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

Rules another office applies inside Liberty Township

Liberty 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

  Buildings over 100 square feet and structures in the unincorporated areas of Fillmore County, which covers land inside Liberty township that is within county zoning jurisdiction. This is a county zoning permit.

  • The permit verifies compliance with yard, flood hazard and other applicable zoning requirements.
  • Structures used for agricultural purposes are included.
  • Land within the one-mile planning jurisdiction of a municipality is outside county jurisdiction.
  • This is a zoning permit; the source does not establish a separate county building-code permit or inspection.

  size threshold: > 100 square feet

  “a zoning permit is required for all buildings over 100 square feet and structures, including those utilized for agricultural purposes in the unincorporated areas of fillmore county to verify compliance with yard, flood hazard and other applicable requirements of the zoning regulations.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Liberty township, Fillmore County, Nebraska that is rural/unincorporated and outside the one-mile planning jurisdiction of a municipality. Zoning is Fillmore County's regulation, not an ordinance adopted by Liberty township itself.

  • Fillmore County excludes the unincorporated areas within the one-mile planning jurisdiction of Exeter, Fairmont, Geneva, Grafton, Milligan, Ohiowa and Shickley; those areas are zoned by the municipality.
  • The county's jurisdiction around Strang extends up to the village's corporate limits.
  • No Liberty township zoning ordinance was found. The county source does not name Liberty township, so whether any part of it falls in a municipal one-mile area was not checked against the official zoning map.
  • Regulations are the 2013 Fillmore County zoning regulations as posted on the county site; any later amendments were not checked.

  “the planning jurisdiction of fillmore county includes the rural and unincorporated areas of the county, less the unincorporated areas within the one-mile planning jurisdiction of the communities of exeter, fairmont, geneva, grafton, milligan, ohiowa and shickley, and excluding strang of which the county jurisdiction includes the area up to the corporate limits of the village.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems on land in Liberty township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. The state rule applies statewide.

  • The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy issues the construction permit before construction.
  • Repairs and maintenance listed in Title 124 chapter 2 are exempt from the construction permit requirement.
  • Systems covered by a general permit follow the general permit instead.
  • The department may set setback distances through a memorandum of agreement with a local government agency. No such agreement for Fillmore County was found.
  • This rule is statewide and does not name Liberty township.

  “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.