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Permitting Authorities / Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas - Building Inspection

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas - Building Inspection

Adopted code

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas is a consolidated city-county government (consolidated in 1997) that administers building permitting for Wyandotte County, Kansas through its Building Inspection division. The division reviews plans and issues residential and commercial building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, performs required inspections, and licenses trade contractors countywide. The cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville, both within Wyandotte County, maintain their own separate building permit departments and are not covered by this record.

Jurisdiction
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
4953 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66102
Contact
  • url: https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Neighborhood-Resource-Center/Building-Inspection/Building-Inspection-Permits
  • phone: 913-573-8620
  • email: [email protected]
Permit portal
Permit portal
Contractor registration required
true
Registration details
  • license: The Trade Licensing & Prometric Testing page states "General contractors and subcontractors are required to obtain a city occupational tax license (Business License) if working within Wyandotte County," and that "Trade masters are required to carry a master's license with Building Inspections" (electrical, mechanical, and plumbing trades listed on the monthly licensed-subcontractor list). Business Licensing can be reached at (913) 573-8780.
Permit process note
The Building Inspection Permits & Requirements page states that "any owner or authorized agent who intends to: Construct, Enlarge, Alter, Repair, Move/Remove, Change the occupancy of a building or structure, Demolish, Replace any system; electrical, mechanical, plumbing... must make application to building inspection or Developmental Review Committee and obtain the required permits." Applications are submitted by email to [email protected] (25MB message limit) and go through a plan review process before permits are issued and inspections are scheduled.
Adopted code
The Unified Government's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8 ("Buildings and Building Regulations"), Article II, Sec. 8-24 is titled "2018 International Building Code—Adopted." The Building Inspection Permits page separately states that residential applications "are reviewed under the following codes as adopted by the Unified Government[:] Residential International Residential Code 1 & 2 Family Dwellings," which corresponds to the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings adopted under Chapter 8, Article VII.

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