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

Village of Ohiowa’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings and land use in Ohiowa village zoning jurisdiction

  • Primarily agricultural uses excepted
  • Issued by zoning administrator; temporary certificate up to 90 days possible

  “no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied, in whole or in part, nor shall any change made in the use or type of occupancy of an existing building”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land within Ohiowa village and its one-mile planning jurisdiction

  • Ordinance dated 2013; hosted on Fillmore County's site; planning commission is a joint county/village commission; later amendments not checked

  “this ordinance shall be known, referred to, and cited as the zoning ordinance of ohiowa, nebraska.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Ohiowa village zoning districts (AG-1, AG-2, R, R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, I-1, I-2, WHP and CO overlays per table of contents)

  • Official zoning map is referenced in the ordinance

  “5.1 ag-1 - agriculture district 20 5.2 ag-2 - agriculture district 25 5.3 r - residential district 29”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Manufactured homes outside mobile home parks in Ohiowa village; no minimum found for site-built homes (not searched exhaustively)

  • Applies to manufactured homes only

  minimum floor area, manufactured home: >= 900 sq ft

  “all manufactured homes located outside mobile home parks shall meet the following standards: 1. the home shall have no less than nine hundred (900) square feet of floor area.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes outside mobile home parks in Ohiowa village (permitted by right in R district if compliant with Art. 9)

  • Roof pitch, exterior material, roof material standards also apply (9.12 items 3-5)
  • Other district rules not reviewed

  minimum floor area: >= 900 sq ft · minimum exterior width: >= 18 feet

  “all manufactured homes located outside mobile home parks shall meet the following standards: 1. the home shall have no less than nine hundred (900) square feet of floor area. 2. the home shall have no less than an eighteen (18) foot exterior width.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Zoning fees in Ohiowa village

  • Schedule posted at zoning administrator and village clerk offices; amounts not in ordinance

  “the schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the zoning administrator and village clerk and may be altered or amended only by the village board.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Ohiowa village
• Building code adopted — Ohiowa village
• Inspections — Ohiowa village
• Setbacks — Ohiowa village
• Lot coverage — Ohiowa 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.