Permitting Authorities / City of Gardner - Building & Inspections
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Gardner, KS?
Adopted codeCity of Gardner - Building & Inspections
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Gardner, KS, issued by City of Gardner - Building & Inspections.
Roof code checklist: Gardner, KS
| Item | Answer | Code cite | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permit to replace a roof | Yes | gardnerkansas.gov | 2026-10-17 | |
| Repair permit threshold | Not published | |||
| Layer limit / roof-over | Published | R908.3 | ORD2674.pdf | 2026-10-17 |
| Deck & sheathing | Not published | |||
| Drip edge | Yes | R905.2.8.5 | ORD2674.pdf | 2026-10-17 |
| Ice & water shield | Yes | ORD2674.pdf | 2026-10-17 | |
| Mid-roof inspection | Not published | |||
| Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofing | No | ORD2674.pdf | 2026-10-17 | |
| Wind design criteria | Published | ORD2674.pdf | 2026-10-17 | |
| Adopted code | Published | gardnerkansas.gov | 2026-10-17 | |
| Contractor license / registration | Yes | ksrevisor.gov | 2026-10-17 | |
| Sales & use tax | Published | ksrevenue.gov | 2026-10-17 |
Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.
Jurisdiction
City of Gardner, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
120 E. Main Street, Gardner, KS 66030
Contact
- url: https://www.gardnerkansas.gov/services/building_inspections/index.php
- phone: 913-856-0913
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Registration details
- state_level: A KANSAS ROOFING CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. K.S.A. 50-6,123(a)(1): "No person shall engage in the business of or act in the capacity of a roofing contractor within this state without having a valid registration certificate as required by this act." K.S.A. 50-6,122(a)(1) defines a roofing contractor as any person, including a subcontractor and nonresident contractor, who in the ordinary course of business "Engages in the business of commercial or residential roofing services for a fee" or offers or solicits roofing-related services. Section 50-6,122(a)(2) excludes a person doing demolition or debris cleanup, "a person working under the direct supervision of the roofing contractor and who is hired by such roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer," and an "exempt general contractor," a general contractor meeting the conditions of 50-6,122(e) (among them, that roofing is no more than 50% of the project cost, or that roofing is subcontracted to a registered roofer, and no door-to-door sales). This record does not decide whether a given reader falls inside any exclusion. Under K.S.A. 50-6,128 the annual fee is set by the Attorney General, may not exceed $500, and the certificate expires June 30 each year. Working unregistered carries civil penalties under K.S.A. 50-636 (50-6,123(b)).
- city_level: The city's Building & Inspections page states: "Homeowners can work on their own homes; however, any contractor you hire must hold a Johnson County Contractor's license, with the exception of fence and irrigation contractors." Ordinance No. 2674 enacts the rule as Building Code Section 105.1.3: "All persons undertaking work which requires a permit" from the City, apart from fences, owner-occupants of one- and two-family structures and other ancillary structures the Building Official determines, "are required to have a current valid Johnson County contractor's license".
Adopted code
The city's Building & Inspections page lists the 2018 International Residential Code among the codes "adopted September 8, 2020, and effective November 1, 2020, by Ordinance No. 2674." Ordinance No. 2674, Section Eight, enacts Gardner Municipal Code 15.50.010: "The International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018 Edition, including Appendix Chapters E, F, I, Q, and the referenced standards in Chapter 44, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference as the Residential Code of the City of Gardner, Kansas". Local amendments follow in 15.50.020, items A through RR.
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The City adopted the 2018 International Residential Code via Ordinance No. 2674 (Gardner Municipal Code 15.50.010 and 15.50.020); that instrument, read in full, does not amend R905.2.8.5, so the code's drip-edge requirement stands as enacted local law. Its only Chapter 9 amendments are items BB (adding R905.4.2, shingle wind rating) and CC (amending R908.3, roof replacement). About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — Table R301.2(1) as amended by Gardner Municipal Code 15.50.020 K (Ordinance No. 2674) answers yes to ice barrier underlayment required. Item CC, amending Section R908.3, adds for every re-roof: "All re-roofing shall require two courses of ice and water." Its exception: "Where the existing roof assembly includes an ice barrier membrane that is adhered to the roof deck, the existing ice barrier membrane shall be permitted to remain in place and covered with an additional layer of ice barrier membrane in accordance with Section R905." About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Ordinance No. 2674 (passed September 8, 2020, effective November 1, 2020) was read in full, Sections One through Nine: the Building, Electric, Fire, Fuel Gas, Housing, Mechanical, Plumbing and Residential Code chapters (15.05 through 15.50), including every Residential Code amendment, items A through RR of 15.50.020. Counts across the whole ordinance: "UL 2218" 0, "Class 4" 0, "hail" 0, "impact" 3, all three in the Fire Code chapter about vehicle impact protection. No provision requires impact-resistant roof coverings.
Wind design criteria
Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, as amended by Gardner Municipal Code 15.50.020 K (Ordinance No. 2674): ground snow load 20 psf; wind design speed 115 mph; topographic effects no; special wind region no; windborne debris zone no; seismic design category A; weathering severe; frost line depth 36 inches; termite moderate to heavy; winter design temperature 6; ice barrier underlayment required yes; air freezing index 824; mean annual temperature 54.8. Item BB adds Section R905.4.2: "Asphalt shingles shall be listed and warrantied by the manufacturer to withstand a minimum 115 mile per hour wind load."
Roof layer limit / recover
Gardner Municipal Code 15.50.020 CC (Ordinance No. 2674) amends Section R908.3 of the 2018 International Residential Code, Roof replacement, to read: "New roof covering shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof covering down to the roof decking." A roof recover over an existing layer is therefore not allowed in Gardner; every re-roof is a tear-off to the deck.
Sales & use tax
Gardner's combined sales tax rate is 9.475% (Kansas state 6.5% + Johnson County 1.475% + City of Gardner 1.5%), per the Kansas Department of Revenue's Pub. 1700 jurisdiction rate table effective October 1, 2026. Pub. 1700 also lists 2 special districts inside the city (community improvement, transportation development or STAR bond districts); 2 of them carry a higher combined rate at their listed addresses. Per KDOR Pub. KS-1525, "Services performed to install or apply tangible personal property are exempt from sales tax when the services involve the original construction, reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a residence," so residential re-roof labor is exempt. Materials are not: contractors "are considered to be the final user or consumer of the materials they install for others, and must pay Kansas sales or use tax on them."
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City of Gardner Building & Inspections issues building permits in the City of Gardner, Kansas (Johnson County), from 120 E. Main Street. The city says it enforces the 2018 International Residential Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 2674. This listing covers the office's contact details, the Kansas roofing contractor registration rule and the local sales tax rate, and the code facts quoted below; it does not cover every local permit rule.
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Sources
- gardnerkansas.gov verified 2026-10-17
- ksrevisor.gov verified 2026-10-17
- ksrevisor.gov verified 2026-10-17
- ksrevisor.gov verified 2026-10-17
- gardnerkansas.gov verified 2026-10-17
- ksrevenue.gov verified 2026-10-17
- ksrevenue.gov verified 2026-10-17