The Topeka City Council adopted the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code to replace the 2018 edition for both commercial and residential applications in the city.

Richard Faulkner, Development Services division director, said the code is developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and that adopting the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code will give the city a more complete, user‑friendly standard compared with the International Plumbing Code. He noted that many of the city’s prior local amendments were incorporated into the 2024 edition, reducing the number of local amendments necessary.

The city’s plumbing board, comprising master plumbers, contractors and business owners, and staff reviewed the code and recommended adoption with a limited set of local amendments. The council approved the ordinance on the first reading and recorded a roll-call vote; Mayor Padilla did not vote on the ordinance as noted in the record. The vote carried 9–0.