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Committee approves Topeka adoption of the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code with amendments

5416776 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The Policy and Finance Committee voted to recommend adopting the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) with local amendments; the code update aligns local mechanical code with the latest national standard used by peer cities.

The Policy and Finance Committee moved July 8 to approve a proposal recommending adoption of the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code with local amendments.

Richard, speaking for the city’s building/mechanical code reviewers and the Board of Mechanical Examiners, said the Uniform Mechanical Code (published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) is used to guide installation and repair of mechanical systems and that Topeka’s practice is to update codes every three years. “The board is…

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