Updated : 10/22/2024
Overview
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices, with amendments. Butler County, KS, County Code § 601 (adoption) and § 603 (amendments). Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, E, K, with amendments. Butler County, KS, County Code § 201 (adoption) and § 203 (amendments). For Butler County, Kansas, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Helpful resources for Butler County, Kansas include the following.
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.
Butler County adopted the 2006 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.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Butler County ? No
Citation: Butler County, KS, County Code § 603. (amendments).
Municipal Code
https://www.bucoks.com/DocumentCenter/View/187/Building-Codes?bidId=#page=21Comments:
Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, Insert:
Ground Snow Load 15psf
Wind Speed (mph) 90mph
Seismic Design Category: A
Weathering: Severe
Frost Line Depth: 30 inches
Termite: Moderate to Heavy
Winter Design Temp: 7
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required No
Flood Hazard: FIRM 20015C; June 6, 2009
Air Freezing Index 0-1000
Mean Annual Temp: 55°-60°
Government Officials
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Phone |
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Community Development Building Inspector |
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(316) 322-4325 |
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Comments
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices, with amendments. Butler County, KS, County Code § 601 (adoption) and § 603 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
Please refer to appendix J of the adopted 2006 IRC.
For Butler County, Kansas, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.
Commercial Building Code
Butler County adopted the 2006 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 amendments to the model code
here.
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Comments
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, E, K, with amendments. Butler County, KS, County Code § 201 (adoption) and § 203 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
Butler County, KS did not adopt the IEBC, therefore Chapter 34 of the IBC would apply.
Other Building Codes
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 International Mechanical Code (IMC), including all appendices, with amendments. Butler County, County Code § 301. (adoption) and § 303. (amendments).
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2005 National Electrical Code, with amendments. Butler County, County Code § 401. (adoption), § 402. (amendments) and § 404. (amendments).
Butler County, Kansas, adopted the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code, with amendments. Butler County, County Code § 501. (adoption) and § 503. (amendments).
