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Staff Contact: Jamie Robichaud; Ryan Arter; Ron Shaver; Bob Gallimore
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Report regarding proposed amendments to Title 6 of the Olathe Municipal Code adopting the 2025 Johnson County Environmental Sanitary and Aquatic Health Codes.
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recommended motion:
Accept the report. Unless directed otherwise, staff will prepare the ordinance for formal consideration on September 15, 2026.
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Summary:
The City of Olathe last adopted the Johnson County Environmental Sanitary Code, which governs private sewage treatment systems and public and semi-public swimming pools, in 2004. In 2024, Johnson County adopted updates to this code to take effect in 2025. These updates included splitting the single code into separate Environmental Sanitary (private sewage) (Attachment B) and Aquatic Health (Attachment C) codes. Both codes are enforced by the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment.
There are no significant changes to the updated Environmental Sanitary Code, as it retains substantially similar provisions regarding private sewage as the 2004 version.
The Aquatic Health Code now allows cities that adopt it more freedom to regulate and enforce construction requirements for semi-public summing pools (such as HOA or apartment pools). It relies on the adopting jurisdiction to enforce code requirements for restrooms and facilities required for these projects. Additionally, it adds restrictions for public pools so that new projects within this category will have updated and appropriate sanitary services such as washing and rinsing showers, changing rooms, and updated restroom counts. Residential pools are not regulated by this code.
The City must adopt the updated codes before they are enforceable within the City. Staff has prepared the attached proposed ordinance (Attachment A) to adopt the updated codes and repeal the adoption of the 2004 Environmental Sanitary Code. The proposed ordinance also would move the codes from Title 15, regarding buildings and construction, to Title 6, regarding health and sanitation, to better reflect the subject matter of the codes.
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Financial Information:
None.
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Attachment(s):
A - Ordinance 26-XX
B - Johnson County Environmental Sanitary Code 2025 Edition
C - Johnson County Aquatics Health Code