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

Rules another office applies inside Bloomington Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of structures inside Bloomington township (unincorporated), handled by Butler County Building Safety & Construction Enforcement

  • Construction permitting is one step in a county process that also includes plan, site plan, and land use review and on-site project inspection.
  • Permit fees, exemptions and thresholds were not verified; see unknown claims.

  “the steps in the process include: plan, site plan, and land use review construction permitting on-site project inspection”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Bloomington township (unincorporated) by Butler County building safety enforcement

  • The page does not name the specific code editions adopted; the editions were not identified.
  • Applies to unincorporated Bloomington township land under county enforcement. Incorporated cities are not covered by this statement.

  “butler county has adopted codes applicable to all structures being constructed or remodeled, and this division is responsible for seeing that all construction is done in accordance with those codes.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Construction inside Bloomington township (unincorporated) under Butler County building safety enforcement

  • The page lists on-site project inspection as a step in the county process; inspection frequency and exemptions were not found.

  “the steps in the process include: plan, site plan, and land use review construction permitting on-site project inspection”

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land inside Bloomington township that is unincorporated. No Bloomington township zoning ordinance was found; the Butler County zoning regulations apply to unincorporated territory in place of one.

  • This is county zoning, not a Bloomington township ordinance. The township has not been shown to adopt or administer its own zoning.
  • The county regulations apply to all unincorporated territory within Butler County, so land inside any incorporated city within the township would be governed by that city instead. Whether any city exists in the township was not verified on an official page.
  • Zoning-only topics below are answered from the county zoning regulations where a district rule was found; the Article 6 district schedule was not read in full.

  “1-301. these regulations shall apply to all unincorporated territory within butler county, kansas.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts that apply to unincorporated land inside Bloomington township

  • Article 6 establishes ten county zoning districts and a district map. The individual district names and which district covers Bloomington township were not read.
  • Article 6 also divides unincorporated land into an urban growth area and a preservation area; Bloomington township's placement was not verified.

  “the unincorporated portion of butler county, kansas is hereby divided into the following ten zoning districts”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)

  • The county Environmental Health Division administers the county sanitary code and the state Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP), as described on the page.
  • Applies to unincorporated land inside the township.

  “the environmental health division is responsible for implementing and enforcing the county's sanitary code to minimize the potential for environmental contamination”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  On-site wastewater treatment systems inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)

  • Inspection is part of the county program; timing (for example, at install or at sale) was not found.

  “inspects such systems for compliance with the code”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Creation of new subdivisions and resubdivisions of land inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)

  • Applies to unincorporated land; the subdivision regulations exempt areas within a set distance of specified cities that have their own subdivision regulations and comprehensive plans (up to three miles from the city limits), as described in Section 1-4.
  • The regulations prescribe minimum design requirements and approval procedures by the planning commission and Board of County Commissioners.

  “1-401. these regulations shall apply to all the unincorporated land in butler county, except for the areas described below around specified cities for no more than three (3) miles from the city limits;”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process for construction inside Bloomington township (unincorporated) under Butler County Building Safety & Construction Enforcement

  • The page lists the process steps only; application forms, fees and timelines were not found.

  “the steps in the process include: plan, site plan, and land use review construction permitting on-site project inspection”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from building permits inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for a single-family home inside Bloomington township (unincorporated)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for residential lots inside Bloomington township (unincorporated), by district
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks for structures inside Bloomington township (unincorporated), by district

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.