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

Village of Fairmont’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, constructing, repairing, enlarging, demolishing or relocating any building or dwelling inside Fairmont village

  • Application filed with village clerk; permit issued after building inspector review and payment of fee.
  • Permit void if work not begun within six months or discontinued six months.
  • Duplicate filed with county assessor if improvement is $2,500 or more.

  late filing fee multiplier: 4 x standard fee (applications filed after construction commenced)

  “any person desiring to commence or proceed to erect, construct, repair, enlarge, demolish, or relocate any building or dwelling or cause the same to be done shall file with the village clerk an application for a building permit.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Fairmont village and its zoning jurisdiction

  • Also adopts uniform plumbing code, national electrical code and international property maintenance code by reference (sections 9-402 to 9-404).
  • Subsequent editions of the state code are automatically adopted.

  “the state building code adopted pursuant to neb. rev. stat. §71-6403 is hereby incorporated by reference as though printed in full herein.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit fees inside Fairmont village

  • Fee amount set by village board resolution, not located.

  “standard permit fees shall, however, apply only in the case of on-time (before construction) filings. any application filed after construction has commenced shall pay a fee that is four times the standard fee.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit application process inside Fairmont village

  • Application must include scale drawing showing distance from all lot lines.

  “the building inspector shall authorize the village clerk to issue the said applicant a permit upon payment of the permit fee set by resolution of the village board.”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Fairmont

Village of Fairmont does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Local zoningPresent

  Zoning inside Fairmont village is administered through Fillmore County's zoning office, per the county's certificate of zoning compliance covering the village

  • Source is a county application form; the village's own zoning ordinance was not located.
  • Zoning certificate fee $25; no permit required for buildings under 100 sq ft per the form.

  zoning certificate fee: 25 USD

  “fillmore county application for certificate of zoning compliance for the villages of exeter, fairmont, grafton, milligan, ohiowa and shickley and the rural areas of fillmore county”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Fairmont village
• Inspections — Inspections inside Fairmont village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Fairmont village
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Fairmont village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Fairmont 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.