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Address	Hours	Email/OlatheConnect	Phone
Olathe City Hall, Second Floor 100 E. Santa Fe Street Olathe, KS 66061	8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (excluding holidays)	buildingcodescontact@olatheks.org Submit an OlatheConnect request today	913-971-6200

Current Code Adoption

The City of Olathe building, fire and property maintenance codes - Sept. 1, 2019.

2018 International Building Code - (Ordinance 19-27)
2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings - (Ordinance 19-28)
2018 International Existing Building Code - (Ordinance 19-29)
2018 International Plumbing Code - (Ordinance 19-30)
2018 International Mechanical Code - (Ordinance 19-31)
2018 International Fuel Gas Code - (Ordinance 19-32)
2017 National Electrical Code – NFPA 70 - (Ordinance 19-33)
2018 International Energy Conservation Code - (Ordinance 19-34)
2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code - (Ordinance 19-35)
2018 International Property Maintenance Code - (Ordinance 19-36)
2018 International Fire Code - (Ordinance 19-37)
2009 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities ICC/ANSI A117.1 Standard

ICC Code Books can be viewed at the Olathe Downtown Library (260 E. Santa Fe Street, 4th Floor).

About the Olathe Building Codes Division

The Building Codes Division administers and enforces building codes and ordinances to provide safeguards for protection of persons and property for the buildings in which Olathe citizens and visitors live, work, and play.

Among the Division’s responsibilities are review of building plans for code compliance; issuing building permits; providing inspection services for buildings and building systems as they undergo construction, alteration, renovation, or replacement; and issuing certificates of occupancy upon final completion of building projects.

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