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City of Kearney - Code Enforcement (Building Permit and Inspections)

The City of Kearney issues building permits through its Building Inspector, part of the City's Code Enforcement and Community Development offices at City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. The City adopted the 2018 International Residential Code with local amendments by Ordinance 1588-2024, effective February 1, 2025. This listing covers the office's contact details, the adopted residential code and the City's own climate and wind entries for it.

Roof code checklist: Kearney, MO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1Ord 1588-2024 2018 Building Code.pdf2026-10-17
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesOrd 1588-2024 2018 Building Code.pdf2026-10-17
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaPublishedOrd 1588-2024 2018 Building Code.pdf2026-10-17
Adopted codePublishedSec. 500.010Ord 1588-2024 2018 Building Code.pdf2026-10-17
Contractor license / registrationNot published
Sales & use taxPublisheddor.mo.gov2026-10-17

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 Kearney, Missouri
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
100 E. Washington St., Kearney, MO 64060
Contact
  • url: https://www.kearneymo.us/departments/code_enforcement/building_permit___inspections/index.php
  • phone: (816) 628-4142
Permit portal
Permit portal
Adopted code
Ordinance 1588-2024 (Bill No. 33-2024), approved by the Board of Aldermen on October 21, 2024 and in force February 1, 2025, rewrote Section 500.010 of the Municipal Code. Its Subsection A provides that "The 2018 Edition of the International Residential Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., including all chapters, additional references, appendices E, F, O, tables and illustrations, is hereby adopted" for one- and two-family dwellings and town houses. The ordinance's list of residential code amendments was read in full. It amends R101.1, deletes deck exemption 10 from R105.2, amends R106.1, R107.1 and R112, fills in Table R301.2(1), and amends R303.4, R306, R313, R401.3, R801.3 (roof drainage, in Chapter 8), several energy provisions in Chapter 11, P2603.5.1 and several electrical provisions. It amends nothing in Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies.
Ice & water shield
Required — Kearney's amended Table R301.2(1), enacted by Ordinance 1588-2024 (in force February 1, 2025), answers Yes under ice barrier underlayment required, so the 2018 International Residential Code's ice barrier provisions for asphalt shingles apply in the City. About ice & water barrier
Wind design criteria
115 mph. Ordinance 1588-2024 amends Table R301.2(1) of the 2018 International Residential Code for Kearney with these entries: ground snow load 20; 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; termite moderate to heavy; winter design temperature 0; ice barrier underlayment required Yes; flood hazards 3/15/2015; mean annual temperature 54.2.
Roof layer limit / recover
TWO LAYERS MAXIMUM. Kearney's local amendments to the 2018 International Residential Code, in Ordinance 1588-2024, were read in full and do not touch the reroofing section, R908. Section R908.3.1.1 of the 2018 code bars a roof recover "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." One existing layer may be recovered; a second existing layer means tear-off.
Sales & use tax
8.4750% SALES TAX AND 8.3500% USE TAX FOR KEARNEY, CLAY COUNTY (Missouri Department of Revenue jurisdiction code 38072-047-000, listed as "KEARNEY CLAY COUNTY KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT"), per the Department's Sales and Use Tax Rate Tables for October, November, December 2026 (updated 8/25/2026). The same table lists 3 other rows for parts of Kearney inside a community improvement, transportation development or other district, in a separately coded part of the city, or in another county, with sales tax rates of 8.9750% to 9.9750%. For a roofer, the Department's Contractors Tax Matrix (effective 10-24-2022) defines a contractor as "Any person entering into an agreement to improve, repair, replace, erect or alter real property," and lists "Purchases of parts, materials, supplies, and chemicals purchased by contractors" as taxable. It says the "Missouri sales or Missouri consumer's use tax must be paid to the vendor or accrued and remitted directly to the Missouri Department of Revenue."

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Roofing questions: Kearney, MO

Is ice & water shield required in Kearney, MO?

Yes. Kearney's amended Table R301.2(1), enacted by Ordinance 1588-2024 (in force February 1, 2025), answers Yes under ice barrier underlayment required, so the 2018 International Residential Code's ice barrier provisions for asphalt shingles apply in the City.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Kearney, MO?

TWO LAYERS MAXIMUM. Kearney's local amendments to the 2018 International Residential Code, in Ordinance 1588-2024, were read in full and do not touch the reroofing section, R908. Section R908.3.1.1 of the 2018 code bars a roof recover "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." One existing layer may be recovered; a second existing layer means tear-off.

What building code does Kearney, MO use?

Ordinance 1588-2024 (Bill No. 33-2024), approved by the Board of Aldermen on October 21, 2024 and in force February 1, 2025, rewrote Section 500.010 of the Municipal Code. Its Subsection A provides that "The 2018 Edition of the International Residential Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., including all chapters, additional references, appendices E, F, O, tables and illustrations, is hereby adopted" for one- and two-family dwellings and town houses. The ordinance's list of residential code amendments was read in full. It amends R101.1, deletes deck exemption 10 from R105.2, amends R106.1, R107.1 and R112, fills in Table R301.2(1), and amends R303.4, R306, R313, R401.3, R801.3 (roof drainage, in Chapter 8), several energy provisions in Chapter 11, P2603.5.1 and several electrical provisions. It amends nothing in Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies.