Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Burdett, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside Burdett

Burdett 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 inside Burdett city limits: the Pawnee County zoning regulations, adopted for the unincorporated county and the cities of Burdett, Garfield and Rozel, apply inside Burdett. This is a joint county-city regulation, not a countywide rule for unincorporated land.

  • Edition dates conflict inside the PDF: the cover reads November, 2009 edition while page footers read January, 2003 edition. Currency of the text is unverified.
  • The county page says permits inside Burdett come from that city's zoning administrator, so administration is shared.

  “these regulations shall apply to all lands within the unincorporated portion of pawnee county, kansas, except the area described below, and to all lands within the corporate limits of the cities of burdett, garfield and rozel.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts that apply inside Burdett city limits under the joint county-city regulations (r-1a, r-1b, r-1c, rp-2 named for the cities). Burdett's zoning map was not opened.

  • Districts named in the regulations; the Burdett zoning map was not located.

  “the following are the performance standards for the "r-1a" single-family residential district, "r1b" single-family residential district and the "r-1c" single-family residential district.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Recreational vehicle campgrounds inside Burdett city limits (not private-lot RV occupancy)

  • Conditional use under article 28; the standards are in the manufactured home and recreational vehicle code of Pawnee County and the cities of Burdett, Garfield and Rozel, which was not opened.

  “recreational vehicle campground, subject to the standards established in the manufactured home and recreational vehicle code of pawnee county and the cities of burdett, garfield and rozel, kansas.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured home on an individual lot inside Burdett city limits, in zones r-1a, r-1b, r-1c or rp-2 under the joint county-city regulations

  • Listed among the article 28 supplementary use regulations; zone standards were not opened.
  • Pre-HUD mobile homes are separately prohibited (see manufactured-home-pre-hud-prohibited).

  “a manufactured home on an individual lot in zones "r-1" or "v-1" within the unincorporated portion of pawnee county, or in zones "r-1a", "r-1b", "r-1c" or "rp-2" within the cities of burdett, garfield and rozel, kansas.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Prohibited — Pre-HUD mobile homes (built before the June 15, 1976 federal standard) placed on any property inside Burdett city limits

    “no mobile home, as defined in these regulations (i.e. pre-hud home), shall be moved, relocated, or otherwise placed on any property in the jurisdiction of these regulations, including within any manufactured home park.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development in mapped floodplain inside Burdett city limits under the joint county-city regulations, article 18 fp and ff districts

  • Floodway: manufactured-home placement prohibited except in existing parks and subdivisions. Floodway fringe: elevation standard. Permit procedure and map source not located.

  lowest floor elevation above base flood elevation (residential, floodway fringe): >= 1 feet (new construction or substantial improvements of residential structures in the floodway fringe overlay)

  “require new construction or substantial improvements of residential structures to have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to at least one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Burdett city limits
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Burdett city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Burdett city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Burdett city limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Burdett 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.