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

Rules another office applies inside Pleasant Township

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

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Rural residential (RR) district land inside Pleasant township (unincorporated Butler County)

  • Minimum 3 acres when an alternative waste treatment or septic system is used and service is supplied by public water.
  • Minimum 5 acres if a lagoon is proposed.
  • Maximum lot size 10 acres.

  minimum lot size, RR, septic system with public water: >= 3 acres (alternative waste treatment or septic system with service supplied by public water) · minimum lot size, RR, lagoon: >= 5 acres (lagoon proposed) · maximum lot size, RR: <= 10 acres

  “minimum lot size is 5 acres if a lagoon is proposed. maximum lot size is 10 acres.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — AG-40 agricultural district land inside Pleasant township (unincorporated Butler County)

    “tracts with at least 40 acres located in the ag-40 district and tracts with at least 80 acres located in ag-80 district are required to have a minimum acreage that is equivalent to a quarter of a quarter section or a half of a quarter section respectively.”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Residential Estates (RE) district land inside Pleasant township (unincorporated Butler County)

    “minimum lot size is 5.01 acres. maximum lot size is 39.99 acres.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  AG-40 district land inside Pleasant township (unincorporated Butler County), measured from property lines

  • Structures used for agricultural purposes are not exempt from front yard setback requirements.
  • Per K.S.A. 12-758(b), agricultural structures are not subject to side and rear yard setbacks, as stated in the summary.

  front setback, residential dwelling: 75 feet · side and rear setback, residential dwelling: 50 feet · side setback, non-residential accessory structure: 25 feet · rear setback, non-residential accessory structure: 25 feet

  “50 feet from the side and rear property lines for any residential dwelling. 25 feet from the side property line for any non-residential accessory structure.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural residential (RR) district land inside Pleasant township (unincorporated Butler County), measured from property lines and easements

    “rural residential-setbacks as measured from property lines and easements: 75 feet from front property line. 50 feet from side and rear property lines for any residential dwelling. 25 feet from side or rear property lines for any non-residential accessory structure.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site septic systems on subdivided lots in unincorporated Butler County, including land inside Pleasant township, where the county subdivision regulations apply

  • Applies to lots of three acres or more in subdivisions under the county subdivision regulations.
  • Septic approval is by the Butler County Planning & Development department, per the subdivision regulations; a general county sanitary code for lots outside subdivisions was not verified.

  “where septic tanks are allowed, they must be approved by the county planning and development department and a septic tank permit issued by the same.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New septic tank on a subdivided lot of three acres or more in unincorporated Butler County, including land inside Pleasant township

  • Septic tanks are permitted on lots of three acres or more provided county requirements are met.
  • A septic tank permit is issued by the county planning and development department.

  minimum lot size for septic tank in subdivision: >= 3 acres

  “septic tanks are permitted on lots of three acres or more provided the requirements of the county planning and development department are met.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land into two or more parts inside Pleasant township, where it falls under Butler County subdivision regulations (unincorporated land; cities excluded)

  • Applies to unincorporated Butler County; cities such as El Dorado are excluded from these regulations.
  • Lots of three acres or more are the minimum for septic tanks in subdivisions (section 5-503).
  • Revision stamp 10/26/2011 is not used as an effective date.

  “these regulations shall apply to any person desiring to do any of the following: 1. subdivide or further subdivide any lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more parts.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Subdivisions inside Pleasant township that are subject to the county floodplain zoning regulations

  • Applies to subdivisions only; floodplain development of an individual lot outside a subdivision was not verified.
  • Standards are those of the floodplain district of the Butler County zoning regulations.

  “subdivisions subject to the floodplain zoning regulations adopted by butler county shall be designed in accordance with standards established in the floodplain district of the butler county zoning regulations.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permit requirement for a new home inside Pleasant township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home built by the owner inside Pleasant township
• Building code adopted — Which building code, if any, applies to new construction inside Pleasant township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Pleasant township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Pleasant 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.