Permitting Authorities / Shawnee County - Land Use & Development Department
Shawnee County - Land Use & Development Department
Adopted codeThe building permit authority for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas (the Topeka area). Not to be confused with the separate City of Shawnee, Kansas, a different municipality in the Kansas City metro area. The Land Use & Development Department administers the Shawnee County building code and permit procedure for unincorporated areas of the county.
Jurisdiction
Shawnee County, Kansas (unincorporated)
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
1515 NW Saline Street, Topeka, KS 66618
Contact
- url: https://www.snco.gov/ludev/permitting_permits_building.php
- phone: (785) 251-5410
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
false
Permit process note
Ordinary repairs, defined to include the repair or replacement of roofing and/or siding materials, do not require a building permit, provided the work does not extend the projected roofline or enlarge the exterior dimensions of the structure. Roofing work that does extend the roofline or expand the structure's exterior dimensions requires a building permit. No work subject to a Shawnee County building permit may begin until the county's Land Use & Development Department has issued the permit, and an Affidavit of Code Compliance must accompany any improvement requiring a permit.
Adopted code
Shawnee County adopts by reference Title 14, Building and Construction, of the City of Topeka Code as the Shawnee County Building Code, including the International Building Code (Topeka Municipal Code Chapter 14.20) and International Residential Code (Chapter 14.55). The county's own building-code page does not state which edition years of Topeka's code are currently incorporated.