How to Pull Code Violation County Data for Sedgwick County, KS
A code violation list shows cases a city opens when a property breaks local building or safety rules. To find code violation records for Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS), use City of Wichita GIS. No account is needed. It is free to use. You need a US VPN. You copy the records by hand.
Also known as: code enforcement, code enforcement cases, building code violations.
What you need
This site did not open from the Philippines in our test. It opened from a US connection.
What it is
Code enforcement cases from the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department in Wichita. Most rows are in Wichita, and some are in Derby, Maize, Park City or unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County.
Why it matters
An owner with an open violation may face fines and repair costs. Many of these owners are open to selling.
The fields you get
- Case number
- Case type code
- Case status
- Address
- City
- ZIP
- Parcel ID
- Processed date
- Case description (CASEDESC)
Follow these 5 steps
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Open the Code Enforcement Violations page
Go to Code Enforcement Violations. This is a plain city data page. It shows the list of columns.
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Fill the top of the form
In Where typeCaseStatus='Active'. In Out Fields typeCaseNumber,CaseType,CaseStatus,Address,City,ZipCode,ParcelID,ProcessedDate.
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Fill the bottom of the form
In Order By Fields typeProcessedDate DESC. Set Format to HTML. Click Query (GET).
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Copy your records
The page shows # records, then one block per case. We saw 969 active cases. Select the blocks you need and paste them into a sheet.
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Watch out for these
- There is no download button. You copy from the screen.
- The date shows as a long number. In Excel, put this formula next to it to get a real date:
=A1/86400000+25569. Change A1 to your cell and format the result as a date. - Parcel ID is often 0. Use the address to find the owner on the county site.
- The site may not open from every country. In our test it timed out from the Philippines and opened from the US.
- The old FeatureServer link gives an error now. Use the MapServer link in this guide.
- The page shows up to 2,000 records at a time. Narrow the Where box if you hit that number.
Other lists in Sedgwick County
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Code Violation in other states
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