What this means to you, if you are located in a Special Flood Hazard Area anything you do such as build, repair, replace, improve, to name a few, must first have a Floodplain Development permit. If the land is in a Special Flood Hazard Area, you must get permission to do just about anything.

City of Wichita link to municode Ch. 27.06
Sedgwick County link municode Ch. 13

 

Both sets of regulations state that any development* within the Special Flood Hazard Areas designated on the FEMA FIRM’s must be reviewed and permitted by MABCD.

 *Development- Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials.

 Floodplain Paper Permit 

There may be additional steps required before an application can be approved, such as;

  • Kansas State Division of Water Resources permit may be required
  • A US Army Corp of Engineers permit may be required
  • A KDHE Water Quality permit may be required

 

If you are planning any activity in the mapped floodplains in Wichita or Unincorporated Sedgwick County, call 316-660-1840 for more information about how you will need to comply;

 If you would like to look at the Sedgwick County Floodplain Maps, use this link: https://gismaps.sedgwickcounty.org/mlr/

 For more information on Flood Safety Before, During and After a Flood use this link: flood website link

 

Technical Guidance on Construction in the Special Flood Hazard Areas:

 

  • Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings FEMA P-936
  • Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House FEMA P-347
  • Taking Shelter from the Storm: Safe Rooms FEMA P-320 l pdf link
  • Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage FEMA P-348 pdf link
  • Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards FEMA P-85 pdf link
  • Guide for Placing Manufactured Homes in the Floodplain Sedgwick County  pdf link
  • Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage Desk Reference FEMA P-758 pdf linkNational Flood Insurance Program Information:
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  • Answers to Questions About the NFIP FEMA F-084 pdf link
  • NFIP Summary of Coverage FEMA F-679 pdf link
  • Flood Insurance Claims Handbook FEMA F-687 pdf link
  • www.floodsmart.gov
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  • For more information and guidance; contact the Wichita/Sedgwick County Floodplain Manager @ 316-660-1840
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