Shawnee County

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A Planning Commission Town Hall Meeting will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 6 pm, at the North Annex, 1515 NW Saline St.
The public is invited to review the Draft Shawnee County Solar Energy Conversion System Regulations, and attend the town hall meeting with comments, questions, or discussion.

Sub-Committee Working Groups

At its first meeting on February 10, 2016, the Building Code Committee elected to break-out into three (3) separate working groups. Identification of each committee and brief description of its function is provided below.

Group 1 ‐ Scope

At its first meeting on February 10, 2016, the Building Code Committee elected to start with the City of Topeka's current building codes in crafting a building code for the county. This committee will examine the City of Topeka's current building codes and revise them as necessary for adoption in the county.

Group 1 has concluded their work and recommend the following codes be adopted by the County:

  • 2009 International Residential Code (City Ord. No. 19727)
  • 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (City Ord. No. 19697)
  • 2006 International Building Code (City Ord. No. 19156)
  • 2006 International Fire Code (City Ord. No. 19250)
  • 2006 Life Safety Code (City Ord. No. 19436)
  • 2006 Uniform Mechanical Code (City Ord. No. 19216)
  • 2011 National Electric Code (City Ord. No. 19601)
  • 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code (City Ord. No. 19829, including Appendix C, Alternate Plumbing Systems, and excluding Appendix H, Private Sewage Disposal Systems)
  • 1997 Uniform Code for Building Conservation (City Ord. No. 17951)

Group 2 ‐ Fiscal Approach and Self-Supporting Approach

This working group will examine and recommend development of a building code program using a fiscally constrained approach; and, employing a fee structure and program design that is to be completely self-supporting.

Group 3 ‐ Coordination with the City of Topeka and Organizational Structure

This working group will examine opportunities for coordination with the City of Topeka in the development of a building code program; and, address staffing functions in addition to the number and qualifications of staff.