Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Blue Valley Township, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside Blue Valley Township

Blue Valley 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

  New site-built dwellings, accessory structures, manufactured and moved-in homes and additions on unincorporated land in Pottawatomie County, applied to Blue Valley township via the county UDR jurisdiction

  • Not needed for storage sheds of 120 square feet or less, fences, play houses and play equipment.
  • Agricultural structures need a permit to check floodplain and setbacks; there is no fee for agricultural structures on 40 acres or more.
  • Fee is $50 for most new accessory buildings or additions and $200 for new dwellings outside a sewer district.
  • Applications are submitted through the county's online permitting portal.
  • The UDR excludes the extraterritorial zones of Wamego and St. Marys.
  • Neither cited page names Blue Valley township.

  new dwelling permit fee outside sewer district: 200 USD · exempt shed size: <= 120 sq ft

  “a building permit is needed for all site built dwellings and accessory structures, as well as manufactured homes, moved in homes and all additions to structures.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Blue Valley township, Pottawatomie County, KS: zoning is administered by Pottawatomie County under its Unified Development Regulations, not by a township ordinance. This applies to the township as unincorporated land.

  • The county's UDR jurisdiction excludes the extraterritorial zones designated for the cities of Wamego and St. Marys.
  • The county FAQ says countywide zoning was established in 1972 with the entire county zoned A-1 (agriculture), with a few exceptions.
  • No township-adopted zoning ordinance was found; this is a county rule, not the township's own.
  • This claim does not state whether any specific parcel lies in an incorporated city or an ETJ zone.

  “the jurisdiction of these resolutions is all unincorporated lands within pottawatomie county, except those zones (including floodplain) designated as "extraterritorial jurisdiction" for the cities of wamego and st. marys”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private wastewater systems (lagoon, septic tank, lateral field) on unincorporated land in Pottawatomie County, applied to Blue Valley township

  • The county Sanitation Code is adopted under K.S.A. 19-3701 through 19-3709 and with KDHE approval.
  • It covers unincorporated areas of the county.
  • Areas served by the county Blue Township or Brook Ridge sewer districts connect to county sewer; elsewhere in unincorporated areas private systems are generally used.
  • Neither cited page names Blue Valley township.

  “the county commissioners find that provisions are necessary and desirable for adequate and reasonable control of environmental conditions in unincorporated areas of the county”

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.