Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Marysville, Kansas

Marysville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  A manufactured-home park in an MHP district inside Marysville city limits.

  • The permit must be obtained before moving a manufactured home into the MHP district.

  “A building permit for the park shall be obtained before moving a manufactured home into an MHP District.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures inside Marysville city limits.

  • The incorporated code is the 2006 International Building Code, including supplements, except provisions deleted, modified, or amended locally.

  adopted code edition: 2006 International Building Code (Subject to local deletions, modifications, and amendments.)

  “There is hereby incorporated by reference by the City of Marysville, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures that a certain building code, known as the International Building Code, recommended by the International Code Council, particularly the 2006 Edition thereof and the whole thereof, and all supplements thereto, save and except such provisions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Marysville city limits, Marshall County, Kansas.

  • The code also maps an extra-territorial area; this claim concerns land inside city limits.

  “The location and boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established and shown on the official zoning maps of the City of Marysville and Extra-Territorial Area.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Marysville city limits.

  • The ordinance also describes an extra-territorial area; this claim concerns the city limits.

  districts: A-1; R-R; S-R; R-1; R-2; R-3; MHP; C-1; C-2; C-3; I-1; I-2; I-3; SDOD; F-P; A-O; A-P

  “Section 8-1 Establishment of Zoning Districts. The following zoning districts are established to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Travel trailer and RV camp areas inside Marysville city limits.

  • The site must be designed for short-term occupancy of the traveling public.
  • Occupancy over 30 days requires Zoning Administrator approval.
  • The applicant must submit a development plan to the Planning Commission for approval.

  short-term occupancy limit: <= 30 days (Unless approved by the Zoning Administrator.)

  “The site selected for travel trailer or RV camp areas shall be well drained and primarily designed to provide space for short-term occupancy to the traveling public. Location of the site may not necessarily front on a major roadway or thoroughfare, but it shall be directly accessible to the major roadway by means of a private road or public road that it has frontage on. Short term occupancy shall not exceed thirty (30) days, except as approved by the Zoning Administrator.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping trailers or tents in a travel trailer park inside Marysville city limits.

  • The travel trailer park is a tract containing sites for overnight or short-term parking of two or more camping trailers or tents.
  • The camp area must conform to City codes and ordinances.

  “Travel Trailer Park: A tract of land containing sites for the overnight or short term parking of two or more camping trailers or tents. Camping trailers or tents may be parked in a campground or camper park provided such camp area is in conformance with the codes and ordinances of the City of Marysville.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Marysville city limits where public sewer is unavailable under § 15-216.

  • The City water and sewage supervisor signs the permit and determines whether installation is satisfactory.

  “Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the water and sewage supervisor. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the water and sewage supervisor.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction of a private sewage disposal system inside Marysville city limits.

  • The owner must obtain the written permit before construction.
  • Application must be on the city form and include plans, specifications, and other information deemed necessary by the water and sewage supervisor.
  • Residential permit-and-inspection fee is $100; commercial fee is $200.

  residential private sewer permit and inspection fee: 100 USD · commercial private sewer permit and inspection fee: 200 USD

  “Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the water and sewage supervisor.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  A permitted private sewage disposal system inside Marysville city limits.

  • The permit is ineffective until installation is completed to the water and sewage supervisor's satisfaction.
  • Applicant must notify the street supervisor before underground portions are covered; inspection is to occur within 24 hours after notice.

  inspection response period: <= 24 hours (After receipt of notice by the supervisor.)

  “A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the water and sewage supervisor. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the street supervisor when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice by the supervisor.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Marysville city limits where public sewer is unavailable under § 15-216.

  • Private disposal must comply with the city sewer article and Kansas Department of Health & Environment recommendations.
  • No permit may issue for subsurface soil absorption facilities on a lot under three acres.
  • A direct public-sewer connection is required when sewer becomes available as provided in § 15-216.

  minimum lot area for subsurface soil absorption permit: >= 3 acres

  “The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Kansas Department of Health & Environment. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than three acres. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Houses, buildings, and properties inside Marysville city limits that abut a street, alley, or right-of-way containing a city public sanitary or combined sewer within 100 feet of the property line.

  • Connection is required within 90 days after official notice.
  • If the public sewer is unavailable under § 15-216, the building sewer must connect to a private sewage disposal system complying with the city sewer article.

  public sewer availability distance: <= 100 feet (Measured from the property line.) · connection deadline after official notice: <= 90 days

  “The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal permits inside Marysville city limits.

  • The fee is paid when the application is filed.

  residential permit and inspection fee: 100 USD · commercial permit and inspection fee: 200 USD

  “A permit and inspection fee of $100.00 for a residence and $200.00 for a commercial enterprise shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building, use-permitted-upon-review, and zoning-change applications inside Marysville city limits.

  • The city forms page says these forms must be completed at City Hall.
  • The official page does not publish a complete general building-permit procedure.

