

• Subdividing landLimited

  Land divisions in the Agricultural (A) district inside Comanche township, if Barton County zoning applies there

  • No more than two five-acre non-farm single-family dwelling lots within a contiguous 80-acre parcel.
  • No new public streets, roads or easements may be created.
  • A third split under 20 acres is subject to the planned community district requirements (Article III, part 7).

  maximum lot splits: <= 2 lots (within a contiguous 80-acre parcel; five-acre non-farm single-family lots)

  “(5) lot split requirements: the division of land shall not create more than two five-acre, non-farm, single-family dwelling lots within a contiguous 80-acre parcel of land, and the division shall not create any new public streets, roads or easements.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  County permit applications covering land inside Comanche township, if county jurisdiction applies there

  • Forms are listed on the county permit applications page; the form text and approval steps were not opened.

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Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction on land inside Comanche township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Comanche township
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a building code for new construction inside Comanche township
• Inspections — Inspections for new construction inside Comanche township
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new dwellings inside Comanche 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.