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

Rules another office applies inside Liberty Township

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated Barton County land administered by the county under the Barton County Zoning Regulations. Applies inside Liberty township only if county zoning covers unincorporated civil-township land, which was not verified.

  • This is county zoning, not a Liberty township ordinance.
  • Where no approved sanitary sewer system serves the land, lot size and bulk regulations are governed by the Barton County Environmental and Sanitary Code.

  “3-101 a. agricultural district. 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.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts of the Barton County Zoning Regulations for unincorporated land. Each district's applicability to Liberty township is not verified.

  • Article III Part 1 Agricultural, Part 2 Residential, Part 3 Commercial, Part 4 Industrial and Part 5 Light Manufacturing Service Commercial districts appear in the opened text.

  “part 2. residential district 3-201. r. residential district. the r district is designed for residential dwellings, and compatible uses, at a density no greater than one dwelling unit per 20,000 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Non-farm single-family dwellings on Agricultural (A) district land in unincorporated Barton County. Applies inside Liberty township only if county zoning covers it, which was not verified.

  • Areas not served by sanitary sewer systems are governed by the Barton County Environmental and Sanitary Code.
  • Lot split limit and subdivision conditions are recorded under the subdivision claim.

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres · minimum lot width: >= 250 feet · minimum lot depth: >= 500 feet · maximum depth to width ratio: <= 3 ratio to 1

  “(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. (4) maximum depth to width ratio: three to one.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family and two-family dwellings in the Residential (R) district in unincorporated Barton County, where that district is mapped. Mapping in Liberty township 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.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential buildings in the Residential (R) district in unincorporated Barton County, where that district is mapped. Mapping in Liberty township was not verified.

  • Accessory uses have a 3-foot side and 5-foot rear setback; all other permitted and conditional uses have a 15-foot side and 25-foot rear setback under the same district section.

  minimum front yard, sides abutting a street: >= 30 feet · minimum side yard, residential buildings: >= 8 feet (each side of the zoning lot) · minimum rear yard, residential buildings: >= 25 feet

  “(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

  Residential (R) district structures in unincorporated Barton County, where that district is mapped. Mapping in Liberty township was not verified.

  • Communication towers are excluded from this limit and must be set back from property lines and public roads by their height.

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

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private wastewater (septic) systems on land not served by a sanitary sewer in unincorporated Barton County, including unincorporated land in Liberty township (coverage assumed, not verified)

  • Applies where no sanitary sewer system serves the land.
  • The county environmental code is administered by Barton County Environmental Management.

  “the barton county environmental management division actively administers the environmental code for barton county.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions creating non-farm single-family lots in the Agricultural (A) district in unincorporated Barton County. Applies inside Liberty township only if county zoning covers it, which was not verified.

  • The division of land may not create more than two five-acre non-farm single-family dwelling lots within a contiguous 80-acre parcel.
  • The division may not create any new public streets, roads or easements.
  • A third lot split under 20 acres in the same 80-acre parcel is subject to the planned community district requirements (Article III, Part 7), as the regulation states.

  “(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”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Liberty township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits or inspections inside Liberty township
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a residential building code for land inside Liberty township
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for residential construction inside Liberty township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Liberty 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.