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Clearwater, Kansas Building Codes

Updated : 10/24/2024

Overview

For Clearwater, Kansas, no local adoption and no local amendments of a residential code was located. Clearwater, Kansas, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC). Clearwater, KS, Muni. Code § 8-1 (adoption). For Clearwater, Kansas, no local amendments of the commercial code were located. For Clearwater, Kansas no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Clearwater, 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.

Clearwater adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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See Muni. Code(Clearwater, KS Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: undetermined

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Clearwater ? Undetermined
Comments:

No amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the municipal code or city website; Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Zollinger Courtney City Administrator czollinger@clearwaterks.org 620/584-2311

Comments

For Clearwater, Kansas, no local adoption and no local amendments of a residential code was located.

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.

For Clearwater, Kansas no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Commercial Building Code

Clearwater 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.

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2006 IBC with Kansas amendments(Clearwater, KS Sec. 8-1. - Codes adopted by reference.)

...county; (2) International Building Code, 2012 edition, published by the International Code Council (ICC); (3) National Electrical Code, 2014 edition, published...

Comments

Clearwater, Kansas, adopted the 2012 International Building Code (IBC). Clearwater, KS, Muni. Code § 8-1 (adoption). For Clearwater, Kansas, no local amendments of the commercial code were located.

Existing Buildings

For Clearwater, Kansas no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Other Building Codes

Clearwater, Kansas, adopted the 2014 National Electrical Code (NFPA). Clearwater, KS, Muni. Code § 8-1 (adoption). 

Clearwater, Kansas, adopted the 2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC). Clearwater, KS, Muni. Code § 8-1 (adoption). 

Clearwater, Kansas, adopted the 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code. Clearwater, KS, Muni. Code § 8-1 (adoption).