Building Permits in Unincorporated Areas

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CHECK LIST FOR OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF SEDGWICK COUNTY

New Residence

A legal description of the property and a tax key number of the property must be provided to obtain a building permit. If you do not have an address and it is not in a platted addition you must provide the legal description. The Sedgwick County Clerk’s Office, located on the 2nd floor of the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, 660-9200 can provide you with the legal description and tax key number.
If the property is unplatted, a copy of a filed deed is required to apply for a platting exemption (if the property is eligible). Platting exemptions are obtained from Sedgwick County Code Enforcement, 1144 S. Seneca, Wichita, Kansas 67213, 316-660-1840.
A septic tank or lagoon permit will be required where public sewer service is not available. These permits are obtained from Sedgwick County Code Enforcement, 1144 S. Seneca, Wichita, Kansas 67211, 316-660-1840.
To find out if the proposed building site is in a floodplain, contact the Floodplain Technician for Sedgwick County at 316-660-1840. Structures may be built in certain types of designated floodplains, but there will be additional requirements or permits that will need to be obtained. This may delay the issuance of your permit.
If any part of the structure is to be located more than 200 feet from the public or private roadway, a road/driveway approval from the Sedgwick County Fire Department will be required. This can be obtained by contacting Sedgwick County Code Enforcement. Note: In most cases a temporary permit can be obtained from Code Enforcement for concrete work only.
The permit fee will be based on the square footage of the structure. For finished living area the fee will be $0.19 per finished square foot of area. For unfinished basements, attached garages, covered porches, and decks, the fee will be $0.15 per square foot of area.

Detached Accessory Structures or Agricultural Building

A site plan and a road approval permit (see # 5) will be required. The permit fee will be based on $0.15 per square foot.

Commercial Buildings

Commercial buildings should follow the same requirements as residential. However, there will be a fee for the plan review process, and the fee schedule for the permits will be based on the valuation of the project. Each phase of the project, building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical will be required to have separate permits for each trade. Three sets of design plans must be sealed by a Design Professional licensed by State of Kansas and delivered to the Plans Examiner a minimum of two weeks prior to the permits being obtained.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE SEDGWICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, 1144 S. SENECA, WICHITA, KANSAS (316) 660-1840.