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Cass County, Missouri Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Cass County, Mo. adopted the following codes:

  • The International Building Code, 2006 edition. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.010 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Residential Code, 2006 edition. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.030 (adopted with amendments).
Helpful resources for Cass County, Missouri include the following.

Residential Building Code

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

Cass 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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2006 IRC(Cass County , MO Section 500.010 Adoption of International Building Code (IBC).)

...Building Code 2006 Edition including Appendix Chapters C E and H as published by the International Code Council Inc be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the County of Cass in the State of Missouri...

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Comments

Cass County, Mo. adopted the International Residential Code, 2006 edition, including appendix chapters G, J and M. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.030 (adopted with 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.

The county adopted appendix J of the 2006 IRC.

Commercial Building Code

Cass 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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. See Gen.code(Cass County , MO Municipal Code)

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Comments

Cass County, Mo. adopted the International Building Code, 2006 edition, including appendix chapters C, E and H. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.010 (adopted with amendments).

Existing Buildings

Chapter 34 of the IBC applies.

Other Building Codes

The city also adopted the following codes:

  • The National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2005 edition, including appendices A, B, C, D and G. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.060 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Fire Code, 2006 edition, including appendix chapters B, C, D, E and F. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.090 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Plumbing Code, 2006 edition, including appendix chapters B, E and F. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.070 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Mechanical Code, 2006 edition, including appendix chapter A. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.050 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 edition, including appendix chapters A, B and D. Cass County, Mo. County Code, § 500.080 (adopted with amendments).