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

Wellington Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Excavation or erection or alteration of a building on land in the unincorporated portion of Wellington Township that is subject to Sumner County zoning jurisdiction.

  • Before a permit for excavation or erection or alteration of a building is issued, an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance must have been made and approved.
  • The certificate application must include a scaled drawing with the listed lot, structure, parking, use, and other information required by the Zoning Administrator.
  • The Zoning Administrator must issue or refuse a certificate within 10 days after receipt, unless the applicant agrees to a further period.
  • A certificate becomes null and void after 90 days unless construction, structural alteration, moving of a structure, or commencement of a use occurs; it expires if construction or work is abandoned or suspended for any 180-day period.
  • The county text opened establishes the zoning-certificate prerequisite, but does not itself state that every residential project requires a separate standalone building permit.

  certificate issuance period: <= 10 days (A further period may be agreed to by the applicant.) · certificate initial validity: 90 days (Construction, structural alteration, moving of a structure, or commencement of a use must occur within this period.) · abandonment or suspension expiration threshold: 180 days (Certificate expires if construction or work is abandoned or suspended for any such period.)

  “No permit for excavation or the erection or alteration of any building shall be issued before an application has been made and approved for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in the unincorporated portion of Wellington Township, Sumner County, Kansas, where the county zoning jurisdiction applies. The operative zoning rule-maker is Sumner County, not Wellington Township.

  • The regulations apply to all structures and land within unincorporated Sumner County.
  • An incorporated city area is covered only if it elects, through an inter-local agreement, county administration of the zoning regulations.
  • The regulations do not apply to agricultural land uses or associated agricultural buildings while so used, except in federally designated floodplain areas.
  • The regulations do not apply to listed utility distribution and sewage/surface-water collection equipment, excluding above-ground utility substations.
  • The regulations do not apply to railroad facilities on railroad rights-of-way or maintenance and repair work on those facilities.
  • Oil and gas drilling is excluded except in residential or rural center districts.
  • Structures or land used by the federal government are excluded.

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private wastewater systems in the unincorporated portion of Wellington Township, Sumner County, Kansas. The administering authority is the Sumner County Board of County Commissioners, not Wellington Township.

  • Chapter 2 applies to all unincorporated areas located in Sumner County, Kansas.
  • No person may construct or modify a private wastewater system until the Administrative Agency has issued a permit.
  • Plans and specifications must be approved by the Administrative Agency before a private wastewater system is developed.
  • A private wastewater system cannot be constructed within 400 feet of an existing public sewer unless the Administrative Agency finds connection infeasible and finds that a code-compliant private system can be constructed on the property.
  • A site cannot be approved if public-wastewater connection is feasible, if it violates section 2-4.0, if it has less than two acres excluding roads, streets, rights-of-way, or easements, or if soil, topography, and geology do not meet section 2-6.0.
  • Systems developed or modified after the code's effective date require inspection and approval before any portion is covered or made inaccessible to inspection.
  • The Administrative Agency may grant exceptions when reliable information justifies them and the exception protects beneficial uses of waters of the state and does not create a nuisance.

  public sewer separation: < 400 feet (Private system prohibited unless connection is infeasible and a compliant system can be constructed.) · minimum site area: >= 2 acres (Exclusive of roads, streets, other public rights-of-way, and 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.