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

Rules another office applies inside Fairfax Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside Fairfax township (unincorporated Osage County), permitted by Osage County Land Development

  • Page says property outside city boundaries; does not name Fairfax township.
  • Conditional use properties need approval and development plan before a building permit issues.
  • Zoning certificate and certificate of occupancy also required before occupancy.

  building permit fee: sq. ft. x .05, $25 minimum USD

  “wastewater, construction, and land divisions require permits.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Fairfax township, an unincorporated township in Osage County, KS: zoning is the Osage County zoning regulations administered by the county zoning administrator, not a township ordinance

  • Not a Fairfax township ordinance; no township zoning ordinance was found.
  • County districts: AG, SR, R-1, V-1 and FRD, FP and AO overlays; initial zoning set by parcel size.
  • Source states unincorporated-portion jurisdiction generally; it does not name Fairfax township.

  “these regulations shall apply to all lands within the unincorporated portion of osage county, kansas.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Wastewater systems on land inside Fairfax township (outside city boundaries), Osage County Land Development

  • Wastewater permit $200; inspection $150 on property sale outside cities since January 1, 2012; tank pumped at inspection.
  • Page does not name Fairfax township; applies via outside-city-boundaries wording.

  wastewater permit fee: 200 USD · wastewater inspection fee: 150 USD

  “as of january 1, 2012, all property outside of city boundaries that sale must have a wastewater inspection.”

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.