Inspection Divisions

Mission: Ensuring that all residential and commercial structures are properly and safely planned, built, and maintained within Sedgwick County using national best practices while providing fair and equitable rules for the local building industry.

Building Division:

The Building Section is responsible for the inspection of Residential & Commercial Structures to ensure and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory guidance governing building trades and construction. The building section responsibilities are:

• Perform inspections in the course of construction, alteration, and repair for compliance with all applicable/adopted codes and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with plan design as previously submitted and approved.
• Communicate code information and/or references to validate inspection results.
• Monitors permits and ensures that applicable inspections are scheduled and performed.
• Investigates complaints, reported safety issues and potential code violations.

Electrical Division:

The Electrical Section is responsible for the inspection of Residential & Commercial Systems to ensure and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory guidance governing electrical systems and equipment. The electrical section responsibilities are:

• Perform inspections in the course of construction, alteration, and repair for compliance with all applicable/adopted codes and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with plan design as previously submitted and approved.
• Communicate code information and/or references to validate inspection results.
• Monitors permits and ensures that applicable inspections are scheduled and performed.
• Investigates complaints, reported safety issues and potential code violations.

Elevator Division:

The Elevator Section is responsible for the inspection of Residential & Commercial Systems to ensure and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory guidance governing elevator (conveyance) systems and equipment. The elevator section responsibilities are:

• Perform inspections in the course of construction, alteration, and repair for compliance with all applicable/adopted codes and safety standards.
• Perform annual safety inspections and tests on all conveyances.
• Ensures compliance with plan design as previously submitted and approved.
• Communicate code information and/or references to validate inspection results.
• Monitors permits and ensures that applicable inspections are scheduled and performed.
• Investigates complaints, reported safety issues and potential code violations.

Mechanical Division:

The Mechanical Section is responsible for the inspection of Residential & Commercial Systems to ensure and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory guidance governing mechanical, refrigeration, solid fuel, HVAC systems and equipment. The mechanical section responsibilities are:

• Perform inspections in the course of construction, alteration, and repair for compliance with all applicable/adopted codes and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with plan design as previously submitted and approved.
• Communicate code information and/or references to validate inspection results.
• Monitors permits and ensures that applicable inspections are scheduled and performed.
• Investigates complaints, reported safety issues and potential code violations.

Plumbing Division:

The Plumbing Section is responsible for the inspection of Residential & Commercial Systems to ensure and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory guidance governing plumbing and gas piping systems and equipment. The plumbing section responsibilities are:

• Perform inspections in the course of construction, alteration, and repair for compliance with all applicable/adopted codes and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with plan design as previously submitted and approved.
• Communicate code information and/or references to validate inspection results.
• Monitors permits and ensures that applicable inspections are scheduled and performed.
• Investigates complaints, reported safety issues and potential code violations.