Olathe, KS Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2018 International Plumbing Code
- Enforcing official
- Chief Building Official / Code Official
- Permit administration
- Via Chapter 15.02 (Building Code) Ch. 1
- Local amendments
- §§ 15.08.030–15.08.310
Summary
Olathe requires plumbing work to comply with the locally adopted 2018 International Plumbing Code, enforced under the city's building permit and inspection process.
The 2018 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., ... is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set out, save and except such parts or portions thereof as are specifically deleted, added or changed in Sections 15.08.030 through and including 15.08.310. (Ord. 19-30 § 1, 2019; Ord. 12-44 § 2, 2012.)
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Olathe Municipal Code § 15.08.010 adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code by reference, with the deletions, additions, and amendments set out in the rest of Chapter 15.08. Administration and enforcement, including permit issuance, run through Chapter 1 of the International Building Code as adopted under Municipal Code Chapter 15.02, per § 15.08.050. The Chief Building Official (or designee) is the Code Official who enforces the chapter under § 15.08.030. Marked copies showing every local deletion, addition, and change are kept on file with the City Clerk under § 15.08.020.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work performed without a permit or inspection, or that fails to meet the adopted 2018 IPC as locally amended, is subject to enforcement by the Chief Building Official under Chapter 15.08 and the administrative provisions of Chapter 15.02.
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