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

Harmon Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Excavation and erection or alteration of buildings on land inside Harmon township that is in unincorporated Sumner County, Kansas.

  • The applicable zoning rule-maker is Sumner County, not Harmon township.
  • A permit for excavation or erection or alteration may not be issued until an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance has been made and approved.
  • For changes in land use or use of an existing building, except agricultural uses, a Certificate of Zoning Compliance must be issued first.
  • The Zoning Administrator must issue or refuse a Certificate of Zoning Compliance within 10 days after receiving an application, unless the applicant agrees to a longer period.
  • A certificate becomes void after 90 days unless construction, structural alteration, moving a structure, or commencement of use occurs; it also expires if work is abandoned or suspended for 180 days.

  certificate issuance or refusal period: <= 10 days (May be extended by agreement with the applicant.) · certificate initial validity without commencement: 90 days (Construction, structural alteration, moving of a structure, or use commencement prevents voiding.) · abandonment or suspension period causing expiration: 180 days

  “No permit for excavation or the erection or alteration of any building shall be issued before [...] approved for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Harmon township that is in unincorporated Sumner County, Kansas.

  • The applicable zoning rule-maker is Sumner County, not Harmon township.
  • The regulations do not apply to agricultural land or associated agricultural buildings while used for agricultural purposes, except in federally designated floodplain areas.
  • The regulations also exclude specified utility-distribution equipment, railroad facilities and maintenance, oil or gas drilling except in residential or rural-center districts, and federal-government structures or land.
  • An incorporated city may instead have County administration only through an inter-local agreement.

  “These Regulations shall apply to all structures and land within the unincorporated area of Sumner County, Kansas”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site septic tank systems or lagoons on land inside Harmon township that is in unincorporated Sumner County, Kansas.

  • The applicable sanitation rule-maker is Sumner County, not Harmon township.
  • This rule applies where public facilities are not yet available and on-site wells, cisterns, septic tank systems, or lagoons are necessary.
  • The regulation states that it is intended to encourage public water and sewage-disposal systems, or connection to them, in all districts except agriculture when available for use within an economically feasible distance.
  • The suitability of lots and installation standards are governed by the Sumner County Environmental Sanitation Code.

  “The Administrative Agency for SUMNER County is designated as the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [...] The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all unincorporated areas”

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.