Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Ellinwood, Kansas

Ellinwood’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Ellinwood city limits, under the City of Ellinwood zoning ordinance administered by the city planning commission and governing body

  • Code page is labeled unofficial draft; the 2019 ordinance PDF is the cited text.
  • Jurisdiction covers the incorporated area of the city plus unincorporated areas added by ordinance (Article III, section 2).

  “there is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating zoning within the city limits of the city of ellinwood, kansas, the zoning ordinance article i through article xxviii”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Ellinwood city limits

  • Districts listed include floodplain, agriculture, single-family, two-family, multiple-family, manufactured home park, central business, general commercial and industrial districts; the zoning map is kept on file with the city clerk.

  “the ellinwood zoning jurisdiction is divided into districts designated as follows: "f - p" "a - l" "r - 1" "r - 2" "r - 3" "m- p" "c - 1" "c - 2" "i - 1" floodplain district agriculture district single-family dwelling district two-family dwelling district multiple-family dwelling district manufactured home park district central business district general commercial district industrial district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwelling lots in the R-1 single-family dwelling district (Article IX) inside Ellinwood city limits

  • District assignment inferred from the ordinance table of contents (Article IX sections 4 to 7 match the captured text).
  • Agricultural district (Article VIII) intensity text was not captured.

  minimum lot area: >= 6000 square feet · minimum average lot width: >= 50 feet · minimum average lot depth: >= 120 feet

  “section 4. intensity of use regulations: every lot shall have an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and an average depth of not less than one hundred-twenty (120) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family lots in the R-2 two-family dwelling district (Article X) inside Ellinwood city limits

    “a lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet with a minimum lot width of fifty (50) feet and a minimum lot depth of one hundred-twenty (120) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Front yards in the R-1 single-family dwelling district (Article IX) inside Ellinwood city limits

  • Only the front yard was captured; side and rear yard values were not captured.
  • Front yard is increased where required for arterial and collector streets.

  minimum front yard depth: >= 25 feet (except as required for arterial and collector streets)

  “there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except as required for arterial and collector streets.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 single-family dwelling district (Article IX) inside Ellinwood city limits

  • Covers principal and accessory buildings together.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent of lot area

  “section 5. lot coverage: the principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than thirty (30) percent of the lot area.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 two-family dwelling district (Article X) inside Ellinwood city limits

    “section 5. lot coverage: the principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the lot area.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 single-family dwelling district (Article IX) inside Ellinwood city limits

  • Accessory buildings are capped at 17 feet and sidewalls at 12 feet.

  maximum residence height: <= 40 feet · maximum accessory building height: <= 17 feet

  “section 6. height regulations: no residence shall exceed forty (40) feet in height. accessory buildings shall not exceed seventeen (17) feet in height; sidewalls shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 two-family dwelling district (Article X) inside Ellinwood city limits

    “section 6. height regulations: no building shall exceed forty (40) feet in height.”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Land and buildings under one ownership used exclusively for agriculture inside Ellinwood zoning jurisdiction (exempt from the city zoning regulations only)

  • Does not apply to feedlots or to development in the floodplain district.
  • Exemption lasts only while the land and buildings are used for agricultural purposes.

  “section 4. agricultural exclusion: except for feedlots and development in areas designated as a floodplain district, the regulations contained in this ordinance shall not apply to land and buildings under one ownership which is used exclusively for agricultural purposes, so long as such land and buildings are used for agricultural purposes and not otherwise.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Ellinwood city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Ellinwood city limits
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Ellinwood city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Ellinwood city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Ellinwood city limits

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.