Permitting Authorities / City of Girard - Community Development
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Adopted codeCity of Girard - Community Development
The City of Girard Community Development office issues building permits in the City of Girard, Kansas (Crawford County), from 120 N Ozark Street. The city code adopts the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2006 Edition. 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.
Jurisdiction
City of Girard, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
120 N Ozark Street, Girard, KS 66743
Contact
- url: https://girardkansas.gov/departments/community-development/
- phone: 620-724-8918
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 of Girard Community Development page states: "Contractors are required to be licensed and insured to work within city limits." Section 4-219(b) of the Code of the City of Girard, Kansas provides: "No permit for any building or construction work shall be issued for any such work to be performed by a builder or building contractor, as defined, who has not first obtained a license upon making a proper application and payment of the license fee as required." The license application under Section 4-220 discloses the kind of contracting work engaged in, "as general contracting, roofing, siding, masonry," among others. Section 4-221 sets the annual license fee at $10, and Section 4-223 requires liability insurance of $100,000 for the death or injury of any one person, $300,000 for any one accident and $50,000 for property damage in any one accident.
Permit process note
The Community Development page states: "Permits are required for all building, electrical, plumbing and HVAC work completed within the city limits of Girard. Permits must be issued and fees paid prior to any work being completed." Section 4-210 of the city code requires a building permit "being first obtained therefor from the city clerk, after approval by the chief building official or his or her duly authorized assistant." Under Section 4-213 the building permit fee is $10, and no fee is required where the total estimated cost is under $1,000.
Adopted code
Section 4-202a of the Code of the City of Girard, Kansas (Ord. 1241; Code 2018) adopts and incorporates by reference "the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2006 Edition," for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of residential buildings and structures. Section 4-202 adopts the International Building Code, 2006 Edition, and Section 4-202b the Existing Building Code, 2006 Edition. The Community Development page states: "In 2011, the City of Girard adopted the 2006 International Building Code."
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Article 2, Building Code, of Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Girard, Kansas, read in full (Sections 4-201 through 4-227, including the adoption of the 2006 International Residential Code at Section 4-202a). Counts across that whole article: "UL 2218" 0, "Class 4" 0, "impact" 0, "hail" 0. The article makes no amendment to the adopted residential code, so no impact-resistant roof covering is required by local law.
Sales & use tax
Girard's combined sales tax rate is 9% (Kansas state 6.5% + Crawford County 1% + City of Girard 1.5%), per the Kansas Department of Revenue's Pub. 1700 jurisdiction rate table effective October 1, 2026. 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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