Wyandotte County, KS Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code
- Governing section
- Sec. 8-350
- Publisher
- IAPMO, Ontario, CA
- Conflict rule
- Local code controls over UPC text
- Penalty
- $100-$2,500 fine, up to 6 months jail
Summary
Sec. 8-350 adopts the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code by reference, covering permit issuance, fees, inspections, and plan review for plumbing work in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The county's own code controls whenever it conflicts with the published UPC text.
Plumbing code adopted. There is incorporated by reference, for the purpose of adopting regulations, provisions, conditions, terms, and specifications for the control of buildings and structures within the city, the issuing, suspension, and revocation of permits, the collection of fees, making of inspections, the execution of plan reviews, the enforcement of this chapter, and the fixing of penalties for violations thereof, the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 4755 E. Philadelphia Street, Ontario, CA 91761-2816, excepting only such parts or portions thereof as are specifically added or amended in this chapter. Further, if there exists or arises any conflict between the provisions of the publication and this code, then the provisions of this code are controlling.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 8-350(a) incorporates the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, for regulating the control of buildings and structures, including issuing, suspending, and revoking permits, collecting fees, making inspections, and running plan reviews, except where the county has specifically amended or deleted a part of it; any conflict between the published code and the local ordinance is resolved in favor of the ordinance. Sec. 8-350(b) requires marked official copies, stamped as incorporated by Ordinance No. O-95-22, to be kept on file with the unified government clerk and made available for public inspection, and requires the neighborhood resource center, code enforcement division, rental inspections division, and building inspection division to each hold copies.
Doing plumbing work without complying with this adopted code and its permitting process falls under Article VI's enforcement scheme. Sec. 00, imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, with the office of chief counsel providing legal assistance to the building official in enforcement.
Violations & Fines
Performing plumbing installation, alteration, or repair work regulated by the adopted 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code without the permit that Sec. 8-350 requires violates Article VI. Sec. 8-349 sets the penalty at a fine of $100.00 to $2,500.00, up to six months' imprisonment, or both, and the chief counsel's office assists the building official in prosecuting the case.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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