No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter design, construct, erect, remodel, alter, demolish, locate, relocate or remove any building or structure, or place or install service equipment therein in the city except in accordance with this article, and all other applicable codes and ordinances of this City relating to such buildings or structures.

Approved numbers or addresses shall be provided for all new residential and commercial buildings.

(a)   Residential Buildings. Address shall be mounted or installed on the principal structure with numbers or letters, 3” minimum in height. Such numbers or letters shall be visible from the street or right-of-way which gives the property its address. Such numbers or letters shall be of contrasting color from the structure. This requirement is mandatory within SF-15 zones.

(b)   Commercial and Industrial Buildings. Address shall be mounted or installed on the principal structure with numbers or letters 6” minimum in height. Such numbers or letter shall be visible from the street or right-of-way which gives the property its address. Such number or letter shall be of a contrasting color from the structure.

(Code 1971, Sec. 4-101; Code 2012; Code 2024)

All contractors and tradesmen shall provide proof to the City of both a current and valid Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department [hereinafter “MABCD” or “Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department”] Contractor’s License and a City of Haysville Contractor’s License prior to being issued a permit to design, construct, erect, remodel, alter, demolish, locate, relocate or remove any building or structure, or place or install service equipment within the City.

(a)   License of City of Haysville. City of Haysville licenses for all trades and construction for building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and manufactured housing installation shall be issued exclusively through City.

(b)   License of Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department. Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department licenses for all trades and construction for building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and manufactured housing installation shall be issued exclusively through MABCD.

(Code 2011)

(a)   City of Haysville Permit: Prior to any person, firm or corporation designing, constructing, erecting, remodeling, enlarging, altering, demolishing, locating, relocating or removing any building or structure, or changing the occupancy of a building or structure, or placing or installing service equipment within the City of Haysville, a permit to do such work shall be obtained from the City. Such permit shall be issued through the Department of Public Works.

(b)   In the event a contractor does not complete work for which a valid permit has been issued and such individual no longer holds a valid contract for the work, a second permit must be obtained by a contractor to complete the balance of the work. A fee shall be charged for the second permit that is ten percent of the original permit fee, but in no case less than the minimum fee for a building permit. Building permits are nontransferable.

(c)   In those areas of the city having a high ground water table, which areas are not served by an approved water course or storm sewer for surface water disposal, building permit applications require a special approval by the building official. The application, in addition to providing the information required on the standard application form, shall indicate the lowest floor elevation of the proposed building, whether groundwater may be required to be pumped as a matter of waterproofing below-grade structure and, if so, the manner of water disposal. Topographic and groundwater elevations for reference purposes are shown on the most current Hydrogeologic Map of Sedgwick County, Kansas, prepared by the State Geological Survey of Kansas.

(d)   Expiration. Every permit issued by the City under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty days from the date of such permit, or if work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty days, or one hundred eighty days have expired since an inspection was requested and such inspection was approved by the building official. Provided, that the building official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected and may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code. No refund shall be paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of fee payment.

(e)   Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has commenced without first obtaining said permit, an administrative penalty equal to the amount of the permit fee, as determined by the Code Official, shall be collected in addition to the permit fee. Such administrative penalty shall be paid prior to issuance of any permit for construction upon these premises. Licensed contractor administrative penalty is the amount of the permit fee or $200.00 whichever is greater.

(f)   All necessary permits must be visible within the street right-of-way that corresponds to the property’s address. The display can either be the permit itself or a receipt confirming its issuance, and it must be safeguarded against weather and damage.

(Code 2024)

Section 112, Board of Appeals associated with City of Haysville Inspections.

In order to hear and decide appeals of decisions, determinations, or orders of the City’s inspector(s) relative to the application and interpretation of this Code, there shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the city. The building inspector shall be an ex officio member of and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the Governing Body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official. The board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code.

The owner of any permitted project, the construction of which has been rejected by the City’s building inspector and who may feel aggrieved respecting such order, may by agent or personally appeal to the City’s board of appeals, to have such order reviewed. The decision of the board can be appealed to the governing body for review and the decision of the governing body shall be final when the matter shall have been heard by it.

(Code 2011)

(Code 2011)

The schedule of permit fees shall be those set forth in the approved schedule of fees as incorporated into Chapter 17 of the Haysville Municipal Code.

(Code 2003)

Definitions of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:

(a)   Agricultural Building: A structure designed and constructed to house hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticulture products and for farm storage of farming implements. Such structure or structures shall not be a place for human habitation or place of employment where agriculture products are processed, treated or packaged; nor shall it be a building or structure for use by the public.

(b)   Contractors: A contractor, within the meaning of this chapter, is any person who undertakes with or for another to build, construct, alter, repair, add to, wreck or move any building or structure, or any portion thereof, within the city, for which a permit is required under this article, for a fixed price, fee, percentage or other compensation other than wages, or who advertises or otherwise represents to the public to have the capacity or ability to undertake to build, construct, alter, repair, add to, wreck or move any building or structure or any portion thereof; or who builds, constructs, alters, adds to, wrecks or moves any building or structure, either on his or her own or other property, for the purpose of speculation.

