Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Wauneta, Nebraska

Village of Wauneta’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Zoning permit for new construction and applicable renovations/remodels within Wauneta's zoning jurisdiction

  • This is a zoning permit issued by the zoning administrator; whether a separate building-code permit exists was not confirmed.
  • Applicant submits a dimensioned sketch or scale plan showing shape, size, height and location.

  “it shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for the construction of any building, or any accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any buildings, including accessory buildings, until the zoning administrator has issued a zoning permit for such work.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wauneta village (Chase County), Nebraska

  • Ordinance adopted 2004, updated October 2024; file is hosted on the village's municipalimpact.com site (titled 'COPY' in the file name).

  “wauneta, nebraska, zoning ordinance, 2004 (updated october 2024)”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Wauneta village

  • Per ord. #2021-01 (3/9/2021) LDR/MHDR references mean R, C1/C2 mean C, I1/I2 mean I.
  • The PUD district was eliminated by the village board in April 2007.

  “for the purpose of this chapter, the municipality is hereby divided into six (6) districts, designated as follows: (ta) transitional agriculture (re) rural estates (r) residential (c) commercial district (i) industrial district (mh) mobile home residential (overlay)”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R residential district inside Wauneta village

  • Section 5.15 lot and area table updated per ord. #2021-01, #2023-04 and #2024-02; the PDF table text is jumbled, so only the lot area column is cited.
  • Rural estates (RE) lot area is 1-3 acres per the same table; transitional agriculture (TA) values were not reliably extracted.

  single family lot area: >= 6500 sq ft · two family lot area: >= 7500 sq ft

  “r residential 6,500 sq. ft. single family dwelling 7,500 sq. ft. two family dwelling 7,500 sq. ft. multiple family dwellings”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — RE rural estates district inside Wauneta village

    “re rural estates 1-3 acres residential dwelling 1-3 acres other permitted uses”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile/manufactured homes in the MH mobile home residential (overlay) district inside Wauneta village

  • Permitted as a principal use in the MH overlay district; rules for other districts were not extracted.
  • Conditional uses in the MH district were not reviewed.

  “the following uses are permitted in the r-m mh mobile home residential district: 1. mobile or manufactured home dwelling.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Wauneta or Chase County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Wauneta village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Wauneta village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Wauneta village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Wauneta village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Wauneta village

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.