Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bell Creek Township, Nebraska

Rules another office applies inside Bell Creek Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Covered construction, reconstruction, alteration, movement, use, occupancy, and water or sewer construction or connections on unincorporated land inside Bell Creek township that is subject to Burt County zoning jurisdiction.

  • A zoning permit from the Burt County Zoning Administrator must issue before the listed work or use occurs.
  • County zoning does not apply where cities, villages, or airports are exercising zoning jurisdiction; municipal regulations supersede county regulations when applicable.
  • For a planned development, an application for a Zoning Compliance Certificate must be submitted for approval before a zoning permit can be granted.
  • For property adjoining a county road classified as minimum maintenance, no residential-dwelling, mobile-home, or manufactured-home construction permit will issue unless the road is improved and maintained under approval of a Conditional Permit under Section 4.03.B.(3).

  “It shall be unlawful to commence or do any excavating, erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, altering, or moving of any building or structure or to use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building, land or premises, or construction or connection to water or sewer facilities or part thereof hereafter created, erected, change, converted, or wholly or partly altered or enlarged in its use or structure until a zoning permit shall have been issued therefore by the Zoning Administrator stating that the proposed use of the building or land conforms to these regulations.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Bell Creek township that remains within Burt County zoning jurisdiction.

  • The county regulations exclude portions of unincorporated Burt County where cities, villages, or airports are exercising zoning jurisdiction.
  • If a city or village adopts an ordinance to exercise zoning or control over an unincorporated area, its regulations supersede Burt County's regulations.
  • This is Burt County-administered zoning, not a township ordinance.

  “The provisions of this Resolution shall apply to unincorporated areas of Burt County except that portion thereof over which cities, villages and airports have been permitted to extend and are exercising zoning jurisdiction; and furthermore, at such time as a city or village adopts an ordinance to exercise zoning or control over an unincorporated area, its regulations shall supersede those of Burt County.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater systems, including septic tanks, holding tanks, and small lagoons, inside Bell Creek township, Nebraska.

  • A dwelling or non-dwelling facility that generates wastewater must have a state-compliant onsite wastewater treatment system or connect to a public sewer system or other wastewater works.
  • Systems with large size, non-domestic wastes, or siting issues requiring site-specific evaluation are permitted by the Nebraska Onsite Wastewater Program.
  • Most Nebraska onsite systems use a General Permit and do not require a state construction permit; systems that do not meet General Permit requirements must obtain a Construction Permit before construction.
  • Any onsite wastewater treatment system constructed, reconstructed, altered, modified, or otherwise changed must be registered with the Department.

  “The Nebraska Onsite Wastewater Program administers regulations meant to protect surface water and groundwater as well as public health and welfare through the use of standardized design requirements, the certification of onsite professionals, the review of plans for subdivision development and the permitting of systems that because of large size, handling of non-domestic wastes, or siting issues require a site specific evaluation.”

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.