Updated : 11/21/2024

Overview

Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, E, G, H, J, M, N, O, P, R, S, with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-301 (adoption) and § 6-303 (amendments). Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, G, I, with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-201 (adoption) and § 6-203 (amendments). Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-901 (adoption) and § 6-903 (amendments). 

Helpful resources for Liberal, Kansas include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Liberal, KS Website
  • Liberal, KS Buildings and Structure Codes
• 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.

Liberal adopted the 2015 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: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Liberal ? No
Citation: Liberal, Kansas, adopted the § 6-303 (amendments).
Municipal Code https://www.cityofliberal.org/DocumentCenter/View/1448/CH-06-BUILDING-AND-STRUCTURE-CODES#page=4
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Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, E, G, H, J, M, N, O, P, R, S, with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-301 (adoption) and § 6-303 (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 2015 IRC.

Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-901 (adoption) and § 6-903 (amendments). 

Commercial Building Code

Liberal adopted the 2015 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

Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2015 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, G, I, with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-201 (adoption) and § 6-203 (amendments).

Existing Buildings

Liberal, Kansas, adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with amendments. Liberal, KS, Muni. Code § 6-901 (adoption) and § 6-903 (amendments). 

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