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

Silver Creek Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, additions, or moving a structure on rural, unincorporated land inside Silver Creek Township, Burt County, Nebraska.

  • Burt County Planning and Zoning states that the office serves the rural Burt County area.
  • The zoning regulations exclude unincorporated areas where cities, villages, or airports are exercising zoning jurisdiction.
  • A zoning permit is required before use or occupancy and construction must conform to the district provisions.
  • Every building erected must be on a lot of record.
  • Only one principal building is permitted on one lot of record, except in a Planned Development.
  • In a Planned Development, an application for a Zoning Compliance Certificate must be submitted before a zoning permit can be granted.
  • No permits for residential dwellings, mobile homes, or manufactured homes are issued on property adjoining a county road classified as minimum maintenance unless the road is improved and maintained under approval of a Conditional Permit per Section 4.03.B.(3).

  “No building, structure, or land in the unincorporated areas, excluding the portion of unincorporated areas over which cities and village are granted and are exercising zoning jurisdiction in Burt County shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, except in conformity with the provisions of this Resolution herein specified for the district in which it is located and except after receiving a zoning permit from the Burt County Zoning Administrator and:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Silver Creek Township, Burt County, Nebraska; the Nebraska Department of Revenue identifies Silver Creek as a Burt County township.

  • Burt County's zoning resolution applies to unincorporated areas, except portions where cities, villages, or airports have been permitted to extend and 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.
  • The published source identifies Burt County, not Silver Creek Township, as the zoning rule-maker; no official township zoning ordinance was located in this research.

  “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.”

Rules another office applies inside Silver Creek Township

Silver 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.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater systems, including septic tanks, holding tanks, and small lagoons, inside Silver Creek Township, Burt County, Nebraska.

  • A dwelling or non-dwelling facility generating wastewater must have an onsite wastewater treatment system complying with state regulations or be connected to a public sewer system or other wastewater works.
  • A proposed onsite system on any lot less than three acres in a development area requires the planned-development owner to submit an application for subdivision review before construction.
  • A constructed, reconstructed, altered, modified, or otherwise changed onsite system must be registered with the Department.
  • A private onsite system constructed, reconstructed, altered, or modified by a certified professional, Nebraska-licensed professional engineer, or registered environmental health specialist must be registered with the department within 45 days of completion.
  • The Director may delegate inspection and registration to a governmental subdivision that has adopted a program at least as stringent as the state requirements and demonstrated authority to administer and enforce it.

  registration deadline: <= 45 days after completion (Applies to systems constructed, reconstructed, altered, or modified by a certified professional, Nebraska-licensed professional engineer, or registered environmental health specialist.) · subdivision-review lot-size threshold: < 3 acres (Applies where an onsite wastewater treatment system is proposed on any lot in a development area.)

  “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.