CHAPTER 4. BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATIONS
Article 1. General
Regulations/Supplements. 1
4-101... Building standards. 1
4-101a. Site
address, premises identification. 1
4-104... Supplemental to the standard
provisions of the metropolitan area building and construction department
building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and manufactured housing
installation codes. 2
4-108... Contractors, contractor’s
licenses, fees, insurance. 4
4-112... Violations and penalties. 5
Article 2. Inspections by City Officials. 7
4-201... Building inspector; authority
and appeals. 7
4-202... Re-inspection/non-business
hours fee. 7
4-203... Certificate; renewal. 7
4-204... Insurance requirements. 7
4-205... License; contractor. 8
4-206... License requirement; homeowner
exemption. 8
4-209... Suspension; appeal. 9
4-211... Fees: general operating fund. 10
4-212... Violation and penalty. 10
Article 3. Residential Construction. 11
4-301... Adoption of the International
Residential Code, 2018 Edition, as the one and two family dwelling code, with
certain additions and deletions. 11
4-302... Availability of copies. 11
4-304... Violations and penalties. 11
4-305... Penalty clause not exclusive. 11
4-309... Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified
Building and Trade Code. 12
4-310... City provisions additional to
or supplemental to the standard provisions of the Wichita-Sedgwick County
Unified Building and Trade Code. 12
Article 4. Commercial Buildings. 30
4-401... Adoption of the International
Building Code, 2018 Edition, as the commercial building code, with certain
additions and deletions. 30
4-403... Availability of copies. 30
4-404... Violations and penalties. 30
4-405... Penalty clause not exclusive. 30
4-409... Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified
Building and Trade Code. 31
4-410... City provisions additional to
or supplemental to the standard provisions of the Wichita-Sedgwick County
Unified Building and Trade Code. 31
Article 5. Electrical Code. 33
4-501... Adoption of the NFPA 70,
National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition, as the electrical code, with certain
additions and deletions. 33
4-502... Availability of copies. 33
4-504... Violations and penalties. 35
4-505... Penalty clause not exclusive. 36
Article 6. Plumbing and Gas Fitting Code. 37
4-601... Adoption of the Uniform
Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, as the plumbing code, with certain additions and
deletions. 37
4-602... Availability of copies. 37
4-605... Violations and penalties. 44
4-606... Penalty clause not exclusive. 45
4-701... Applicability of uniform code. 46
4-702... Board of appeals; drain layers. 46
4-703... Drain layer inspector;
authority and appeals. 46
4-705... Re-inspection/non-business
hours; fee. 47
4-706... Apprentice drain layers. 47
4-707... Certificate; renewal. 47
4-708... Insurance requirement. 47
4-709... License; drain layer. 47
4-711... Suspension; appeal. 48
4-713... Fees: general operating fund. 49
Article 8. Mechanical Code. 50
4-801... Adoption of the international
mechanical code, 2021 edition. 50
4-802... Availability of copies. 50
4-804... Violations and penalties. 66
4-805... Penalty clause not exclusive. 66
Article 9. Private Swimming Pools. 67
4-903... Application for permit; plans
required; approval. 67
4-904... Material to be waterproof;
easily cleaned. 67
4-905... Construction and design
generally. 67
4-906... Recirculation, filtration
systems required. 67
4-907... Maintenance generally. 68
4-908... Source of water supply. 68
4-909... Backflow protection required. 68
4-911... Compliance with plumbing code. 68
4-913... Compliance with electrical
code. 68
4-914... Location of current carrying
conductors. 68
4-915... Grounding of metal fences,
railing. 69
4-916... Location of pools. 69
4-917... Enclosure of pools. 69
4-918... Safety equipment required. 69
Article 10. Underground Sprinkler Systems. 71
4-1002. Application
for sprinkler permit. 71
4-1101. Construction,
maintenance, replacement and repair of fences; permit required. 73
4-1103. Maximum
height of fences. 74
4-1104. Encroachments
upon street rights-of-way prohibited. 74
4-1105. Encroachments
upon utility and other public easements restricted; removal of encroachments. 75
4-1105a. Encroachments
upon drainage easements or floodways. 75
4-1106. Fence
materials; certain features and materials prohibited. 75
4-1107. Dangerous
fences prohibited. 76
4-1108. Applications,
site plans and permits and fees therefor. 76
4-1111. Notice
of violation. 77
4-1113. Failure
to comply; penalty. 78
4-1114. Abatement
by city; procedure. 78
4-1116. Authorization
to contract for services. 79
4-1117. Site
to be made safe. 79
4-1118. Assessment,
funding and payment of costs. 79
4-1119. Disposition
of moneys received. 80
4-1122. Application
of article to existing nonconforming fences. 80
4-1123. Variances
and exceptions. 81
Article 12. Demolition and Site Clearance. 82
4-1203. Prior
to obtaining a permit. 82
4-1204. Protection
of the general public. 82
4-1205. Protection
of adjacent private property. 82
4-1206. Removal
and site clearance requirements. 82
4-1210. Assessment
of costs. 83
Article 13. International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition 85
4-1301. Adoption
of the International Existing Building Code. 85
4-1303. Availability
of copies. 85
4-1304. Violations
and penalties. 85
4-1305. Penalty
clause not exclusive. 85