Marion, Kansas Building Codes

Updated : 11/27/2024

Overview

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices C, E, G, J, and L, with amendments. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 4-401 (adoption) and § 4-404 (amendments). Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2000 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, F, and G, with amendments. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 4-101 (adoption) and § 4-103 (amendments). For Marion, Kansas, no local adoption and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. 

Helpful resources for Marion, 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.

Marion adopted the 2000 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 Marion ? 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
Masters James Building Inspector (620) 266-6051 Email via Website

Comments

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices C, E, G, J, and L, with amendments. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 4-401 (adoption) and § 4-404 (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 2000 IRC.

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

Commercial Building Code

Marion adopted the 2000 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

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2000 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, F, and G, with amendments. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 4-101 (adoption) and § 4-103 (amendments). 

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2008 National Electrical Code. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 4-201 (adoption).

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 2000 International Plumbing Code (IPC), including appendices E, F, G, with amendments. Marion, KS, Muni. Codes § 4-301 (adoption) and § 4-304 (amendments).

Marion, Kansas, adopted the 1998 National Fire Prevention Code. Marion, KS, Muni. Code § 7-201 (adoption).