Administrative overview · FIPS 20019
Chautauqua County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Chautauqua County Emergency Management / Health Department and the applicable municipal building department
For a project in or near Chautauqua County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
620-725-5800 (County Clerk/Commissioners); 620-725-5883 (Emergency Management); 620-725-5850 (Health Department)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Chautauqua County Courthouse, 215 North Chautauqua Street, Sedan, KS 67361
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Chautauqua County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 620-725-5800 (County Clerk/Commissioners); 620-725-5883 (Emergency Management); 620-725-5850 (Health Department).
How long might review take?
N/A. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the applicable municipal building department for ordinary building inspections. For floodplain or emergency-management questions, contact Chautauqua County Emergency Management at 620-725-5883; for health/wastewater matters contact the Health Department at 620-725-5850. No countywide online inspection scheduler was identified.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A. Current county materials do not identify a countywide 2026 technical building-code edition or general county building-permit program. The county is participating in a 2026 floodplain mapping update with the Kansas Department of Agriculture; county/state floodplain requirements may apply, and municipal building departments may enforce their own codes within city limits or under Kansas law. N/A. No current county general minor/cosmetic exemption list was identified. Confirm permit requirements with the applicable city or county/state floodplain authority; Kansas rules can still apply to floodplain, water, wastewater, stream, dam, or fill work.