Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Loup Township, Nebraska

Rules another office applies inside Loup Township

Loup 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

  Construction of buildings and structures on land inside Loup township, Custer County, Nebraska, under the county zoning permit

  • The permit is a zoning permit only; the zoning resolution states it creates no building, plumbing or electrical code
  • Issued by the Custer County zoning administrator at the courthouse in Broken Bow
  • Fees are set by separate county board resolution
  • Floodplain construction needs a permit under local floodplain ordinances
  • Does not apply to land under a municipality's zoning jurisdiction
  • The page does not name Loup township specifically

  “no building or structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a zoning permit having first been issued by the custer county zoning administrator.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Loup township, Custer County, Nebraska: no township zoning ordinance was found; the Custer County zoning resolution applies to all county area outside municipal zoning jurisdiction

  • This is the county's zoning, not a township ordinance
  • Land annexed by a municipality or inside a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction leaves county jurisdiction
  • The county source does not name Loup township specifically; the county-wide jurisdiction clause is the basis
  • Districts include AG-G, AG-T, AH, VAD and WP; district-specific dimensional limits were not researched

  “the area of jurisdiction shall be all the area within the limits of the county of custer, nebraska, not including the jurisdiction explicitly granted to a municipality by the nebraska reissue revised statutes, 1943.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems for dwellings inside Loup township, Custer County, Nebraska; state NDEE permits apply statewide

  • Construction permit required from the department before construction, with engineer-stamped plans
  • Operating permit issued after construction completion and registration
  • Minor repairs and maintenance are exempt; general permit coverage is possible
  • No Custer County or township septic rule was found; the county zoning resolution only defines septic terms

  “the owner of a dwelling or non-dwelling facility or the owner's designee, proposing to construct, reconstruct, alter, modify, or make a repair not exempted in chapter 2 to an onsite wastewater treatment system not covered by a general permit will apply for and obtain a construction permit from the department prior to construction of the system.”

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.