Building Setbacks & Zoning in Sedgwick County, KS (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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Setback Rules
In the RR Rural Residential District, the zoning classification the Unified Zoning Code reserves for unincorporated Sedgwick County, the minimum setbacks are 30 feet front, 25 feet rear, 20 feet interior side and 20 feet street side, on a two-acre minimum lot. Reductions of up to 20 percent are available through an administrative Zoning Adjustment.
RR District Setback Minimums in Sedgwick County
Some RestrictionsWichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code Sec. III-B.2.d
d.Property development standards. Each Site in the RR District shall be subject to the following minimum property development standards. Setbacks and Building Heights are for Principal Structures. See Sec. III-D.7.e for Setbacks and Building Heights for Accessory Structures. See also Secs. III-E.2.e(2) and III-E.2.e(3) for Setbacks on unplatted tracts or major roadways. Compatibility standards ...
Structure Height Limits
Under the Unified Zoning Code, buildings in the Rural Residential (RR) district are limited to 35 feet, or 45 feet if set at least 25 feet from all lot lines, with no height limit for barns, silos, and similar farm buildings. SF-5 residential is capped at 35 feet.
Maximum Building Height in Unincorporated Sedgwick County
Some RestrictionsWichita-Sedgwick County UZC Sec. III-B.2.d(7) (RR district)
Maximum Height: 35 feet; 45 feet if located at least 25 feet from all Lot Lines; no maximum height limit for barns, silos and other similar farm buildings
Lot Coverage Limits
The joint Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code sets no blanket lot-coverage percentage for base districts like RR or SF-20. The one hard cap in the whole Code applies to Nonresidential Community Unit Plan (CUP) developments: buildings cannot cover more than 30 percent of the CUP site, in the city or the unincorporated county.
Lot Coverage Cap for CUP Sites in Sedgwick County
Some RestrictionsWichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code Sec. III-C.2.b(2)(b)
b.Nonresidential CUPs. The following nonresidential CUP regulations shall apply to development or construction on Sites with a Contiguous area of six acres or more that are held under unified control at the time of initial approval and that are now or hereafter zoned either LC or GC, or a combination thereof... (b)Maximum Lot coverage. Buildings shall not cover more than 30 percent of the land ...
Building Setbacks & Zoning by City in Sedgwick County
1 cities in Sedgwick County have their own building setbacks & zoning rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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