What permits do you need to open a retail store in Sedgwick County Ks?

Transient Merchant License (County Clerk, K.S.A. 19-2230 et seq.)

A merchant without a permanent Kansas business location who sells goods, wares, merchandise or services in Sedgwick County on a temporary or transient basis needs a transient merchant license from the County Clerk. K.S.A. 19-2232(b) defines a temporary or transient business as one selling goods, wares, merchandise or services for a period of less than six months in each year, and K.S.A. 19-2235 requires the license in each county, filed with the county clerk. K.S.A. 19-2238 sets the license fee at $250 and requires a cash or surety bond of $2,000 or 5% of the wholesale value of the goods offered, whichever is less, in favour of the State of Kansas; the fee is set by statute and collected by the county. K.S.A. 19-2239 makes the license non-transferable, valid only within the issuing county and valid for 90 days. K.S.A. 19-2233(a)(18) exempts any person who has a permanent business location in Kansas for not less than six months in each year, so a store with a permanent Kansas location selling elsewhere in the state is outside the statute. The County Clerk's current application form asks for a $250.00 cashier's check or money order payable to the Sedgwick County Clerk, the bond and a registered agent's agreement; it states that the registered agent must be a resident of Sedgwick County and that licenses are valid only for ninety days.

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.

Business Termination or Liquidation Sale License (unincorporated Sedgwick County)

A store in unincorporated Sedgwick County that advertises or holds a retail sale represented as a business termination or liquidation needs a business termination or liquidation license from the County Clerk first. County Code §17-41 makes it unlawful to conduct such a sale in the unincorporated areas of the county without filing a sworn inventory with the County Clerk and obtaining the license, and sets the fees at $60.00 for a period not exceeding 30 days, $120.00 for up to 60 days and $180.00 for up to 90 days. Under §17-42 the application is made on a form furnished by the County Clerk, sworn before a notary, with a complete list of the merchandise offered and its wholesale price. Under §17-43 a license runs for no more than 90 days, and §17-44 limits issuance to one license per person per location in any 12 months. Under §17-28 the article does not apply to trustees in bankruptcy, executors, administrators, receivers or others acting under judicial process. The fees are those of the county code, adopted by Res. No. 141-1982.

Shared with other businesses in Sedgwick County Ks

• Enhanced Cereal Malt Beverage Retailer License (place of business outside city limits) — Sedgwick County Clerk, County license fee: $50 per year for a place of business selling exclusively in original and unopened containers, not for consumption on the premises; $200 per year for all other places of business (County Code §4-48(b), (c)). Half the fee is returned if the application is denied. Separately, the State of Kansas charges $25 to the director of alcoholic beverage control, Kansas Department of Revenue, for the state stamp (K.S.A. 41-2702(e); §4-48(f)); that is a state fee, not a county fee., calendar year; licenses expire December 31 of the year of issuance. Also required for restaurants and coffee shops; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.