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

Rules another office applies inside Grandview Township

Grandview 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 Grandview township outside any incorporated city. This is Ford County's zoning, not a Grandview township ordinance.

  • Ford County Zoning Regulations apply to all lands in the unincorporated portion of Ford County.
  • No Grandview township zoning ordinance, zoning page, or statement that the township has not adopted zoning was located on an official township source; the township's own zoning status is unverified.
  • Ford County's zoning board agenda shows a zoning board, zoning cases and a comprehensive plan item, consistent with active county zoning administration.

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

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts for unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

  • Official zoning maps are referenced in the regulations; the maps themselves were not opened.

  “the unincorporated portion of ford county is hereby divided into districts of which they shall be in number known as:”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots in the ag agricultural district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

  • A quarter/quarter (1/4 of 1/4 of a section) lot is deemed to meet the lot size requirement.
  • Ag district use limits are in article 2 use regulations, not reviewed here.

  minimum lot size: >= 40 acres

  “1. lot area: every lot shall be a minimum of 40 acres.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family dwelling in the r-1 single-family residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

    “6. lot area per dwelling unit: every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, shall provide a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet per dwelling unit.”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Dwellings in the rr rural residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

    “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.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Dwellings in the r-1 single-family residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

  • Side and rear yard figures are from the same r-1 section.

  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 in the rr rural residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

    “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

  Nonagricultural buildings and structures in the rr rural residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

  • Applies to nonagricultural buildings or structures.

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

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

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Buildings and structures in the r-1 single-family residential district of unincorporated Ford County, including land in Grandview township outside any city

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

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Primary use of land for agricultural uses by family farms inside Grandview township outside any city

  • The stated purpose is not to regulate or restrict primary agricultural use by family farms; this is a purpose statement, not an exemption from building permits or septic rules.
  • Non-agricultural uses and dwellings in the ag district remain subject to the zoning regulations.

  “c. to conserve good agricultural land and protect it from the intrusion of incompatible uses, but not to regulate or restrict the primary use of land for agricultural uses by family farms.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New driveway entrances and culverts connecting to Ford County roads in Grandview township

  • Applies to entrances and culverts under the Ford County Road & Bridge permit process; the road-side standards were not reviewed.

  “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 Grandview Township or Ford County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Grandview township
• Building code adopted — New construction inside Grandview township
• Inspections — New construction inside Grandview township
• Certificate of occupancy — New dwellings inside Grandview township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Grandview 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.