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

Rules another office applies inside Manhattan Township

Manhattan 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

  Construction of any structure inside Manhattan township, an unincorporated township of Riley County; permit issued by Riley County Planning and Development

  • Permit verifies zoning, setbacks, sanitary code and basic requirements
  • No construction inspection because no building code is adopted for the unincorporated county
  • On-site wastewater permit needed before a building permit for new construction
  • Cities within the county have their own building code rules

  “a building permit is required before the start of construction of any structure within the unincorporated areas of riley county.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Manhattan township (unincorporated Riley County, outside the City of Manhattan limits): zoned and administered by Riley County Planning and Development, not by the township itself

  • Zoning districts include SF, TF, MF, MHP, C, I, U and AG; most of the county is zoned agriculture
  • No minimum lot size in the AG district; SF-1 through SF-3 minimums vary
  • Land inside the City of Manhattan limits is governed by the city's development code instead
  • Manhattan township is listed among the county's township trustees; no township-adopted zoning ordinance was found

  “the entire unincorporated area of riley county is zoned.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater (septic) systems inside Manhattan township, unincorporated Riley County; permitted by Riley County Planning and Development under the Riley County Sanitary Code

  • Permit required for all new construction and qualified remodeling before a building permit can be issued
  • Septic tanks must be pumped and inspected at least once every five years

  pump and inspect interval: >= 5 years

  “an on-site wastewater permit must be obtained from planning and development for all new construction and qualified remodeling projects before a building permit can be issued for the property”

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.