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

Rules another office applies inside Victoria Township

Victoria 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

  Zoning permit for houses and other structures on land in Victoria township outside municipal jurisdiction, issued by the Custer County zoning administrator

  • This is a county zoning permit; no separate building code or building permit program was verified.
  • Permits are listed for feedlots, grain storage, signs, towers, confined feeding facilities, houses, home based businesses, commercial businesses, bulk plants, and additions.
  • Floodplain construction needs a separate floodplain permit.
  • Fees are on the county zoning fees page, not reviewed.

  “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 Victoria township, Custer County, NE, which is outside any municipality's zoning jurisdiction: zoned under the Custer County zoning resolution, not a township ordinance

  • The county resolution excludes only areas under municipal jurisdiction; no Victoria township ordinance was found and no explicit statement that the township has not adopted zoning was found.
  • Resolution 67z-22 updated May 27, 2025; county planning page says regulations were first adopted January 27, 2004.
  • Land within a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction is excluded from county jurisdiction.

  “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 systems statewide, including Victoria township, Custer County; permits come from the state department under Title 124

  • Systems meeting the general permit requirements do not need an individual construction/operating permit.
  • Application fee of $450 and engineer-stamped plans for individual permits.
  • No county or district health department septic program for Custer County was verified.
  • Source is statewide and does not name Victoria township.

  permit application fee: 450 USD (non-refundable)

  “the owner must obtain a construction permit from the nebraska department of water, energy, and environment (dwee) prior to start of the work and an operating permit from the department prior to use 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.