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

Rules another office applies inside Maple Township

Maple 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)

  Land inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas, under the Udall/Cowley County joint zoning regulations approved by the Cowley County Board of County Commissioners (county-administered, not a township-adopted ordinance)

  • Resolution 95-13 approves zoning regulations under K.S.A. 12-741 et seq. and states that the official zoning maps were adopted on the 20th day of December, 1995.
  • The captured PDF contains only the adopting resolution text; the district names and dimensional limits are not in the captured text.
  • Current status of these 1995 regulations was not verified on an official page.
  • The county FAQ states 'there is no zoning in cowley county', which conflicts with Resolution 95-13 and was not treated as an absence finding for Maple township.

  “which govern the zoning of land in the city of udall and in maple and ninnescah townships of cowley county, kansas”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Official zoning district maps for land inside Maple township under the Udall/Cowley County joint zoning regulations

  • The maps were incorporated by Resolution 95-13 and filed with the zoning administrator for public inspection; they were not located online.
  • The district names and boundaries were not in the captured text.

  “official zoning maps delineating the boundaries of zoning districts and the classification of such districts”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems on land inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas, under the Cowley County Sanitary Code (land in the township is unincorporated)

  • The sanitary code does not apply to any premises under one ownership that exceed 15 acres in area and is used only for agricultural purposes.
  • The health department administers wastewater permits under this code; the health department pages named in search results returned HTTP 404 and were not read.

  minimum premises area exempt from sanitary code (agricultural use only): > 15 acres (premises under one ownership used only for agricultural purposes)

  “the provisions of the sanitary code shall apply to all unincorporated land located in cowley county, kansas except any premises under one ownership that exceed 15 acres in area and is used only for agricultural purposes”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Premises inside Maple township under one ownership over 15 acres used only for agricultural purposes, as to the Cowley County Sanitary Code

  • The exemption covers the sanitary code only; it does not establish a building-permit or zoning exemption.
  • The exemption requires the premises to exceed 15 acres in area under one ownership and be used only for agricultural purposes.

  minimum premises area for sanitary-code agricultural exception: > 15 acres (under one ownership and used only for agricultural purposes)

  “except any premises under one ownership that exceed 15 acres in area and is used only for agricultural purposes”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdividing land inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas, under the Udall/Cowley County joint subdivision regulations

  • Resolution 94-16 states the regulations were adopted by the joint planning commission on September 19, 1994 after a public hearing.
  • Current status of the 1994 subdivision regulations was not verified on an official page.

  “which govern the subdividing of land in the city of udall and in maple and ninnescah townships of cowley county, kansas”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for construction inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Maple township, Cowley County, Kansas

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.