(c)   A One and/or Two Family Dwelling is a structure having one (1) or two (2), but not more than two (2), units providing independent living facilities, (for one or more persons constituting a family,) including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. A family is an individual of two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or law, or a group of not more than four (4) persons (excluding servants), who need not be related, living together in a dwelling unit.

(d)   Commercial Building. A commercial building is a building in which is conducted a business, trade or profession and is not typically a use that provides access for and by the public at large requiring licensed contractors for roof replacement, siding, any trade alterations or changes, including but not limited to building, plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling.

(e)   Residential structures/dwellings (apartments and/or one-two family dwellings). These buildings/units, not owner occupied, shall be classified as a commercial business, requiring licensed contractors for roof replacement, siding, any trade alterations or changes (building, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling).  

(Ord. 379, Sec.5; Code 2003; Code 2022)

Every Licensed Contractor who has obtained a license as set forth in this Code shall have and maintain an established place of business at a definite address and with his/her registered company name and license number displayed as it appears on his/her license. Licensed Contractors operating out of their home must conform to the requirements set forth in the Zoning Code.

(a)   Contractor’s licenses and fees for the city shall be as follows:

(b)   Classification: Fees.

(1)   Contractor’s License Class A shall be issued for a construction project with a value more than $30,000 and the fee shall be as set out in Chapter 17.

(2)   Contractor’s License Class B shall be issued for a construction project valued at $30,000 or below and the fee shall be as set out in Chapter 17.

(3)   Contractor’s License Class C shall be issued for roofing and siding construction projects and the fee shall be as set out in Chapter 17.

(4)   Contractor’s License Class D shall be issued for fencing construction projects and the fee shall be as set out in Chapter 17.

(c)   All contractors are to maintain a policy of general liability insurance covering the activities of the contractor, and the contractor’s employees, while engaged in contracting within the City. Such insurance policy shall be written with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Kansas and shall have minimum limits of coverage of five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence.

(d)   In addition, every contractor shall procure and maintain worker’s compensation insurance as required by Kansas law and automobile liability insurance as required by Kansas law.

(e)   All such insurance requirements shall conform to the insurance requirements of the MABCD, and all contractors who lose their license to contract as issued by the MABCD shall immediately have all City issued licenses revoked.

(f)   A Licensed Contractor, securing a permit in which the scope of the project rolls into the next year, shall secure the same required contractor’s license the following year until completion of project.

(Ord. 75, Code 1984; Code 2003; Code 2015; Code 2022; Code 2024)

There is hereby established a fee schedule for contractors performing work within the city, such contractor fees are as set out in Chapter 17 of this Code. License fees will not be pro-rated. Licenses will expire January 1st of each year.

(Ord. 644; Ord. 644-A; Code 2003)

All fees, permits, licenses, etc., referred to in this article shall be paid and/or registered at the Office of the City Clerk.

(Code 1971, Sec. 4-107; Code 2003)

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, corporation or other entity to advertise as a contractor within the City unless, at the time such advertisement occurs, such person, firm, company, corporation or other entity has a then valid contractor’s license issued hereunder.

(b)   Any advertisement by such person, firm, company, corporation or other entity to advertise as a contractor which is placed or published in any publication or other print medium which is circulated, displayed or distributed within the city or which is placed upon vehicles or is broadcast by radio or television or any other means to persons within the city shall include the full name of the licensed person, firm, company, corporation or other entity and the license number assigned by any office of any municipality having inspection control over any such person, firm, company, corporation or other entity.

(c)   As used herein, the words “advertise” or “advertisement” shall include, but not be limited to, a business card, contract bid proposal form, printed letterhead, or any other printed or written material designed to inform persons of the services offered by the advertising person, firm, company, corporation or other entity and meant to solicit business from such persons or any broadcast statement designed to inform persons of the services offered by the advertising person, firm, company, corporation or other entity and to solicit business from such persons. Such words are intended to include telephone directory display ads but not basic white and yellow page telephone listings.

(Ord. 713; Code 2003)

(a)   Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall act in violation of the approved plan or directive of an official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five-hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation or thirty (30) day confinement in the county jail for each violation or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of violation shall be a separate violation. Furthermore, such person may be required to repair or correct any violation and pay all costs associated therewith.

(b)   Penalty Clause not Exclusive. The Imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the city from instituting an appropriate action to restrain, correct, or abate a violation of this article, and specific authority for such is hereby granted to take any action or imposing any penalty allowed by state law or this code, or this article.

(Code 1971, Sec. 4-324; Code 1984; Code 2003, Ord. 881)

Enforcement of this chapter within the boundaries of the city shall be by the building official(s) designated by the Director of Public Works, and jurisdiction for prosecution of any violations of this code shall be in the Haysville municipal court, and shall be in conformance with the City’s general penalty clause set forth in Chapter 1, Section 1-121 of this Code.

(Ord. 881)

Requirements of this article shall not be construed as imposing on the city, its officers, agents or employees, any liability or responsibility for any damages to any property or any injury to any person due to defective installation or any other reason.

(Ord. 881)