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 if the same is not done in accordance with the mechanical regulations of this Article as hereafter set forth, and shall not perform work relating to mechanical installation and/or repair without a permit authorizing the same.

Sedgwick County, through the MABCD shall provide code inspection and enforcement services to the City, based upon the current Wichita-Sedgwick County unified building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes, as adopted by the City and agreed to by separate interlocal agreement,

There is hereby adopted by reference by the City of Colwich, Kansas, for the purpose of establishing standards for the safety, health, and public welfare, the International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708 Falls Church, Virginia, 22041, as such Mechanical Code was adopted and amended by Resolution 158-2014 of the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners on November 19, 2014 taking effect 1-1-15. This standard code shall include all amendments and codified supplements to the International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition.

One (1) copy of said code along with the amendments set forth in Sedgwick County Resolution 261-07, have been and are now filed in the office of the City Clerk and the said codes are hereby adopted and incorporated as if fully set out herein at length as authorized in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-3009, et seq. While the Standard Codes are stand alone books they shall be known as part of Chapter 4, Article 4 of the Colwich Municipal Code. All Amendments as set forth within Resolution 261-07 of the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners shall henceforth be.

The International Mechanical Code; The International Residential Code, Chapters 12-24 Inclusive; and the International Fuel Gas Code, are hereby amended by adopting those changes, deletions, and additions contained in Resolution No. 261-07 of the Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, Kansas, adopted December 5, 2007, including all fee schedules, and such document is incorporated by reference herein, as was previously published in the official newspaper of the City of Colwich.

Any person who shall violate the provision of this code 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 prosecuted as set forth in Section 108 et seq. of the International Mechanical Code as amended. 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.

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 ordinance, and specific authority for such is hereby granted to take any action or imposing any penalty allowed by State law, this code, or this ordinance.

Enforcement of this code within the boundaries of the City shall be by the Code Enforcement Official(s) designated by the City, which may be through Sedgwick County Court through separate interlocal agreement, and such citations shall rely on the citation numbers set forth within the Sedgwick County Code. If Sedgwick County and the City of Colwich choose not to be bound by such interlocal agreement, prosecution of any violations of this code shall be in the Colwich Municipal Court.

Requirements of this code and ordinance 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.

If any part or parts of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining part of this ordinance.