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

Rules another office applies inside Murdock Township

Murdock 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 code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction of structures inside Murdock township, which is unincorporated Butler County land (county building codes apply there)

  • The official page says Butler County has adopted codes but does not name the specific code editions on that page.
  • Applies to land outside any city with its own building code; Murdock township's incorporation status was not confirmed on an official page.

  “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.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Murdock township, handled by Butler County Environmental Health Division

  • The page does not map a service area to Murdock township specifically; applicability assumes Murdock is unincorporated county land.
  • The Local Environmental Protection Program is administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), per the same page.

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

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  New subdivisions and resubdivisions of land in unincorporated Butler County, which includes Murdock township if not within a city's extraterritorial subdivision area

  • Applies to new subdivisions and resubdivisions only, as the regulations state.
  • Excludes areas around specified cities (up to three miles from city limits) that have their own adopted subdivision regulations and comprehensive plan; the city-area boundaries are listed in section 1-401 and were not checked against Murdock township.
  • Regulations adopted by the planning commission and approved by the Board of County Commissioners under K.S.A. 12-749 and K.S.A. 19-101 et seq. The copy opened is marked revised 10/26/2011; the page gives no effective date.
  • Requires improvements (streets, water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage) and internal improvement district agreements recorded with the Register of Deeds for subdivisions.

  “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”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from county building permit or licensing in unincorporated Butler County
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new structures in Murdock township
• Local zoning — Whether Murdock township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its limits
• Zoning districts — County zoning district map and district list applicable to unincorporated Murdock township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for residences in the main single-family district of unincorporated Murdock 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.