Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
Kingman Overview
Kingman, KS Code of Ordinances
KINGMAN, KANSAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER II: ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION
CHAPTER III: BEVERAGES
CHAPTER IV: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER V: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER VI: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER VII: FIRE
CHAPTER VIII: HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER IX: MUNICIPAL COURT
CHAPTER X: POLICE
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER XIII: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER XIV: TRAFFIC
CHAPTER XV: UTILITIES
CHAPTER XVI: ZONING AND PLANNING
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Loading...
§ 4-214 SAME; POSTING.
   A copy of the building permit shall be kept on the premises for public inspection during the performance of the work and until the completion of the same. The Building Inspector may require a certified copy of the approved plans to be kept on the premises at all times from the commencement of the work to the completion thereof.
§ 4-215 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.
   Upon the completion of any work under a building permit, the Chief Building Official or the Building Inspector or his or her designee is authorized to issue a certificate of approval for the occupancy and use of the building or structure. The certificate shall show the number of inspections made and the orders and corrections required during the course of the work. A copy of such certificate shall be given the owner.
§ 4-216 INSPECTIONS OF BUILDING; LAYOUT OF BUILDING; FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS; NOTICE TO INSPECTOR.
   (a)   The contractor or builder having a permit for new construction, or additions to existing buildings, shall notify the Chief Building Official or Building Inspector immediately upon the marking or laying out of the site and foundation for such work. The Official or Inspector shall inspect the layout for conformity with this article and with respect to lot lines, setbacks and location of the proposed buildings to determine conformity with the city zoning regulations. In case of doubt respecting the required location, the Chief Building Official may require an official survey of the lot lines to determine conformity, at the expense of the permit holder.
   (b)   Upon completion of the excavation for the building foundation and footings and the construction of the necessary forms thereof and before the foundation and footings are poured or laid, the Official or Inspector shall be notified as in the first case, and it shall be his or her duty to inspect all such work for conformity with laws respecting location of the building foundations and footings.
   (c)   The Building Inspector shall, during the course of all building, make such other inspections as may be directed by the Chief Building Official to be made during any successive stage of the construction or other work covered by a permit in order to secure compliance with laws pertaining thereto.
§ 4-217 REQUEST FOR INSPECTION.
   Upon the completion of any building construction work covered by this article, it shall be the duty of the person doing such work to notify the Building Inspector and request that it be inspected; after which such work shall be inspected promptly as hereinafter provided.
§ 4-218 INSPECTION FEE.
   An initial inspection fee, as set by the governing body, and an inspection fee, as set by the governing body, for subsequent inspections required shall be paid before any building or construction work will be approved or a certificate of approval issued.
§ 4-219 BUILDER OR BUILDING CONTRACTOR DEFINED.
   For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   BUILDER or BUILDING CONTRACTOR.
      (1)   Any person, firm, co-partnership, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, whether a resident or not of the city:
         (A)   Who or which undertakes with or for another, for a fixed sum, price, fee or any compensation other than wages, to build, construct, alter, repair, add to, wreck or move any building or structure (or any portion thereof), or any sidewalk, driveway entrance or structure in any street, or any advertising sign, panel poster or billboard, or any other structure, in the city, for which a building or construction permit may now or hereafter be required by the laws of the city;
         (B)   Who or which advertises or represents himself, herself or itself to the public to have the capacity or ability to undertake, or submit a bid or offer to build, construct, alter, repair, add to or wreck, remove, restore or replace any building, structure or construction work or any portion thereof; or
         (C)   Who or which builds, constructs, alters, adds to or wrecks any buildings or structures either on his or her own or other property for purposes of sale or speculation.
      (2)   A BUILDER or BUILDING CONTRACTOR shall not mean or include:
         (A)   Any subcontractor, except for a roofing contractor, working under the supervision of a general contractor;
         (B)   Any plumbers, gasfitters, electricians or other specialized occupation for which special licenses or bonds are required by other city laws;
         (C)   Any owner or his or her authorized agents or employees making ordinary repairs to his, her or its own building or structure not involving the structural parts of the building for which a permit is not required or on which a contractor, as defined, is not required, employed or engaged to perform;
         (D)   Any property owner personally performing any improvements, alterations or building construction within or upon his or her own residence and intended for his or her own personal use and permanent occupancy; provided, the owner shall satisfy the Building Official as to his or her ability to perform such work secure a permit, pay required fees, do work in accordance with this article, and apply for an inspection and receive approval. Personal building construction by an owner under this section shall be by himself, herself, for himself or herself on his or her own residence, without compensation and no person shall be employed to assist him or her in any way on such work except a builder or building contractor licensed by the city; or
         (E)   Any person engaged in construction work not involving a total cost of greater than a fee as set by the governing body, exclusive of labor.
§ 4-220 BUILDER’S OR BUILDING CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE REQUIRED; BUILDING PERMITS; UNLAWFUL ACTS.
   (a)   Each builder or building contractor shall before entering upon any building or construction work subject to regulation by city laws, apply to the City Clerk for a builder’s or building contractor’s license and receive the same as hereinafter provided and have in his or her possession a valid license authorizing him, her or it to engage in the trade or occupation of a builder or building contractor in the city.
   (b)   No permit for any building or construction work shall be issued for any such work to be performed by a builder or building contractor, as defined, who has not first obtained a license upon making a proper application and payment of the license fee as required.
   (c)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, association or corporation to enter into a contract or agreement with another so as to bring himself, herself or itself under the definition of builder or building contractor herein, or to perform any work as a builder or building contractor or any work under a contract for any work involving the construction, wrecking or moving of any building, without first having obtained a builder’s or building contractor’s license issued by the city.
Loading...