There is incorporated by reference, for the purpose of adopting regulations, provisions, conditions, terms, and specifications, or the control of buildings and structures within the City; the issuing, suspension, and revocations of permits; the collections of fees; the making of inspections; the execution of plan reviews; the enforcement of Article 3 of the Bonner Springs Municipal Code and the fixing of penalties for violations thereof, the 2015 International Plumbing Code, dated July, 2015, as published by International Code Council, Inc., excepting only such parts or portions thereof as are specifically deleted or amended in Bonner Springs City Code Chapter IV, Article 3 and including such new and additional provisions added to said code by the Bonner Springs City Code Chapter IV, Article 3. Not less than one (1) copy of said 2015 International Plumbing Code shall be marked Official Copy and to which shall be attached a copy of the ordinance codified herein, and filed with the City Clerk to be opened to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours. The Municipal Court and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied such number of official copies as may be deemed expedient.

Provisions in the appendices shall not apply unless specifically referenced in the adopting ordinance. Appendices E and F are hereby adopted.

(Code 2014; Ord. 2408)

Certain Sections of the International Plumbing Code are hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 101.1 TITLE.

       The regulations shall be known as the International Plumbing Code of Bonner Springs herein after referred to as “this code”.

Section 106.6.2 FEES SCHEDULE.

       Standard fee of $35 for all plumbing applications, excluding work covered under a building permit.

Section 109. APPEALS BOARD.

       The suitability of alternate materials, methods of construction and reasonable interpretations of this code shall be determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals created pursuant to K.S.A. 12‑714 as amended. The Board shall have no authority to modify the administrative provisions of this code nor shall the Board be empowered to waive requirements of this code. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the building official with a duplicate copy to the appellant. Wherever in this international code reference is made to the Board of Appeals, such reference shall mean the Board of Zoning Appeals referred to above.

Section 305.6.1. SEWER DEPTH.

       Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the regulations of the Wyandotte County Health Department. Sewer pipe below grade connections to the public sewer shall comply with the requirements of Bonner Springs Wastewater regulations for sewers.

Section 701.2 SEWER REQUIRED.

       Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and all premises having drainage piping shall be connected to a public sewer, where available, or an approved private sewage disposal system in accordance with the Wyandotte County Health Department regulations and provisions of the Master Plan of the City of Bonner Springs.

(Code 2014; Ord. 2408)

No person who has obtained a license required to engage in business as a plumber within the City shall allow his or her name to be used by another person either for the purpose of obtaining work permits or for doing business or work under his or her license.

(a)   Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the International Plumbing code, violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the building official or other proper City authority or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, or who shall construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in violation and noncompliance, code, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a Class C violation as prescribed by the Public Offense Code of this City. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)   The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.

(Ord. 2064; Ord. 2270; Ord. 2408)

If any Section of the International Plumbing Code or of this Article shall be held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Section shall be considered separate and apart from the remaining provisions of the International Plumbing Code or of this Article, the Section is to be completely severable from the remaining provisions which shall continue in full force and effect.

(Ord. 2054; Ord. 2270; Ord. 2408)

Pursuant to the authority of Charter Ordinance No. 29, the Building Official or other City Employee as designated in writing by the City Manager shall have the authority to issue notices to appear for violations of this ordinance and code.

(Ord. 2353; Ord. 2408)