Article 11. Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code
17.11.1. Adoption of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code including its modifications to national and international building codes.
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code adopted by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, Kansas effective on January 1, 2019, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference by the City of Bel Aire, Kansas for the purpose of establishing standards for the safety, health and public welfare of its citizens. All modifications made therein to the Plumbing, Drain Layers and Gas Fitting Code, the International Residential Code, the International Building Code, the National Electrical Code, the International Fuel Gas Code, the International Mechanical Code and the International Property Maintenance Code are also hereby adopted and incorporated by reference by the City of Bel Aire.
The fee schedules included within the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code shall apply, only to commercial code services performed by the MABCD on behalf of the City, and are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference for that limited purpose, except where a different fee is established by the City’s adopted fee schedule. For purposes of application within the City of Bel Aire, all references within the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code to the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department, or the MABCD, as a contact agency/agent, or enforcement agency/agent shall be understood to be referring to the Code Enforcement Officer designated by the City of Bel Aire, which may include MABCD staff members, City of Bel Aire staff members, and other contract agents approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 763)
17.11.2. Availability of copies.
One copy of the current Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Building and Trade Code, marked as "Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 763" Code, has been and is now filed in the office of the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public during City Hall's business hours, with an additional copy available in the office of the City Attorney. The adoption by reference of said Codes as amended is authorized by and in compliance with K.S.A. 12-3009 et seq.
(Ord. 763)
17.11.3. Effective date.
The above adopted Code shall be phased in from the date of its adoption until January 1, 2027 to allow for conclusion of projects being completed in conformance with the previously adopted Unified Building and Trade Code. New projects may be licensed and permitted using either the above-described Code or the formally applicable Code, whichever is most appropriate to the project and the stage of the development of the project in the discretion of the Community Development Director or designee. On and after January 1, 2027, no project shall be approved except in conformance with the above-described Code.
(Ord. 763)