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Sedgwick County

Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department)

In short

Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department) issues 4 permits we publish for Sedgwick County, last verified 2026-10-12. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
MABCD Contractor License (Class A, B, C and trade licenses) for work in unincorporated Sedgwick CountyMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department)Two-year license: Class A $1,000; Class B $600; Class C – Residential $450; trade and specialty licenses $360 each (Roofing, Siding, Roofing and Siding, Cell Tower, Fire Sprinkler, Swimming Pool, Wrecking, Not Otherwise Classified, Air Conditioner and Heating, Drain Cleaner, Drain Layer, Electrical, Elevator/Escalator, Fire Suppression, Gas Fitter, Handicap Accessibility, Lawn Irrigation, Plumbing, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal, Solar, Solid Fuel, Water Conditioner). A new (not renewal) application adds $50. Renewal after the January 31 grace period: license fee plus 25% from February 1 to the end of February, and plus 50% after February.two years; MABCD Form #7 states that all licenses expire December 31 of every even year, with a grace period without penalty through January 312026-10-12
Commercial Building Permit (new build, remodel or rebuild; unincorporated Sedgwick County)only if it applies to youMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department)By total valuation (Table B, paragraph 2): $1-$1,000 $40; $1,000.01-$2,000 $40 plus $3 per additional $100 or fraction; $2,000.01-$40,000 $70 plus $11 per additional $1,000 or fraction; $40,000.01-$100,000 $488 plus $9 per additional $1,000; $100,000.01-$500,000 $1,028 plus $7 per additional $1,000; $500,000.01-$1,000,000 $3,828 plus $5 per additional $1,000; $1,000,000.01-$5,000,000 $6,328 plus $3 per additional $1,000; above $5,000,000 $18,328 plus $2.25 per additional $1,000. Remodels and rebuilds use the same table (paragraph 3). Plan review is charged at 60% of the building permit fee (Table C).one-time, per project2026-10-12
Floodplain Development Permit (special flood hazard areas, unincorporated Sedgwick County)only if it applies to youMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department)$50 per application, paid in advance when the application is submittedone-time, per development2026-10-12
Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Construction Permit (premises not on public sewer, unincorporated Sedgwick County)only if it applies to youMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (joint City of Wichita / Sedgwick County department)Wastewater Permit Fee $100; Wastewater Permit for Advanced Systems Fee $200 (MABCD Fees page).one-time, per system constructed2026-10-12

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

MABCD Contractor License (Class A, B, C and trade licenses) for work in unincorporated Sedgwick County

A contractor working in unincorporated Sedgwick County holds an MABCD contractor license. MABCD's Contractor Licensing page states that its forms are "necessary to obtain a new MABCD building/general contractor's license for unincorporated Sedgwick County, the City of Wichita and small cities in MABCD's jurisdiction", so it is one license: a contractor who already holds the MABCD license for Wichita work needs no second MABCD license for the unincorporated county. MABCD Form #7 (Rev 7/23/2026), the current application, lists two-year fees of $1,000 for Class A, $600 for Class B and $450 for Class C – Residential, and $360 for the trade licenses it lists; MABCD's Table A sheet (Rev. 5/8/2019), linked from MABCD's Fees page, lists the same class fees and $360 for each two-year trade license, including electrical, plumbing, gas fitter and the other listed trades. A new application adds a $50 application fee. Form #7 states that all licenses expire December 31 of every even year with a grace period without penalty through January 31, and that renewals after January 31 cost the license fee plus 25% from February 1 to the end of February and plus 50% after February. A current certificate of insurance for general liability, auto and workers' compensation must be on file before permits or inspections are issued.

