Permitting Authorities / City of Prairie Village - Community Development Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Prairie Village, KS?
Adopted codeCity of Prairie Village - Community Development Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Prairie Village, KS, issued by City of Prairie Village - Community Development Department. "Roof" is listed among the projects requiring a building permit before work begins, and "Roofing Contractor" (classification code DR) is one of the trade contractor types that must hold a current license to obtain permits and inspections. Most building permits, including roof permits, are based on the value of work, with fees calculated and assessed by the Codes Department prior to permit issuance per the city's Fee Schedule. Permit applications and contractor licensing are processed through the city's online OpenGov portal.
Jurisdiction
City of Prairie Village, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
7700 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208
Contact
- url: https://www.prairievillageks.gov/403/Permits-Inspections
- phone: 913-385-4604
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Registration details
- license: The Permits & Inspections page lists "Roofing Contractor" (classification code DR) among the contractor types requiring a license, alongside General Contractor (Class A), Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Swimming Pool, Fire Protection, and Wood Framing Contractors. It states "Contractor licenses will not be processed without an active Johnson County Contractor License," meaning roofing contractors must hold both a current Johnson County Contractor License and a Prairie Village Contractor License to obtain permits and inspections. All general and sub-contractor licenses cost $75 and are valid for a 12-month period from the date of licensing.
Permit process note
"Roof" is listed among the projects requiring a building permit before work begins, and "Roofing Contractor" (classification code DR) is one of the trade contractor types that must hold a current license to obtain permits and inspections. Most building permits, including roof permits, are based on the value of work, with fees calculated and assessed by the Codes Department prior to permit issuance per the city's Fee Schedule. Permit applications and contractor licensing are processed through the city's online OpenGov portal.
Inspection requirements
"All permits, excluding roofs, require a final inspection." This exempts roof permits from the final-inspection requirement that applies to other building permit types.
Adopted code
"Effective June 1, 2021, the City of Prairie Village will operate under the 2018 International Building Codes adopted by the International Code Council, and as amended by the City, when reviewing building plans for commercial and residential projects." The referenced codes include the 2018 International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Property Maintenance Code, and International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, together with the 2017 National Electrical Code.
Mid-roof inspection
Required — The city's Permits & Inspections page lists "Mid-phase roofs" among its Required Inspections: "roof decks, flashing and fastening are just some details the City will review before you cover." This inspection is listed alongside the city's other standing mandatory inspections (setback, footing/foundation, ground rough-in, building rough-in, insulation, gas service, electrical service, final occupancy) with no discretionary or "may be required" qualifier.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Prairie Village Code of Ordinances, Chapter IV "Buildings and Construction," Article 2 "International Residential Code (IRC)," Sections 4-201 through 4-217, enacted by Ordinance No. 2435 (adopted March 1, 2021, effective June 1, 2021), which adopts the 2018 IRC by reference "as amended by the City" and lists every amendment section by number. Read in full, all seventeen sections (4-201 IRC adopted; 4-202 through 4-217 amendments/additions to R101.1, R101.4, R102.5, Table R301.2(1), R302.3, R303.4, R309.6, R313.2 deletion, R401.2, R405.1, R506.3, R506.4, Table N1102.1.2, N1102.4.1.2, N1106.4, and E3902.5). None of these sections amends, adds to, or deletes any provision within IRC Chapter 9 (Roof Assemblies, Sections R901 through R908); Chapter 9 is adopted as published in the base 2018 IRC, unamended by the City. No UL 2218, Class 4, or impact-resistance provision appears anywhere in Article 2 or elsewhere in Chapter IV.
Wind design criteria
115 mph wind speed; topographic effects No; Seismic Design Category A. (Table R301.2(1) of the 2018 IRC "hereby amended," Prairie Village Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-205, "Amendments to Table R301.2(1) of Section R301 - Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria," Ord. No. 2435, adopted 3-1-2021.) The amended table's "Wind Design" column lists only two sub-items -- "1. Speed-mph" and "2. Topographic Effects" -- with no separate Special Wind Region or Windborne Debris Zone sub-columns stated; those two data points are therefore not stated for Prairie Village (absent from the table is not the same as "No").
Roof layer limit / recover
"New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof coverings where the existing roof or roof covering is water-soaked or had deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing; or where the existing roof covering is wood shake, slate, clay, cement, or asbestos-cement tile; or where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering. 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." (City of Prairie Village Codes Department official "Roofing Permits" brochure, "Code Requirements" section, applying IRC 2018 R908.3.1.1 as the basis for the city's re-roof/tear-off rule.)
Sales & use tax
Prairie Village's combined sales tax rate is 8.975% (KS state 6.5% + Johnson County 1.475% + City of Prairie Village 1.0%). KDOR Pub. 1700 lists 2 special districts (the Corinth Square CID reaches 9.975%). 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.
The permitting authority for the City of Prairie Village, Kansas. The Community Development Department issues residential and commercial building permits, including roof permits, licenses contractors (including roofing contractors), and performs inspections. The city migrated its permitting and contractor licensing system to an online OpenGov portal.
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Sources
- library.municode.com verified 2026-07-31
- prairievillageks.gov verified 2026-07-18
- ksrevenue.gov verified 2026-07-18
- prairievillageks.gov verified 2026-07-18