Zoning, building permits and septic rules in South Haven Township, Kansas

South Haven Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Changes in land use or use of an existing building, and county-issued excavation, erection, or alteration permits, on unincorporated land inside South Haven township; Sumner County administers the zoning-compliance process.

  • Agricultural uses are excepted from the certificate requirement for changes in land use or use of an existing building.
  • No excavation, erection, or alteration permit may be issued until an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance has been made and approved.
  • The certificate application must include a scaled drawing showing the zoning lot, proposed and existing structures, drives, parking/loading, signs, building lines, proposed use, and any other information required by the Zoning Administrator.
  • The Zoning Administrator must issue or refuse the certificate within 10 days after receipt unless the applicant agrees to a further period.
  • A certificate becomes void after 90 days unless construction, structural alteration, moving a structure, or commencing the use occurs; it expires if work is abandoned or suspended for any 180-day period.
  • A fee set by Governing Body resolution accompanies an application; a reissued expired certificate may be issued without an additional fee for due cause.
  • The county regulation does not expressly establish a general construction-code permit requirement for every new residence.

  certificate issuance or refusal period: <= 10 days (A further period may be agreed to by the applicant.) · certificate initial validity: 90 days (Construction, structural alteration, moving a structure, or commencing a use must occur within the period.) · abandonment or suspension period causing expiration: 180 days

  “Zoning Certificate: An official document issued by the Sumner County Zoning Office which authorizes construction, demolition, relocation, or alteration.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside South Haven township, Sumner County, Kansas; the applicable zoning rule-maker is Sumner County, not the township.

  • The county regulations apply to all structures and land in unincorporated Sumner County.
  • An incorporated city is covered only if it elects county administration through an interlocal agreement.
  • Agricultural land and associated agricultural buildings are excluded except in federally designated floodplain areas.
  • Utility-distribution equipment, railroad facilities, specified oil/gas drilling, and federal-government structures have the exclusions stated in Article III, section 3.

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private on-site wastewater systems on unincorporated land inside South Haven township, Sumner County, Kansas; the Sumner County Board of County Commissioners is the Administrative Agency.

  • The on-site wastewater chapter applies to all unincorporated areas in Sumner County.
  • A private wastewater system cannot be constructed or modified until the Administrative Agency issues a permit.
  • Plans and specifications require Administrative Agency approval before a private wastewater system is developed.
  • The system must be inspected and approved before use and may not be covered or made inaccessible before approval.
  • A private wastewater system cannot be constructed within 400 feet of an existing public sewer unless the Administrative Agency finds sewer connection infeasible and a compliant private system can be built.
  • A site cannot be approved where connection to an approved public wastewater system is feasible, where it violates section 2-4.0, where it has less than two acres exclusive of roads, streets, rights-of-way, or easements, or where soil, topography, and geology do not meet section 2-6.0.
  • The Administrative Agency may grant exceptions if reliable information justifies the exception while protecting beneficial uses of state waters and avoiding a nuisance.

  public-sewer separation: < 400 feet (Private system permitted only if the Administrative Agency finds sewer connection infeasible and the private system can meet the code.) · minimum site area: >= 2 acres (Exclusive of roads, streets, other public rights-of-way, or easements.)

  “The Administrative Agency for SUMNER County is designated as the BOARD OF 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.