Zoning, building permits and septic rules in St. Clere Township, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside St. Clere Township

St. Clere 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 dwellings, accessory structures, manufactured and moved-in homes and additions inside St. Clere township, under Pottawatomie County's regulations, which cover all unincorporated land

  • Not needed for storage sheds of 120 square feet or less, fences, play houses and play equipment
  • Agricultural structures still need a permit to check floodplain and setbacks; no fee on 40 acres or more
  • Permits are valid 180 days; late charges apply to work begun without a permit
  • Zoning-district rules must be met

  new dwelling permit fee (outside sewer district): 200 USD (fee schedule as posted on county site; accessory/addition $50)

  “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 St. Clere township: zoning is adopted and administered by Pottawatomie County (not by the township) through its Unified Development Regulations, which cover all unincorporated land except the Wamego and St. Marys extraterritorial zones

  • County regulations, not a township ordinance; no township zoning ordinance was found
  • Jurisdiction excludes extraterritorial zones designated for Wamego and St. Marys
  • A-2 Rural Center district is limited to the unincorporated communities of Duluth, Fostoria, Blaine, Laclede and St Clere

  “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 septic and wastewater systems inside St. Clere township, regulated by the Pottawatomie County Environmental Health Division under the county Sanitation Code for unincorporated areas

  • Health permit fee for new waste disposal system $150; re-construction or septic tank replacement $25
  • Fees as listed on the county page; confirm current

  new waste disposal system health permit fee: 150 USD

  “the environmental health division ensures the safe installation and use of private waste and water disposal systems and private water supply systems.”

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.