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City of Leawood - Code Services / Building Permits

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Leawood, KS, issued by City of Leawood - Code Services / Building Permits. The city's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists as a Common Code Requirement: "Mid-Phase Required – An in progress inspection is required to confirm compliance. This includes new homes, additions, and re-roofs. Please schedule and confirm approval prior to completing to avoid penalties." Separately, the city's "Application for Roofing Material and/or Color" (fee $75.00) requires applicants to submit a "Copy of Building Permit for homeowner's re-roofing project" as one of its mandatory attachments, confirming a building permit is issued for re-roofing work. The same Roofing Requirements summary states: "Partial Replacement – replacement roof coverings shall exactly match the existing roof coverings in brand, type, and color (wood shakes and wood shingles allowed to weather in). Where over 50% of the roof coverings are being replaced, complete replacement of all roof coverings is required – R907.7 as amended." Roofing materials must also be selected from the city's Approved Roofing List.

Jurisdiction
City of Leawood, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211
Contact
  • url: https://www.leawood.org/160/Code-Services-Building-Permits
  • phone: 913-663-9165
  • email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
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Registration details
  • license: The City of Leawood's Access Leawood contractor licensing system lists "Roofing" among its licensed contractor classifications (LCON prefix), alongside General, Building, Residential, Electrical, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Plumbing, Swimming Pool, Wood Framing, Exterminator, Lawn & Garden, Tree Services, Developer, and Other.
Permit process note
The city's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists as a Common Code Requirement: "Mid-Phase Required – An in progress inspection is required to confirm compliance. This includes new homes, additions, and re-roofs. Please schedule and confirm approval prior to completing to avoid penalties." Separately, the city's "Application for Roofing Material and/or Color" (fee $75.00) requires applicants to submit a "Copy of Building Permit for homeowner's re-roofing project" as one of its mandatory attachments, confirming a building permit is issued for re-roofing work. The same Roofing Requirements summary states: "Partial Replacement – replacement roof coverings shall exactly match the existing roof coverings in brand, type, and color (wood shakes and wood shingles allowed to weather in). Where over 50% of the roof coverings are being replaced, complete replacement of all roof coverings is required – R907.7 as amended." Roofing materials must also be selected from the city's Approved Roofing List.
Inspection requirements
Per the Roofing Requirements summary: "Mid-Phase Required – An in progress inspection is required to confirm compliance," and per the city's Inspection Procedures document: "ROOF INSPECTIONS: Mid-phase (In-Progress) inspection is required to verify roofing material is per approved permit as well as other code requirements such as Ice and Water Shield is installed 24” inside the warm air wall at the eaves. Final inspection is required unless waived by the inspector during the Mid-Phase. The inspector will confirm kick-out flashing is installed at sidewall roof terminations in addition to other final requirements. Failure to get mid-phase inspection will result in a Complete Without Inspection Fee ($100 minimum)." All inspections are scheduled through the Access Leawood Portal.
Adopted code
The city's "Roofing Requirements" summary states: "Applicable Codes – 2018 International Residential Code with amendments and Leawood Development Ordinance." Local amendments include an added partial-replacement section, ice barrier underlayment requirements (Section R905.2.7.1), crickets/saddles (Section R903.2.2), kick-out/sidewall flashing (Section R905.2.8.3), drip edge (Section R905.2.8.5), and reinstallation-of-materials restrictions (Section R907.5), plus an amended Table R301.2(1) setting a 20 psf roof snow load, 90 mph wind speed, and mandatory ice barrier underlayment for the jurisdiction. Note that the summary numbers the partial-replacement amendment R907.7, while the adopting ordinance (City Code Section 4-954A, Ord. 2599C) numbers it R908.7 in both its section caption and its operative text; R908 is the code's reroofing chapter and the ordinance is the controlling instrument.
Drip edge
Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Drip Edge – a drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs – R905.2.8.5." The city's 2018 IRC amendment ordinance states the full amended text of Section R905.2.8.5 – Drip edge: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs. Adjacent pieces of drip edge shall be overlapped a minimum of 2 inches. Drip edges shall extend a minimum of .25 inch below the roof sheathing and extend up the roof deck a minimum of 2 inches. Drip edges shall be mechanically fastened to the roof deck at a maximum of 12 inches o.c." About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required – at the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line of the building (sometimes 2 or 3 passes is required). Solid sheathing is required on that portion of the roof requiring the application of an ice barrier (wood shake and wood shingle roofs) – R905.2.7.1." The city's amended Table R301.2(1) sets "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: Yes" city-wide, and the "Inspection Procedures" document confirms inspectors verify at the mid-phase roof inspection that "Ice and Water Shield is installed 24" inside the warm air wall at the eaves." About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Mid-Phase Required – An in progress inspection is required to confirm compliance. This includes new homes, additions, and re-roofs. Please schedule and confirm approval prior to completing to avoid penalties." The city's "Inspection Procedures" document adds: "ROOF INSPECTIONS: Mid-phase (In-Progress) inspection is required to verify roofing material is per approved permit as well as other code requirements... Failure to get mid-phase inspection will result in a Complete Without Inspection Fee ($100 minimum)."
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — The City's codified amendment ordinance -- "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 4, Article 9 of the Code of the City of Leawood, 2000, Incorporating by Reference the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018 Edition," passed January 21, 2020, effective May 1, 2020 -- was read in full: 82 numbered amendment items, Sections 4-901 through 4-964. Five of those amend Chapter 9 (Roof Assemblies): Section R901.1 Scope, Section R902.1 Roof Covering Materials (sets Class A/B/C fire-classification testing per UL 790 or ASTM E108 -- a fire rating, not an impact rating), Section R908.1 General, Section R908.3 Roof Replacement, and a newly added Section R908.7 Partial Replacement (the over-50%-replaced triggers full replacement rule). No UL 2218, Class 4, or hail-impact-resistance provision appears in any of them. The city's companion "Roofing Requirements" summary and the 280-page Leawood Development Ordinance were also read in full; neither imposes a UL 2218 or Class 4 impact-resistance mandate. The Development Ordinance's roofing-materials list for single-family homes offers "Class 4 Impact Rated Laminated Composition Shingles" as one of twelve optional material categories a homeowner may choose from (alongside wood shake, slate, tile, metal, and standard laminated composition shingles) -- it is a permitted choice, not a requirement.
Repair permit threshold
Leawood adds Section R908.7 "Partial Replacement" to the 2018 IRC by City Code Section 4-954A (Ord. 2599C, 12-03-12): "Where only a portion of the existing roof coverings are being replaced, the replacement roof coverings shall be the exact brand and type, shall be of a material from the City of Leawood's approved roofing list, and shall exactly match the color of the existing roof coverings. Where over 50% of the roof coverings are being replaced, complete replacement of all roof coverings is required." For two-family dwellings and townhouses the replacement covering must match the brand, type and color across the entire building. An exception permits wood shakes and wood shingles of the exact brand, type and original color as the existing material to be replaced in amounts of less than 50%. The city's departmental roofing handout labels this same provision R907.7; the adopting ordinance reads R908.7 in both its section caption and its operative text.
Wind design criteria
90 mph wind speed, topographic effects No, seismic design category A (Table R301.2(1) amended per Section 4-937, "International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Amended; Table R301.2(1)," City of Leawood Code, 2018 IRC base edition). Ground snow load 20 psf, weathering severe, frost line depth 36 inches, termite moderate to heavy, decay slight to moderate, winter design temp 6°F, ice barrier underlayment required Yes.
Deck & sheathing requirements
"Solid sheathing is required on that portion of the roof requiring the application of an ice barrier (wood shake and wood shingle roofs)" (R905.2.7.1, as amended). The ice barrier itself must extend from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line.
Sales & use tax
Leawood's combined sales tax rate is 9.1% (KS state 6.5% + Johnson County 1.475% + City of Leawood 1.125%). KDOR Pub. 1700 lists 3 special districts (Camelot Court CID, Park Place TDD, Ranch Mart North CID), each raising the rate to 10.1% within its addressed parcel. Per Kansas DOR Pub. KS-1525 "Sales & Use Tax for Contractors, Subcontractors, and Repairmen" (Rev. 7-29-25): "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, but 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" at the time of purchase (or self-assessed compensating use tax on out-of-state materials, via Form CT-10U, per the same publication's Compensating Use Tax section). Commercial re-roof labor is taxable ("roofing, siding and guttering" is listed as a taxable labor service on commercial projects). Pub. KS-1525 describes only two collection points for contractor materials tax -- retailer sale or self- assessed use tax -- with no mechanism tied to building-permit issuance anywhere in the publication; Kansas sales/use tax is administered centrally by KDOR, not self-collected by home-rule cities as in Colorado.

