The Kansas City Building and Rehabilitation Code outlines the minimum requirements for construction within the City of Kansas City, Mo. It is designed to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare, in as much as they are affected by building construction.
NOTICE: The City Planning and Development Department is currently evaluating a periodic update to the Kansas City Building & Rehabilitation Code (Ordinance Chapter 18). The proposed update is to the most recent versions of the currently adopted model codes, including the 2012 International Building Code. Each updated Article, with revision marks showing, may be accessed via the links in the right-hand column below.
Your comments or questions are always welcome. Contact us by email at
CPD-DS@kcmo.org or contact Greg Franzen, by phone, at 816-513-1538; Gary Marker, at 816-513-1493; or for Article 9, Elevators, Wilson Winn, at 816-513-1577.