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Kansas City, KS / Wyandotte County

KS

Building Inspection Division (Neighborhood Resource Center)

Open Accela Citizen Access

Contact Information

📞 Phone: (913) 573-8620
📍 Address: Contact city for address
🕐 Hours: Contact city for hours

Online Portal

System: Accela Citizen Access

💡 Submissions primarily via EMAIL — applications emailed to building inspection division. Files must be ≤25 MB per email.

Permit Types Available

  • Residential building (new construction, additions, alterations, repairs)
  • Commercial (repair, remodel, tenant finish, new construction)
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Plumbing
  • Demolition

General Residential Requirements

  • All residential applications must include scaled drawings
  • Sealed plot plans required for: new residential, room additions, swimming pools, accessory structures
  • Interior alteration/repair only — plot plan NOT required
  • Reviewed under International Residential Code (1 & 2 Family Dwellings)

Fee Information

  • 💰 Demolition: Base fee $100 for up to 3,000 sq ft, $3 for each additional 1,000 sq ft over 3,001
  • 💰 Contact KCK for other fee schedules

Contractor Licensing

  • 🔧 Contact KCK directly for contractor licensing requirements

Inspection Process

  • 🔍 Call (913) 573-8620 and leave voicemail with: name, contact info, address, staff name, nature of call
  • 🔍 Leave only one message or email; second message if no response within 24 hours
  • 🔍 DRC projects require additional inspections

Things to Know

  • 💡 EMAIL-BASED SUBMISSION: Applications emailed to building inspection. Files must be ≤25 MB per email.
  • 💡 Commercial codes: 2018 IBC, 2018 IMC, 2018 UPC, 2017 NEC, 2018 IECC, 2018 IFC, current NFPA Life Safety Code
  • 💡 New commercial construction/additions/occupancy changes must go through Development Review Committee (DRC)