Sedgwick County, KS Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit office
- Sedgwick County Dept. of Code Enforcement, 1144 S. Seneca
- Community permit fee
- $65.00 flat fee per home in a community
- Other permit fee
- $0.15/sq ft; $0.19/sq ft with finished basement
- Inspections required
- 8 stages: footings, stem wall, blocking, tie-down, utilities, stairs
- Occupancy violation
- Class H offense to occupy before final inspection
- Notice required
- 1 working day's notice before requesting inspection
Summary
Before a manufactured home can be occupied in unincorporated Sedgwick County, the Department of Code Enforcement must sign off on footings, blocking, tie-down, electrical and gas connections, and exterior handrails. Occupying the home before that temporary final inspection is a class H offense under the county's manufactured home installation article.
Sec. 6-354. - Required inspections. The manufactured home shall not be occupied prior to obtaining temporary final inspection approval by the office of code enforcement of the following: (1)Footings and setbacks, if required, before concrete is placed.(2)Stem wall, if required, before concrete is placed.(3)Blocking, pursuant to K.S.A. 75-1231 and drawings available for inspection at the office of Sedgwick County Code Enforcement, 1144 S. Seneca, Wichita, Kansas.(4)Tie down, pursuant to K.S.A. 75-1227 through 75-1230 inclusive and the standards on file in the department of code enforcement and incorporated herein by reference.(5)Electrical service connection as set forth at section 6-363.(6)Fuel gas connection as set forth at section 6-364.(7)Handrails and outside stairs, at each exit, as set forth at section 6-360(b)(2) and (3).(8)Electric or gas meters shall not be released to the utility company until the home is blocked and tied down as set forth at sections 6-367 and 6-369 and K.S.A. 75-1227 through 75-1230.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sedgwick County's manufactured home installation article, Chapter 6, requires a series of inspections before a manufactured home can legally be occupied in the unincorporated area, or in a city that has adopted the article and signed an enforcement agreement with the county. Under Sec. 19 per square foot with a finished basement) elsewhere. Sec. 6-353 makes all work subject to inspection and requires the installer to notify the building official when work is ready; the official may require at least one working day's notice, given in writing or by phone.
Sec. A. A. 75-1227 through 75-1230, electrical service connection (Sec. 6-363), fuel gas connection (Sec. 6-364), handrails and outside stairs at each exit (Sec. 6-360(b)(2) and (3)), and confirmation that the home is blocked and tied down before electric or gas meters are released. Skirting under Sec. 6-361(b)(1) may not go on until after that temporary final inspection. Sec. 6-355 further requires the permit holder to post an inspection record card on the home's front door so the building official can log each inspection until final approval is issued.
Violations & Fines
Occupying a manufactured home before the county issues a temporary occupancy certificate is a class H offense under Sec. 6-354. Installing without the required permit, or without following the third-party inspection report requirement for modular homes under Sec. 6-352, exposes the installer or homeowner to the county's general penalty of up to $500 per violation under Sec. 1-8, with continuing violations charged separately for each day they persist.
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