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

Smolan Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and structures on unincorporated land inside Smolan Township, Saline County, Kansas; the Saline County Planning and Zoning Department administers and enforces the county building-permit chapter.

  • The chapter is effective only in all unincorporated areas of Saline County; it does not establish the rule for incorporated City of Smolan land, if any, within the township boundary.
  • A separate permit must first be obtained from the administrative agency for each building or structure before it is erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, or converted.
  • Exemptions are one-story detached tool or storage sheds, playhouses, and similar accessory buildings with projected roof area no greater than 120 square feet if zoning setbacks are met; exterior alterations that do not enlarge or expand a structure and interior alterations, except alterations exceeding 50 percent of the value of a structure in the 100-year floodplain; residential fences no higher than six feet, subject to vision-clearance requirements at intersections and alleys; and walks and driveways, although new driveway entrances require Public Works approval.
  • Nonagricultural and nonsingle-family structures must meet the Uniform Building Code and its amendments; that code determines whether they are permit-exempt, and City of Salina permits and inspection staff review and inspect them under the City-County agreement.
  • There is no county building-permit fee, but city building-permit, health-department, public-works driveway-entrance, state, and federal fees may apply; half of the city building-permit fee may be refunded by the county for qualifying businesses.
  • In most instances, other required permits must be obtained before issuance of the building permit.
  • A permit expires if authorized work is not started within 120 days or completed within one year from the permit date.

  county building permit fee: 0 USD (City building-permit, health-department, public-works driveway-entrance, state, and federal fees may apply.) · permit commencement deadline: <= 120 days (Permit becomes null and void if authorized work is not commenced within 120 days from the permit date.) · permit completion deadline: <= 1 year (Permit becomes null and void if authorized work is not completed within one year from the permit date.)

  “This chapter shall be in effect for all unincorporated areas of the county”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Smolan Township, Saline County, Kansas, where Saline County administers the zoning resolution rather than the township.

  • The county zoning resolution applies to unincorporated territory over which the Saline County Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction, except federally owned land.
  • The official zoning map is on file in the office of the Saline County Clerk.
  • This evidence does not establish the rule for land inside the incorporated City of Smolan, if any such land is within the township boundary.

  “That the unincorporated territory over which the Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction within Saline County, Kansas, except federally owned land”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewerage and septic-system changes on unincorporated land inside Smolan Township, Saline County, Kansas, administered through Saline County Environmental Health and the Salina-Saline County Health Department.

  • The Saline County building chapter applies in all unincorporated county areas and lists Salina-Saline County Health Department permits for private sewerage.
  • A new septic permit is required whenever a septic system changes, including adding lateral lines or installing a new tank.
  • This evidence does not establish the rule for incorporated City of Smolan land, if any, within the township boundary.

  “Environmental Health supports and enforces the sanitary code of Saline, Ellsworth, and Lincoln counties.”

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.