  “Forms you have to come into City Hall fill out. 1. Building Permit Application”

Rules another office applies inside Marysville

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • Without sanitary sewer, the standard is three acres unless the Board of Health approves a lesser area, never below one acre.
  • With sanitary sewer or Board of Health approval, the minimum is 7,500 square feet.
  • Every lot requires at least 65 feet of frontage.

  lot frontage: >= 65 feet · lot area with sanitary sewer or Board of Health approval: >= 7500 square feet · lot area without sanitary sewer: >= 3 acres (Board of Health may approve a lesser area, but never below one acre.)

  “Required Lot Width and Area. Every lot shall have a frontage of not less than 65 feet and an area of not less than: 1. Single family dwelling, not served by sanitary sewer system: three (3) acres unless the Board of Health approves a lesser area, but in no case less than one (1) acre. 2. Single family dwelling served by sanitary sewer system or with approval of the Board of Health: 7,500 square feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Lots in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • The Zoning Administrator may adjust setbacks for averaging with adjacent buildings.
  • The lot-coverage exception for lots under 6,600 square feet includes an adjusted side-yard rule.

  front-yard minimum: >= 25 feet · side-yard minimum: >= 6 feet (Combined two side yards must be at least 16 feet, except § 10-3(E)(1).) · rear-yard minimum: >= 25 feet

  “Setback and Building Height Regulations, R-1 Front Yard Minimum of 25 feet Side Yard Minimum of six feet, but the sum of two side yards shall not be less than 16 feet, except for those provisions listed in Section 10-3 E(1). Rear Yard Minimum of 25 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • For lots of record under 6,600 square feet, maximum building coverage is 50 percent and side yards are reduced as stated in § 10-3(E)(1).

  maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent (All buildings, including accessory buildings.) · maximum lot coverage for lots of record under 6,600 square feet: <= 50 percent (Side yard setbacks are also modified.)

  “All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 30 percent of the area of the lot. For lots of record which are less than 6,600 square feet in area, buildings shall not exceed 50 percent of the area of the lot, and the side yard setbacks shall be reduced to an amount not less than 10 percent of the lot width, or three feet, whichever is greater.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Lots in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • The Zoning Administrator may adjust setbacks for averaging with adjacent buildings.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “Setback and Building Height Regulations, R-1 Front Yard Minimum of 25 feet Side Yard Minimum of six feet, but the sum of two side yards shall not be less than 16 feet, except for those provisions listed in Section 10-3 E(1). Rear Yard Minimum of 25 feet Corner Lot Line Minimum of 25 feet from each lot line, or the established setback of a principal structure on an adjacent lot, whichever is less. Building Height Maximum of 35 feet.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Residential-design manufactured homes in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • The homes are subject to Article 18, Supplementary Use Regulations.

  “Single family dwellings, including residential-design manufactured homes. Residential-design manufactured homes are subject to the provisions of Article 18, Supplementary Use Regulations.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  E.C.H.O. accessory residential units for care of elderly or disabled family members in the R-1 Residential Single Family District inside Marysville city limits.

  • The accessory residence may be a 16-foot-or-wider residential-design manufactured dwelling unit, site-built accessory dwelling unit, or slide-in manufactured ECHO unit.
  • It must comply with the Sanitary Code.
  • The use is permitted upon review under Article 3, Section 3-7.

  minimum manufactured dwelling width: >= 16 feet (Applies to the residential-design manufactured E.C.H.O. option.)

  “E.C.H.O. (elderly cottage housing opportunity) accessory residential units for care of family elderly or disabled. The accessory residence may be a 16' or wider residential design manufactured dwelling unit, a site built accessory dwelling unit, or a slide-in manufactured ECHO unit, provided that such additional unit complies with all the Sanitary Code.”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Buildings or structures used for a valid agricultural purpose in the A-1 Agricultural District inside Marysville city limits.

  • The provision states that a building permit will not be collected; it does not establish that other zoning, sanitary, or floodplain controls are inapplicable.

  “Any building used for a valid agricultural purpose is exempt from the building permit, as set forth in K.S.A. 12-758.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Uses on unplatted land in the Suburban Residential District inside Marysville city limits.

  • A preliminary and final plat are required before a building permit is issued.

  “A preliminary and final plat is required prior to the issuance of a building permit for any use in the Suburban Residential District.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Residential lots in developments regulated by the Unified Land Development Code inside Marysville city limits.

  • The Planning Commission may waive the public-right-of-way frontage requirement and allow permanent travel easements when appropriate.

  “Lot Access. Residential lots shall front on a public right-of-way. The Planning Commission may grant a waiver from this requirement and allow permanent travel easements where appropriate.”

Still unanswered

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

• Inspections — General residential building construction inside Marysville city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Marysville city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Principal dwelling units inside Marysville city limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Marysville city limits.
• Well permit — Private wells inside Marysville 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.