Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Scott City, KS has adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (for One and Two Family Dwellings), with amendments, and the 2006 International Building Code. Scott City, KS Muni. Codes § 9-8-1 (IRC adoption), § 9-8-2 (IRC amendments) and § 9-1-1 (IBC adoption). No online IBC amendments were located.

Helpful resources for Scott City, Kansas include the following.

• 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.

Scott City 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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See sterling(Scott City, KS 9-8-1: ADOPTION OF RESIDENTIAL CODE:)

...5 edition, including appendix chapters A - U as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Cod...

1988 IRC(Scott City, KS ORDINANCE LIST)

...11/4/74 Bicycle registration; fees. 700 12/3/73 City Hall; no-fund warrants. 701 10/7/74 Adopting Fire Prevention Code, 1970 edition. 702 No date Misdemeanors; keeping barking dogs. 703 4/1/74 Sewer construction; assessments; bonds. 704 4/1/74 Street improvement. 705 No date Purchase of street equipment; no-fund warrants. 706 -- (Missing) 707 7/22/74 Sewer construction; temporary improvem ent notes. 708 7/22/74 Street improvement. 709 7/22/74 Storm drain construction; temporary improvement notes. 710 7/22/74 Annexation. 711 8/5/74 Vacating alley. 712 8/5/74 Plat change. 713 8/8/74 Traffic. 714 8/5/74 Curfew. 715 8/19/74 Sewer construction; temporary improvement notes. 716 8/19/74 Street improvement. 717 9/2/74 Bond; community park and recreation grounds. 718 -- (Missing) 719 10/7/74 Standard Traffic Ordinance 1974 Edition. 720 No date Authorizing ordinance codification. 721 12/2/74 Annexation. 722 12/2/74 Fire Prevention Code amendments; aboveground storage tanks. 723 -- (Missing) 724 2/13/75 Sewer and street improvements; temporary improvement note. 725-726 -- (Missing) 727 5/5/75 Annexation. 728 5/5/75 Plat change. 729 5/5/75 Water rates. 730 6/2/75 Adopting National Building Code 1967 Edition. 731 6/2/75 Board of Zoning Appeals. 732 6/17/75 Street improvement bonds. 733 8/4/75 Salary; judge pro-tem. 734 9/2/75 Unfit buildings and structures. 735 9/2/75 Zoning amendment. 736 10/8/75 Street, sanitary sewer and drainage improvements; bonds. 737 12/1/75 Zoning amendment. 738 1/5/76 Airport Enterprise Fund. 739 1/5/76 Claims from street and sewer special assessments. 740 1/5/76 Fire Prevention Code amendments. 741 2/2/76 Council meeting time. 742 3/1/76 Purchase refuse equipment; no-fund warrants. 743 3/1/76 Purchase and replace street equipment; no-fund warrants. 744 5/3/76 Plat change. 745 5/17/76 Excavation permit; bond. 746 6/21/76 Solid waste. 747 7/19/76 Sewer use fee. 748 8/2/76 Street improvement. 749 9/20/76 Disposal of solid waste service charges. 750 9/20/76 Zoning and subdivision amendments. 751-798 -- (Missing) 799 10/1/79 Standard Traffic Ordinance 1979 Edition. 800 12/3/79 Burning prohibited. 801 2/1/80 Water franchise amendment. 802 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 803 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 804 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 805 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 806 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 807 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 808 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 809 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 810 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 811 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 812 3/3/80 Street improvements, special assessments. 813 4/7/80 Tractor-trailers dollies; lowering or extending in public streets. 814 4/7/80 Drains and drain outlets construction. 815 4/7/80 Reducing rate of taxation of intangibles. 816 5/5/80 Corporate limits. 817 5/5/80 Airport facilities improvements, special fund. 818 5/5/80 Sanitary sewer improvements, special assessments. 819 7/7/80 Contract; storm drains. 820 7/7/80 Acquisition of property; senior citizen housing. 821 8/4/80 Parking, stopping and standing of vehicles. 822 8/6/80 Street, sanitary sewer and drainage improvements; bonds. 823 9/2/80 Parking; trucks. 824 9/19/80 Street, sewer and drainage improvement bonds; amendment. 825 10/6/80 Annexation. 826 1/5/81 Annexation. 827 12/1/80 Change of name; Greater Southwest Regional Planning Commission. 828 1/5/81 Industrial revenue bonds; acquire property. 829 No date Purchase of street sweeper; no-fund warrants. 830 3/2/81 Public dance license fee. 831 4/6/81 Misdemeanor; littering. 832 4/23/81 Council, compensation for meeting attendance. 833 5/4/81 Cable TV franchise amendment. 834 12/7/81 Sewer use fee. 835 3/1/82 Zoning amendment. 