HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 648 Amendment of City Code(First published in The Ark Valley News on September 19, 2019.)
ORDINANCE NO: 648
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 4
OF THE CITY CODE OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS, IN CONNECTION WITH
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES, ALL
WITHIN THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS.
Be it ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas:
Section 1. AMENDING SECTION 16.4.6 OF THE BEL AIRE MUNICIPAL CODE:
It shall be the responsibility of building and premise owners to have each backflow preventer
device tested and inspected immediately after initial installation to assure the device has been
installed properly and that debris resulting from the installation has not interfered with the
functioning of the device. Thereafter, it shall be the responsibility of building and premise
owners to have each backflow preventer device tested and inspected annually, any overhaul or
repairs made, and a backflow device test report filed with the City of Bel Aire, Kansas annually,
on or before the first day of June of each year, beginning in 2020. The inspection and testing
shall be by a certified tester/repair technician certified by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Health
Department, licensed in Bel Aire and testing procedures shall be in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions when approved by the City Engineer. Overhaul intervals should not
exceed five (5) years. There shall be a filing fee to file a backflow device test report with the City
of Bel Aire, Kansas set forth in the City fee schedule.
If an irrigation system is not being utilized, the property owner shall have the system completely
disconnected from the City water supply and capped off. The City Engineer's designee shall
inspect, approve, and tag such disconnected systems. Approved disconnected systems shall not
be required to be tested or rebuilt while disconnected. A new backflow device must be installed
and inspected upon any reconnection to the City water supply.
SECTION 2. REPEAL. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after the publication of its summary in the Ark Valley News, and official City newspaper.
Passed by the Governing Body on the 17th day of September, 2019.
Signed by the Mayor this 17th day of September, 2019.
MAY
R, David Austin
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, Melissa Krehbiel
SEAL