Wyandotte County, KS Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 149 (Unified Government Code § 8-25) requires every permitted project to remain open for inspection by the building official until each stage is approved, and it places the duty on the permit holder to keep the work accessible and exposed until inspected. Section 151 then lists the specific inspections the building official must perform, in order: a footing-and-foundation inspection after excavation and any reinforcing steel is placed; an under-floor inspection before subfloor sheathing goes down; an under-slab plumbing inspection before pipes are covered; a sewer-line inspection before the line from the building to the property line is buried; combined rough-in inspections for framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fireplace work on R-1, R-2, and R-3 occupancies; a lath-or-gypsum-board inspection before plastering or taping; an electrical-service inspection before a new service is energized; a complete-gas inspection once piping and at least one appliance are connected; and a final inspection once all permitted work is done.

Section 152 lets the building official accept reports from qualified outside inspection agencies, and Section 153 requires the permit holder to request each inspection in advance under the inspection-services division's written policies. Section 154 authorizes a reinspection fee whenever work is not ready or a required correction was not made, though not for the first rejection of a job.