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

Rules another office applies inside Capioma Township

Capioma 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 in unincorporated Nemaha County, which includes Capioma township, where no Capioma township zoning ordinance was located

  • The jurisdiction clause says the code applies to all unincorporated areas of Nemaha County and to incorporated areas without city zoning, except as otherwise provided in the code.
  • This claim does not establish that Capioma township has no zoning of its own; that was not verified on a township page.
  • The code states it was adopted under article 7, chapter 12 of the Kansas statutes annotated.

  “except as otherwise provided herein, this code shall apply to all unincorporated areas and all incorporated areas of nemaha county, kansas where a city has not enacted zoning regulations in accordance with the laws of the state of kansas.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Unincorporated Nemaha County, including Capioma township: the county-wide district classification under the Nemaha code

  • The code says the county is classified as within the ag agricultural district; it refers to zoning district boundary maps (appendices a through c) that were not opened, so parcel-level districts in Capioma township are not established.
  • Other district classifications, if any, are shown on the maps and were not reviewed.

  “nemaha county, kansas is hereby classified as within the "ag" agricultural district.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Primary agricultural use of land in unincorporated Nemaha County, including Capioma township

  • The purpose clause says the code is not meant to regulate or restrict primary agricultural use of land; this is a purpose statement, not a separate exemption procedure.
  • Some non-agricultural uses in the ag district, such as high-demand industrial and technology uses, are not allowed by right and need a conditional use permit under the code.
  • Agricultural uses are not included in the high-demand category regardless of their electricity or water use, according to the code text.

  “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.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Capioma township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Capioma township
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable to construction inside Capioma township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Capioma township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Capioma 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.