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

Center Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, moving, remodeling, reconstruction, occupancy, or regulated change of use on unincorporated land inside Center Township, Rush County, Kansas; the permit is administered through Rush County's Zoning Administrator.

  • A building permit must first be applied for and a Certificate of Occupancy obtained from the Zoning Administrator certifying compliance with the regulations.
  • The stated rule applies after the regulations' effective date.
  • The AG district separately exempts land used for agricultural purposes by family farms from restrictions or limitations, but new agricultural buildings remain subject to floodplain regulations and setback requirements on agricultural land fronting designated major roads and highways.

  “unless a building permit shall first be applied for”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Center Township, Rush County, Kansas; zoning is adopted and administered by Rush County rather than by the township.

  • The official regulations state that at initial adoption, properties over 40 acres were zoned AG Agricultural and properties between 10 and 40 acres were zoned RR Rural Residential.
  • Properties with a legally established use at adoption that would newly require a conditional use were granted a conditional use without an approved development plan.
  • Such grandfathered conditional uses may expand, enlarge, or otherwise enhance the use only on contiguous land owned by the same person when the rule was established.

  “all lands within the unincorporated portion of Rush County, Kansas, shall be granted zoning”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater systems on unincorporated land inside Center Township, Rush County, Kansas; the Rush County Commissioners are the designated Administrative Agency.

  • The onsite-wastewater chapter applies to all unincorporated areas located in Rush County.
  • A private wastewater system is a system that does not hold a Kansas Water Pollution Control permit.
  • Plans and specifications must be approved before development; construction or modification requires a permit from the Administrative Agency.
  • No site may be approved if connection to an approved public wastewater system is feasible, if the site violates prohibited-practice provisions, if it has less than three acres excluding roads, streets, public rights-of-way, or easements, or if its soil, topography, and geology fail code requirements.
  • Systems developed or modified after the sanitary code's effective date must be inspected and approved before any portion is covered or made inaccessible; the Administrative Agency may grant an exception when reliable information justifies it and the exception does not degrade the environment.

  “The Administrative Agency for RUSH County is designated as The Rush County Commissioners.”

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.