836 3/1/82 Water service rates. 837 3/1/82 Temporary businesses. 838 5/3/82 Uniform personnel rules and regulations. 839 8/2/82 Zoning amendment. 840 11/1/82 Curfew. 841 1/3/83 Deferred compensation plan. 842 2/7/83 Water service rates. 843 5/17/83 Zoning amendment. 844 5/17/83 Council, compensation for meeting attendance. 845 5/17/83 Adopting ordinance, codification. 846 6/6/83 Annexation. 847 6/ 6/83 Sinking fund; airport improvements. 848 8/15/83 Cereal malt beverage licenses; prohibited zones. 849 3/5/84 Franchise; electric. 850 12/13/83 Zoning amendment. 851 12/13/83 Zoning amendment. 852 1/3/84 City Tree Board. 853 4/24/84 Fees for accessing and/or copying open public records. 854 6/18/84 Cable TV franchise amendment. 855 8/6/84 Regular Council meetings. 856 8/6/84 Mobile home park; license fee. 857 8/20/84 Unlawful operation of air guns, rifles, bow and arrows. 858 8/20/84 License for temporary businesses. 859 9/4/84 Tree Board. 860 9/17/84 Consumpti on of alcoholic liquor. 861 9/17/84 Custody and disposition of property seized. 862 10/1/84 Vacating street. 863 1/7/85 Chapter 12, City Code; fine schedule; amendment. 864 3/18/85 Parking. 865 4/1/85 National Electric Code amendment. 866 4/15/85 Livestock; poultry; running at large. 867 4/15/85 Uniform Plumbing Code amendment. 867B 6/3/85 Animals; dangerous animals. 868 4/15/85 Council, compensation for meeting attendance. 869 8/5/85 Zoning amendments (Chapter 13). 870 No date Zoning amendments (Chapter 13) 871 8/19/85 Removal of traffic hazards on private property. 872 9/16/85 Driving under influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. 873 11/18/85 Water rates. 874 No date Telephone lines; Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 875 1/6/86 Sick leave; employees. 876 4/7/86 Release of impounded dogs or cats. 877 4/7/86 Uniform Personnel Rules and Regulations amendment. 878 5/19/86 Airport facility improvements, sinking fund. 879 6/2/86 Dangerous and noisy dogs and cats. 880 6/16/86 Parking of buses, trucks, tractors, etc. 881 7/7/86 Employee benefits contribution fund. 882 10/20/86 National Building Code amendments. 883 11/3/86 Bonds; City officers. 884 11/3/86 Administrator act as purchasing agent. 885 12/15/86 Building Code 1985 Edition, adopted. 886 12/15/86 National Electric Code 1984 Edition, adopted; amendments. 887 -- (Missing) 888 3/2/87 Standard Traffic Ordinance, 1986. 889 4/6/87 Vacating streets. 890 No date Vacation. 891 4/20/87 Vacation. 892 4/20/87 Zoning amendment; zoning map. 893 5/18/87 Amendments to Standard Traffic Ordinance, 1986. 894 7/6/87 Standard Traffic Ordinance; infraction and offenses. 895 8/17/87 Zoning amendment procedures; fees and regulations. 896 9/8/87 Uniform Personnel Rules and Regulations for Employees. 897 11/16/87 Standard Traffic Ordinance, 1987; infractions and offenses. 898 12/21/87 Franchise; cable TV. 899 12/7/87 Procedure for street and alley repair. 900 3/7/88 City limits and boundaries. 901 4/18/88 Cable TV franchise amendment. 902 4/18/88 Water service; excavation, meter deposits. 903 4/18/88 Sinking fund; Fire Department equipment. 904 6/6/88 Industrial revenue bonds Trustee and paying agent designated. 905 6/20/88 Corporate limits and City boundaries. 906 7/5/88 Uniform Building Code 1988 Edition, adopted; Building Inspector as Fire Chief's Inspector. 907 7/5/88 Electrical Code 1987 Edition, adopted. 908 7/5/88 Uniform Plumbing Code 1988 Edition, adopted. 909 7/5/88 Uniform Mechanical Code 1988 Edition, adopted. 910 7/5/88 Uniform Administrative Code 1988 Edition, adopted. 911 7/5/88 Uniform Fire Code 1988 Edition, adopted. 912 7/18/88 Standard Traffic Ordinance 1988...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Scott City ? No
Comments:

While no formal online code was located regarding an ice barrier, Paul Kasselman, Building Inspector of Scott City, KS confirmed it is not required. (Per email dated 12/4/19.)

Government Officials

Comments

Scott City, KS has adopted the 2015 IRC including appendices  A – U. Scott City, KS Muni. Code § 9-8-1.

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.

Scott City, KS has adopted the 2015 IRC including appendix J. Scott City, KS Muni. Code § 9-8-1.

Commercial Building Code

Scott City 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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2006 IBC with Kansas amendments(Scott City, KS Municipal Code)

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2006 IBC with Kansas amendments(Scott City, KS Municipal Code)

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Comments

No online IBC amendments were located.

Existing Buildings

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

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