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

Rules another office applies inside Richland Township

Richland 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)

  Unincorporated land inside Richland township, Ford County, Kansas. This is Ford County's zoning, not a Richland township ordinance; no township zoning ordinance was located.

  • Applies only to the unincorporated portion of Ford County; land inside any incorporated city is governed by that city's rules.
  • Richland township's incorporation status was not confirmed on an opened official page.

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Ford County zoning districts for unincorporated land, including unincorporated Richland township; the district maps are part of the regulations

  • The zoning district maps themselves were not opened; only the article list and the 'zoning district maps' reference in section 1-101 were read.

  “article 2 “ag” agricultural district regulations sections:”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land in the “ag” agricultural district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped ag

  • Two dwellings may be established on each 40 acres, with at least 1 acre and 165 feet of lot width for each dwelling.
  • Lot dimensions: minimum width and depth of 660 feet each; depth-to-width ratio no greater than 4:1.
  • Unusual lot configurations are decided by the zoning administrator.

  minimum lot area: >= 40 acres (A quarter/quarter section (¼ of ¼) is deemed to meet the lot size requirement even if it nets less than 40 acres.) · maximum dwellings per 40 acres: 2 dwellings

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

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land in the “rr” rural residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped rr

    “5. lot dimensions: the minimum width of a lot shall be 330 feet. the minimum depth of a lot shall be 330 feet. there shall not be a lot depth to lot width ratio greater than 3:1”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land in the “sr” suburban residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped sr

    “every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered shall provide a minimum lot area of 87,120 square feet or two (2) acres per dwelling unit.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land in the “rr” rural residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped rr

  • Setbacks apply to dwellings; side yard applies on each side of a dwelling.

  front yard depth: >= 75 feet · side yard width (each side): >= 50 feet · rear yard depth: >= 50 feet

  “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.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land in the “ag” agricultural district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map; the yard list is stated as applying to yards along designated major roads and highways

    “4. front yard: the depth of the front yard shall be at least 75 feet.”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land in the “sr” suburban residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped sr

    “2. front yard: the depth of the front yard shall be at least 50 feet. 3. side yard: there shall be a side yard on each side of a dwelling. no side yard shall be less than 20 feet. 4. rear yard: the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 25 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Land in the “rr” rural residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped rr

  • Applies to nonagricultural buildings or structures.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet · maximum stories: <= 2.5 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 — Land in the “sr” suburban residential district of the unincorporated Ford County zoning map, including any unincorporated Richland township land mapped sr

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

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions in unincorporated Richland township under the Ford County subdivision regulations

  • The zoning regulations refer to Ford County subdivision regulations as applying; the subdivision regulations text itself was not opened.

  “c. properties divided or platted for any use other than agricultural or residential purposes shall not be permitted to develop or further develop except in conformance with these regulations and the ford county subdivision regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes in Richland township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for Richland township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for Richland township
• Inspections — Building inspections in Richland township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes in Richland 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.