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Roofing questions — Leawood, KS

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Leawood, KS?

Required. Leawood adds Section R908.7 "Partial Replacement" to the 2018 IRC by City Code Section 4-954A (Ord. 2599C, 12-03-12): "Where only a portion of the existing roof coverings are being replaced, the replacement roof coverings shall be the exact brand and type, shall be of a material from the City of Leawood's approved roofing list, and shall exactly match the color of the existing roof coverings. Where over 50% of the roof coverings are being replaced, complete replacement of all roof coverings is required." For two-family dwellings and townhouses the replacement covering must match the brand, type and color across the entire building. An exception permits wood shakes and wood shingles of the exact brand, type and original color as the existing material to be replaced in amounts of less than 50%. The city's departmental roofing handout labels this same provision R907.7; the adopting ordinance reads R908.7 in both its section caption and its operative text.

Is ice & water shield required in Leawood, KS?

Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required – at the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line of the building (sometimes 2 or 3 passes is required). Solid sheathing is required on that portion of the roof requiring the application of an ice barrier (wood shake and wood shingle roofs) – R905.2.7.1." The city's amended Table R301.2(1) sets "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: Yes" city-wide, and the "Inspection Procedures" document confirms inspectors verify at the mid-phase roof inspection that "Ice and Water Shield is installed 24" inside the warm air wall at the eaves.".

Is drip edge required?

Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Drip Edge – a drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs – R905.2.8.5." The city's 2018 IRC amendment ordinance states the full amended text of Section R905.2.8.5 – Drip edge: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs. Adjacent pieces of drip edge shall be overlapped a minimum of 2 inches. Drip edges shall extend a minimum of .25 inch below the roof sheathing and extend up the roof deck a minimum of 2 inches. Drip edges shall be mechanically fastened to the roof deck at a maximum of 12 inches o.c.".

Is a mid-roof inspection required?

Required — The City's "Roofing Requirements" summary lists: "Mid-Phase Required – An in progress inspection is required to confirm compliance. This includes new homes, additions, and re-roofs. Please schedule and confirm approval prior to completing to avoid penalties." The city's "Inspection Procedures" document adds: "ROOF INSPECTIONS: Mid-phase (In-Progress) inspection is required to verify roofing material is per approved permit as well as other code requirements... Failure to get mid-phase inspection will result in a Complete Without Inspection Fee ($100 minimum).".

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Leawood, KS?

Required. The City of Leawood's Access Leawood contractor licensing system lists "Roofing" among its licensed contractor classifications (LCON prefix), alongside General, Building, Residential, Electrical, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Plumbing, Swimming Pool, Wood Framing, Exterminator, Lawn & Garden, Tree Services, Developer, and Other..

What building code does Leawood, KS use?

The city's "Roofing Requirements" summary states: "Applicable Codes – 2018 International Residential Code with amendments and Leawood Development Ordinance." Local amendments include an added partial-replacement section, ice barrier underlayment requirements (Section R905.2.7.1), crickets/saddles (Section R903.2.2), kick-out/sidewall flashing (Section R905.2.8.3), drip edge (Section R905.2.8.5), and reinstallation-of-materials restrictions (Section R907.5), plus an amended Table R301.2(1) setting a 20 psf roof snow load, 90 mph wind speed, and mandatory ice barrier underlayment for the jurisdiction. Note that the summary numbers the partial-replacement amendment R907.7, while the adopting ordinance (City Code Section 4-954A, Ord. 2599C) numbers it R908.7 in both its section caption and its operative text; R908 is the code's reroofing chapter and the ordinance is the controlling instrument.