Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Perry, Kansas

Perry’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction work performed by a property owner on the owner's own residence inside Perry city limits

  • Owner must satisfy the building inspector of ability, secure a permit, pay required fees, and apply for inspection.
  • The general permit trigger for contractor-built work was not located in the pages opened (4-107 onward not reviewed).

  “provided, the owner shall satisfy the building inspector as to his or her ability to perform such work, secure a permit, pay required fees, and apply for an inspection and receive a certificate of approval.”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Property owner doing construction work on his or her own residence for personal use and permanent occupancy inside Perry city limits

  • Limited to the owner's own residence and personal use and permanent occupancy.
  • Owner must satisfy the building inspector of ability, secure a permit, pay required fees, apply for inspection, and receive a certificate of approval.

  “nothing herein contained shall prohibit any property owner from personally performing any building or construction work within and upon his or her own residence and intended for his or her personal use and permanent occupancy”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction, alteration, and occupancy of buildings inside Perry city limits

  • Adopts the 2000 edition, which may be superseded by a later adoption not found in the pages opened.
  • Code is administered by the city clerk as chief building official (4-104).

  adopted code edition: Uniform Building Code 2000 edition

  “the uniform building code, 2000 edition, as recommended by the international code council”

• InspectionsRequired

  Buildings under erection, construction, alteration or relocation inside Perry city limits

  • Inspection is tied to the permit given; applies to work under a permit.

  “to examine all buildings in the process of erection, construction, alteration or relocation in the city for the purpose of determining whether the work is in compliance with the permit given”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Perry city limits; Perry city adopts and administers its own zoning regulations (Ord. 649 and 650 as amended)

  • Zoning regulations are incorporated by reference at section 16-301 and kept on file with the city clerk; the regulation text itself was not available on the pages opened.
  • Use must comply with the zoning regulations, mobile home and trailer rules in Chapter 16.

  “there are hereby incorporated by reference as if set out fully herein, the zoning regulations adopted by the governing body of the city of perry, kansas, as prepared by the city and consisting of ordinance nos. 649 and 650”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Camping trailers (as defined in 16-601(l)) inside Perry city limits

  • Camping trailers may be parked in a campground or trailer park, provided the camper area conforms to zoning and other city ordinances (16-603(a)).
  • Camping trailers may be stored one per family in private garages or in side or rear yards, but not used for residential purposes.
  • Other RV occupancy was not located in the pages opened.

  “no such camping trailer may be used for permanent or semi-permanent residential purposes”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping trailers in campgrounds or trailer parks inside Perry city limits

  • Camper area must conform with the zoning and other city ordinances.
  • Tents and pickup campers may also use an improved campground or camper park (16-603(a)).

  “camping trailers may be parked in a campground or trailer park, provided such camper area is in conformance with the zoning and other ordinances of the city”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Perry or Jefferson County directly.

• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new dwellings inside Perry city limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts of Perry city
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family residential district inside Perry city limits
• Minimum lot size — Single-family residential district inside Perry city limits
• Setbacks — Single-family residential district inside Perry city limits

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.