Commercial Building Permit (new build, remodel or rebuild; unincorporated Sedgwick County)

Commercial construction, remodelling or rebuilding in unincorporated Sedgwick County is permitted by MABCD. The figures are from MABCD's Building Permit Fees – Table B sheet, which MABCD's current Fees page links as the building permit fee table for both residential and commercial work; the sheet carries the revision mark Rev. 5/8/2019 and does not name an adopting resolution. A commercial new build is priced by total valuation, from $40 for up to $1,000 to $18,328 plus $2.25 per additional $1,000 above $5,000,000, and paragraph 3 of the sheet applies the same valuation table to all remodels and rebuilds. Plan review is charged at 60% of the building permit fee, as MABCD's Fee Table C states. Paragraph 4 of Table B lets the MABCD Director make a temporary, discretionary reduction of up to 20% below the published fees to manage the department's operating reserve. MABCD's Jurisdictions page states that MABCD provides building and housing code enforcement for unincorporated Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita, and that for its contracted small cities "The permitting process will always start with the small city." A project inside Wichita is a City of Wichita permit, listed under the City of Wichita.

Floodplain Development Permit (special flood hazard areas, unincorporated Sedgwick County)

Building or other development in a special flood hazard area of unincorporated Sedgwick County needs a floodplain development permit before work begins; a site outside the mapped flood hazard area has no floodplain permit. County Code §13-4 applies the chapter to all areas of special flood hazard within the unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County, §13-37 states that "A floodplain development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of hazard", and §13-43 sets a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), which must be paid in advance at the time the application is submitted. MABCD's current Fees page lists the same amount as "Floodplain Permit Fee - $50.00 (Sedgwick County Only)". The county code text is the source of the figure; the chapter was adopted by Res. No. 14-2007. This is a Sedgwick County record for a business located in unincorporated Sedgwick County; a business inside Wichita or another city applies under that city's own rules, which stack on the county's state-law framework.

Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Construction Permit (premises not on public sewer, unincorporated Sedgwick County)

A business premises in unincorporated Sedgwick County that discharges wastewater other than to a public sewer needs an MABCD construction permit before an onsite wastewater system is built; a site on a public sewer has no septic permit. County Code §14-152(a)(1) states that new construction of any onsite wastewater system, or of any structure from which wastewater will be discharged other than to a public sewage system, may not be started until a construction permit has been issued by the director of the Sedgwick County MABCD, and that "Permit regulations may be found in a separate resolution governing issuance of construction and operating permits." Under §14-136 the sanitary code does not apply in incorporated cities. Onsite systems take domestic wastewater only: §14-137 defines domestic wastewater as "all waterborne wastes produced in connection with ordinary living including kitchen, toilet, laundry, shower, and bathtub wastewater" and states that "industrial or commercial wastewater from shops, manufacturing, car washes, etc. is not domestic wastewater", and §14-152(a)(3) bars a system that receives nondomestic wastewater. The fees are as published on MABCD's current Fees page: Wastewater Permit Fee $100.00 and Wastewater Permit for Advanced Systems Fee $200.00; the page is undated.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Sedgwick County
Phone
316-660-1840

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Building Permit Fees — Table B: the residential per-square-foot rate and the commercial valuation-banded fee table, both applied to remodels as well as new construction (MABCD Form Rev. 5/8/2019)Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  2. Code of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Chapter 13 – Floodplain ManagementSedgwick County, Kansas (codified by Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  3. Code of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Chapter 14, Article V – Sanitary Code (onsite wastewater systems)Sedgwick County, Kansas (codified by Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  4. MABCD Contractor Licensing pageMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (Sedgwick County) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  5. MABCD Fee Table C (plan review and inspection fees)Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  6. MABCD Fees pageMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (Sedgwick County) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  7. MABCD Form #7 Contractor License Application (Rev 7/23/2026)Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (Sedgwick County) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  8. MABCD Jurisdictions (contracted small cities) pageMetropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (Sedgwick County) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  9. MABCD Licensing and Permit Fees — Article 1, Section 2 (Table A): Class A ($1,000), Class B ($600), Class C – Residential ($450), Class D – Residential Maintenance ($360, Wichita jurisdiction only), and the individual trade licence fees (MABCD Form Rev. 5/8/2019)Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08

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