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

Rules another office applies inside Buckeye Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts in unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if county zoning applies there

  • The page lists five districts: A-1 Agricultural, V-1 Village, SR-1 Single-Family Suburban Residential, C-1 General Commercial and I-1 Industrial.
  • The page is a 2005 summary that describes the regulations in part as proposed; the adoption status is not stated on the page.

  “the zoning regulations comprise five zoning districts.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Nonfarm residential uses in the A-1 Agricultural district of unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if the county zoning applies there

  • Exceptions apply: dividing off an existing farm dwelling, using an historical dwelling site for a new residence, and an existing lot owned separately before the regulations took effect.
  • Those exception lots must still meet the three-acre minimum in the county sanitary code.
  • The quoted text is from a 2005 summary that describes the regulations in part as proposed.

  minimum lot size, nonfarm residential use, A-1 district: >= 20 acres (various exceptions listed on the page)

  “nonfarm residential uses would require at least a minimum lot size of 20 acres except for various exceptions.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Non-residential uses other than nonfarm residential uses in the A-1 Agricultural district of unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if the county zoning applies there

    “other uses would need a minimum of 40,000 square feet.”

  • Specified — Exception lots in the A-1 Agricultural district of unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if the county zoning applies there

    “in any case, all three exceptions will need to meet the minimum lot size of three acres of the county sanitary code for environmental protection plus any additional land that may be needed to meet distance requirements for locating sewage disposal facilities.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes in unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if the county zoning applies there

  • Older pre-1976 mobile homes are restricted, according to the same page's stated purpose.
  • The quoted text is from a 2005 summary that describes some provisions as proposed; the adoption status is not stated on the page.

  “to limit the placement of older type mobile homes, i.e., pre‑1976 construction, in favor of "residential‑design manufactured homes" and "manufactured homes" which meet the national manufactured home construction and safety standards act of 1976 otherwise known as the hud code.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural use and structures on land in unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township, if not in a designated floodplain

  • Agricultural structures inside a designated floodplain do not get this exemption.
  • An agricultural compliance certificate may be requested to determine exemption status; no fee is required for it.

  “while an agricultural compliance certificate may be requested to determine the agricultural exemption status, no fee is required for the certificate nor a zoning permit for exempted agricultural structures which are not in a designated floodplain.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions in unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township

  • Division of land into two or more lots, or altering lot boundaries, requires platting unless an exemption applies.
  • Exemption for one new lot only if it does not need a new street or easement, is not in a floodable area, is for agricultural or single-family residential purposes, meets the county sanitary code, and conforms to county zoning.
  • Agricultural-district exemption for lots or parcels of 20 acres or more with the same conditions, plus the sanitary code.
  • The page is the county's own description of its subdivision regulations, which it says were adopted through a February 2005 comprehensive plan process.

  “a division of land that creates only one new lot or parcel which: (1) doesn't necessitate a new street or easement, (2) is not in a floodable area, (3) is for agricultural or single‑family residential purposes only, (4) meets the county sanitary code, and (5) conforms to the county zoning regulations.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits for structures or uses in unincorporated Ottawa County, Kansas, including land inside Buckeye township if county zoning applies

  • A zoning permit is required except for six listed exemptions, including agricultural structures outside a designated floodplain.
  • A zoning permit is not a building permit.
  • Stated in the 2005 summary of the zoning regulations; the current process was not confirmed.

  “obtaining a zoning permit would be required for a proposed structure or use except for the six exemptions listed previously.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Buckeye township, Ottawa County, Kansas
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Buckeye township, Ottawa County, Kansas
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Buckeye township, Ottawa County, Kansas
• Inspections — Construction inside Buckeye township, Ottawa County, Kansas
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Buckeye township, Ottawa County, Kansas

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.