Zoning, building permits and septic rules in New Franklin, Missouri

New Franklin’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New structures, home additions, outbuildings, decks, patios, carports, and remodeling inside New Franklin city limits.

  • The city page expressly excludes roofing, siding, and window replacement from the building-permit requirement.

  “Building Permits are required for all new structures, home additions, outbuildings, decks, patios, carports, and remodeling”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures inside New Franklin city limits.

  • The adopted document is the BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996, with the local additions, insertions, deletions, and changes stated in § 500.010(B).

  “The BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside New Franklin city limits.

  • The code regulates land use, building height, yards, density, zoning districts, permits, and enforcement.

  “This Title shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the "Zoning Code of the City of New Franklin, Missouri".”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside New Franklin city limits.

  • The district map and its notations are part of Chapter 405 and are on file with the City Clerk. Annexed property is automatically placed in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District until changed by ordinance.

  number of zoning districts: 8

  “For the purposes of this Title, the City of New Franklin is hereby divided into eight (8) zoning districts to be known as follows: District "RC" Rural Conservation District District "RS-1" Single-Family Residential District District "RS-2" Single-Family Residential District District "RA" Multiple-Family Residential District District "RM" Mobile Home Residential District District "C-1" Central Commercial District District "C-2" Highway Commercial District District "I" Light Industrial District”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Residential, commercial, and industrial buildings inside New Franklin city limits.

  • The zoning-code provision states the rule without an availability or distance exception.

  “All residential, commercial and industrial buildings shall be connected to the municipal sewer and water systems.”

Rules another office applies inside New Franklin

New Franklin does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family detached dwellings in New Franklin's RC Rural Conservation District.

  • The 23-acre requirement is stated for a single-family detached dwelling in the RC District.

  minimum site area: >= 23 acres (single-family detached dwellings in the RC Rural Conservation District)

  “Single-family detached dwellings located on a site of not less than twenty-three (23) acres.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask New Franklin or Howard County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside New Franklin city limits.
• Inspections — Construction inside New Franklin city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered buildings inside New Franklin city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside New Franklin city limits.
• Setbacks — Buildings inside New Franklin city limits.

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.