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

Rules another office applies inside Wilburn Township

Wilburn 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 Wilburn township, Ford County, Kansas, outside the limits of any incorporated city. County regulations are the zoning rule here because no Wilburn township zoning ordinance was found.

  • Applies only to land outside incorporated cities; this record does not establish that Wilburn township contains no city.
  • Zoning is administered by the Ford County zoning administrator, not by the township.

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts applying in unincorporated Wilburn township, Ford County, Kansas

  • Confirmed districts in the opened text are rr (rural residential), sr (suburban residential) and r-1 (single-family residential); the agricultural district and others were not opened.

  “3-107 height, area and bulk regulations: in the “rr” rural 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”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the single-family residential (R-1) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Minimum lot width 100 feet and depth 150 feet for R-1 lots.

  minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 20000 square feet

  “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.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Dwellings in the rural residential (RR) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

    “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 — Dwellings in the suburban residential (SR) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

    “6. lot area per dwelling unit: 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.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Dwellings in the single-family residential (R-1) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Minimum lot width 100 feet and depth 150 feet also apply in the R-1 district.

  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

  • Specified — Dwellings in the rural residential (RR) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

    “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 in the single-family residential (R-1) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

  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.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Non-agricultural buildings and structures in the rural residential (RR) district in unincorporated Wilburn township

    “1. height: nonagricultural 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 in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Applies to RV parks/campgrounds, which require conditional use approval; rules for one RV on private land were not established in the opened text.
  • No manufactured home may be parked in an RV park or campground.

  minimum tract size for RV park or campground: >= 2 acres

  “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 home parks in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Parks are listed as a use subject to the standards in article 20; the district in which that use list applies was not identified in the excerpt.
  • Manufactured home subdivisions are subject to article 21, not opened.

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

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Placement of a manufactured home for occupancy on land in unincorporated Wilburn township outside a manufactured home park

    “this shall include the prohibition of creating a dwelling site intended for the placement of a manufactured home except in conformance with the provisions of these regulations.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Additional dwelling sites on agricultural land in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Under the agricultural-use definition, an additional dwelling site is excluded from agricultural use except an accessory dwelling for bona fide farm help.
  • District-level accessory dwelling standards were not opened.

  “i. the establishment of an additional dwelling site for any purpose except as an accessory dwelling for bona fide farm help employed on the premises.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Primary use of land for agricultural uses by family farms in unincorporated Wilburn township

  • Stated as a purpose of the regulations; the Kansas statutory exemption mechanics were not opened.
  • Commercial and corporate farming operations are not family farms under the regulations' definitions.

  “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 entrances and culverts onto Ford County roads in Wilburn township

  • Applies to entrances onto county roads handled by the Ford County Road & Bridge department; the page does not cover state or township roads.

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

• Permit processPartial

  Manufactured home park permits in unincorporated Wilburn township, Ford County, Kansas

  • Only the manufactured home park permit application is quoted; the general zoning/building permit process was not opened.

  “application for a manufactured home park permit to construct, alter or extend any manufactured home park shall be made to the zoning administrator.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in unincorporated Wilburn township
• Building code adopted — Building code edition for unincorporated Wilburn township
• Inspections — Building inspections in unincorporated Wilburn township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy in unincorporated Wilburn township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area in unincorporated Wilburn 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.