Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Garfield, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside Garfield

Garfield 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)

  Zoning of land inside Garfield city limits under the Pawnee County Joint Planning Commission zoning regulations. This is a county-administered joint regulation that applies inside Garfield city, not a Garfield city ordinance verified in this research.

  • The regulations cover page names the Pawnee County Joint Planning Commission and lists a Garfield commissioner; the zoning administrator named is county staff.
  • The cover says November 2009 edition while the page footers say January 2003 edition; the current edition was not confirmed.
  • Garfield city's own adopting ordinance and any city zoning administrator were not located.

  “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 districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts in the joint county regulations that govern land inside Garfield city limits, including the RR rural residential, SR suburban residential and R-1 single-family residential districts.

  • Only the RR, SR and R-1 district sections were located; the full district list and the district map for Garfield were not opened.
  • Edition conflict noted (2009 cover vs 2003 footers).

  “in the "rr" rural residential district, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per dwelling unit permitted on any lot shall be as follows:”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  RR rural residential district lots inside Garfield city limits (agricultural or rural-residential district).

  • Applies to every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered in the RR district.
  • Source text is from the county regulations edition in the file; edition conflict noted.

  minimum lot area per dwelling unit: >= 435600 square feet · minimum lot area per dwelling unit: >= 10 acres

  “every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered shall provide a minimum lot area of 435,600 square feet or ten (10) acres per dwelling unit.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — SR suburban residential district lots inside Garfield city limits, if Garfield lots are mapped to SR.

    “every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered shall provide a minimum lot area of 87,120 square feet or two (2) acres per dwelling unit.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  RR rural residential district structures inside Garfield city limits.

  • Front, side and rear yard minimums for the RR district as stated in section 3-107.

  front yard minimum: >= 75 feet · side yard minimum: >= 50 feet · rear yard minimum: >= 50 feet

  “2. front yard: the depth of the front yard shall be at least 75 feet. 3. side yard: there shall be a side yard on each side of a dwelling. no side yard shall be less than 50 feet. 4. rear yard: the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 50 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Nonagricultural buildings and structures in the RR, SR and R-1 districts inside Garfield city limits.

  • Same height text appears in the RR, SR and R-1 district sections; agricultural structures not covered by this line.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (and/or 2-1/2 stories)

  “1. height: nonagricultural buildings or structures shall not exceed 35 feet and/or 2-1/2 stories in height.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Garfield city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Garfield city
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Garfield city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Garfield city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Garfield city

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.