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

Rules another office applies inside Concord Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Unincorporated land inside Concord township, Ford County, KS (county zoning districts apply because no township zoning ordinance was located on official pages)

  • Which district a specific parcel is in is shown only on the official Ford County zoning maps, which were not opened; the district list below is county-wide, not a parcel determination.
  • Districts listed: ag, rr, sr, r-1, v-1, ao (airport overlay), fp (floodplain), and frd (floodwater retarding dam breach impact).

  “1-103 jurisdictions: these regulations shall apply to all lands within the unincorporated portion of ford county, kansas.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Land inside Concord township zoned “ag” agricultural district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

  • A quarter/quarter section (1/4 of 1/4 of a section) is deemed to meet the lot size requirement even if it nets less than 40 acres.
  • Maximum of two dwellings per forty acres (1/4 of 1/4 section); minimum one acre with 165 feet of lot width per dwelling.

  minimum lot area: >= 40 acres (a quarter/quarter section is deemed to meet the requirement)

  “1. lot area: every lot shall be a minimum of 40 acres. a lot described as a quarter/quarter (i.e. ¼ of ¼ of a section) shall be deemed to meet the lot size requirements even though said lot may net less than a full 40 acres.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Land inside Concord township zoned “rr” rural residential district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

    “6. lot area per dwelling unit: every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered shall provide a minimum lot area of 435,600 square feet or ten (10) acres per dwelling unit.”

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings on land inside Concord township zoned “r-1” single-family residential district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

    “5-107 height, area, and bulk regulations: in the “r-1” single-family residential district, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per dwelling unit permitted on any lot shall be as follows:”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Dwellings on land inside Concord township zoned “r-1” single-family residential district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

  • Front yard at least 30 feet; each side yard at least 15 feet; rear yard at least 20 feet (section 5-107).

  front yard minimum: >= 30 feet · side yard minimum: >= 15 feet · rear yard minimum: >= 20 feet

  “2. front yard: the depth of the front yard shall be at least 30 feet. 3. side yard: there shall be a side yard on each side of a dwelling. no side yard shall be less than 15 feet. 4. rear yard: the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 20 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Dwellings on land inside Concord township zoned “rr” rural residential district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

    “2. front yard: the depth of the front yard shall be at least 75 feet. 3. side yard: there shall be a side yard on each side of a dwelling. no side yard shall be less than 50 feet. 4. rear yard: the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 50 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings and structures on land inside Concord township zoned “r-1” single-family residential district under the Ford County Zoning Regulations (county rule applying in the township; district assignment per parcel not verified)

  • Height limit of 35 feet and/or 2-1/2 stories (section 5-107 item 1). The rr district applies a 35 feet and/or 2-1/2 stories limit to nonagricultural buildings (section 3-107 item 1); the ag district height rule was not located.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (and/or 2-1/2 stories)

  “1. height: buildings or structures shall not exceed 35 feet and/or 2-1/2 stories in height.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds on land inside Concord township under the Ford County Zoning Regulations; living in an RV on a private lot was not addressed in the sections read

  • Listed in the Article 19 supplementary use list as a use provided it meets the stated standards; whether it is a permitted conditional use in a particular district was not confirmed.
  • Park tract at least two acres; each trailer or RV space at least 1,400 square feet; manufactured homes may not be parked in an RV park or campground.

  minimum RV park tract area: >= 2 acres · minimum RV space area: >= 1400 square feet

  “49. recreational vehicle park or campground, provided: a. the tract to be used as a recreational vehicle park or campground shall not be less than two (2) acres in area. under no circumstances shall a manufactured home be parked in a recreational vehicle park or campground.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes in manufactured home parks and manufactured home subdivisions in unincorporated Ford County, including Concord township

  • Parks and subdivisions must meet the standards in Article 20 (parks) and Article 21 (subdivisions); whether a single manufactured home on an individual lot is allowed in the AG, RR or R-1 districts was not confirmed.

  “36. manufactured home parks, subject to the standards established in article 20 of these regulations. 37. manufactured home subdivisions, subject to the standards established in article 21 of these regulations.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land inside Concord township under Ford County subdivision regulations

  • The Ford County Subdivision Regulations are a separate document referenced by the zoning regulations; their contents were not opened.

  “failure to start construction under said permit before the expiration of the permit shall not protect the owner from the provisions of these regulations or the ford county subdivision regulations then in effect.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveway entrances and culverts that connect to county roads or county right-of-way in Concord township

  • Permit is obtained through the Ford County Road & Bridge Department; the excerpt does not state which roads are covered or the fee.

  “please use the link below to obtain a ford county permit for entrance and/or culvert.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new construction inside Concord township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for building on own land inside Concord township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Concord township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Concord township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new dwelling inside Concord 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.