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

Cambria Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and structures in the unincorporated portion of Cambria Township, Saline County, Kansas; the Saline County Planning and Zoning Department administers the county building-permit chapter.

  • The county building chapter applies only in unincorporated areas of the county.
  • A separate permit must first be obtained from the administrative agency before a building or structure is erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, or converted.
  • Exemptions include qualifying one-story detached accessory buildings with projected roof area not exceeding 120 square feet if zoning setbacks are met; specified exterior and interior alterations; residential fences not over six feet high; and walks and driveways, although new driveway entrances require Public Works approval.
  • For nonagricultural and nonsingle-family structures, the Uniform Building Code and amendments determine permit exemptions, and City permits and inspection office review and inspection occur under the City of Salina–Saline County agreement.
  • The county permit has no fee, but city building-permit, health-department, driveway-entrance, state, and federal fees may apply. Other required permits usually must be obtained before building-permit issuance.
  • The permit expires if work is not commenced within 120 days or completed within one year.

  accessory-building roof-area exemption threshold: <= 120 square feet (One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses; zoning setbacks must be met.) · permit commencement deadline: <= 120 days (From date of permit.) · permit completion deadline: <= 1 year (From date of permit.)

  “No building or structure, including signs, shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed or converted unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the administrative agency.”

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land in the unincorporated portion of Cambria Township, Saline County, Kansas; Saline County, not Cambria Township, administers the applicable zoning resolution.

  • The county zoning resolution applies to unincorporated territory within Saline County over which the Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction, except federally owned land.
  • The official county budget identifies incorporated New Cambria as being in Cambria Township; this claim does not establish the incorporated city's zoning rules.
  • The county resolution establishes AG, RA, RS, V, NB, BC, IL, IH, FW, and FF districts; parcel district must be confirmed from the official zoning map.

  “That the unincorporated territory over which the Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction within Saline County, Kansas, except federally owned land, shall be divided into districts pursuant to this plan, and that regulations pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction and use of structures and land shall be adopted as County policy.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private sewerage on land in the unincorporated portion of Cambria Township, Saline County, Kansas; the county code identifies the Salina-Saline County Health Department as the permit authority.

  • The county building chapter applies in all unincorporated areas of Saline County.
  • The cited provision identifies the health department as issuing private-sewerage permits, but states that other permits may be required; it does not itself establish that every private sewerage installation requires a permit.
  • The official county budget identifies incorporated New Cambria as being in Cambria Township; this claim does not establish septic authority within the incorporated city.

  “Salina-Saline County Health Department permits: Private sewerage; water well; day care; solid waste collector.”

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.