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

Rules another office applies inside Wayne Township

Wayne 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

  Erecting, moving, adding to or structurally altering buildings on land inside Wayne township, Custer County: a county zoning permit is required.

  • This is a zoning permit from the Custer County zoning administrator; no county building-code requirement was verified.
  • Permits are needed for houses, feedlots, grain storage, signs, towers, home based businesses, commercial businesses and additions to these.
  • Floodplain construction needs a permit under local floodplain management ordinances.
  • The county zoning jurisdiction excludes areas under municipal zoning jurisdiction.

  “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 Wayne township, Custer County, Nebraska: Custer County's zoning resolution applies here. No separate Wayne township zoning ordinance was found.

  • Zoning is administered by the Custer County zoning administrator, not by the township.
  • Jurisdiction excludes areas under a municipality's own zoning jurisdiction.
  • Resolution No. 67Z-22 (December 13, 2022), updated May 27, 2025; the county page says the regulations were originally adopted January 27, 2004.

  “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 on land inside Wayne township, Custer County, Nebraska, regulated under state Title 124 by the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (formerly NDEE).

  • Systems that meet the general permits do not need an individual state construction permit.
  • Systems that do not meet all requirements of the general permits need a construction permit before work starts and an operating permit before use.
  • Non-refundable application fee of $450 and engineer-stamped plans.
  • No county or township septic permitting was verified.

  construction permit application fee: 450 USD (non-refundable)

  “when an onsite wastewater treatment system does not meet all requirements of the general permits, it requires a construction/operating permit in accordance with title 124 - onsite wastewater treatment systems.”

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.