Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Alma, KS has adopted the 2012 International Building Code. Alma, KS Muni. Code § 4-202 (adoption). No online amendment code was located.

Helpful resources for Alma, Kansas include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Kansas

Residential Building Code

Kansas has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, Kansas Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Alma adopted the 2012 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

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2012 IRC(Alma, KS 4-402. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE INCORPORATED.)

...There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition, as recommended by the International Code Council, such code being made as a part of the ordinances and code of the city as if the same had been set out in full herein, all as authorized and in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012 including any amendments thereto....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Alma ? Undetermined

Comments

We were unable to locate any formal adoption of a residential code by Alma, KS. We reached out to the department and received no response regarding this matter. Some jurisdictions adopt the IRC by way of reference in the administrative chapters of the IBC. This could be the case for Alma, KS.

101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures.

Exception:

Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the International Residential Code.

2012 IBC § 101.2 (scope).

Commercial Building Code

Alma adopted the 2012 IBC, locally . Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2006 IBC with Kansas amendments(Alma, KS Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Comments

No online amendment code was located.

Existing Buildings

Alma, KS did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.

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