[Ord. No. 08-06 §1, 12-30-2008]
A. 
A certain document, three (3) copies of which one (1) copy is on file in the office of the Cass County Clerk and the remaining two (2) copies may be maintained in the Building Codes office of the County of Cass, Missouri, being marked and designated as the International Building Code, 2006 Edition, including Appendix Chapters C, E and H, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the County of Cass in the State of Missouri for the control of building and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Subsection (B) hereof and Section 500.020 of this Chapter.
B. 
The following Sections are hereby revised:
1. 
IBC Section 101.1. Insert: Cass County.
2. 
IBC Section 103. Department of Building Safety. Shall be amended as follows: Delete Department of Building Safety and insert: Building Codes Department.
3. 
IBC Section 103.1. Creation of enforcement agency. Shall be amended as follows: Delete the entire paragraph and insert: The Building Codes Department is hereby created and the official in charge thereof for purposes of administration of this code shall be known as the Building Official, Code Official or Director of Codes Administration.
4. 
IBC Section 103.3. Deputies. Delete the last sentence.
5. 
IBC Section 105.2. Work exempt from permit. Delete item number 1 and insert the following.
One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed four hundred (400) square feet (37.1 m2).
FPN: This exception from a building permit from the Building Codes Department does not preclude the requirement for a building permit to be obtained from the Cass County, Missouri Zoning Department or meeting the Cass County, Missouri Zoning Ordinance rules and regulations.
6. 
IBC Section 105.5 Delete in its entirety. Amend as follows:
Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced and an inspection has been requested by the permit holder within one hundred eighty (180) days after its issuance or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days. Every building permit issued by the Code Official under provisions of the technical codes shall expire by limitation and become null and void unless the building or work authorized by such permit is not completed and approved within one (1) year from the date such permit was issued.
All work requiring a permit shall be suspended upon the expiration of a permit.
Extensions. A permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which work may be completed under that permit. Permit extensions shall be subject to the expiration periods specified by Section 105.5. Fees, as required by the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction, for the extension of a permit shall be paid prior to the expiration date of the permit.
Renewal of expired permit when work has been started. A permittee holding an expired permit may apply for a renewal of the permit to allow for the completion of the work started. Permit renewals shall be subject to the expiration periods specified by Section 105.5. Fees, as required by the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction, for the renewal of a permit shall be paid prior to the work authorized by the permit being started.
Renewal of expired permit when no work has started. Before work can be started, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee. Permits shall not be renewed when no work has begun if the codes or regulations adopted by the jurisdiction have been changed since the permit was originally issued.
7. 
IBC Section 106.3.4.1.1. Design required. Amend as follows:
Design required. A design in accordance with accepted engineering practice shall be provided for concrete or masonry foundation walls when any of the conditions listed below are found to exist.
1. 
Foundation walls that are subject to hydrostatic pressure from ground water.
2. 
Foundation walls and retaining walls supporting more than 48 inches (1219 mm) of unbalanced backfill that do not have permanent lateral support at the top or bottom.
3. 
Foundation walls exceeding 9 feet in height, measured from the top of the wall to the bottom of the slab.
4. 
Footings and foundations placed on fill.
5. 
Foundations installed on slopes steeper than 4:1 before grading.
6. 
Foundations that bear partially on soil and partially on rock.
7. 
Foundation walls with an unbroken line of greater than 25 feet.
8. 
Masonry foundation walls with an unbalanced backfill height greater that 4 feet.
9. 
ICF foundation walls.
10. 
Concrete slabs located over accessible space that have a clear span greater than 4 feet in any direction.
11. 
Log structures.
12. 
Cold formed steel framing.
Where applicable, a standard design approved by the Code Official may be used in lieu of a design from a design professional. For new single-family dwellings where standard designs approved by the Code Official are used, the design professional sealing the plans shall specify the use of those designs on the approved plans or through a separate report.
8. 
IBC Section 108. Fees. Delete in its entirety. Amend with new Section 500.020.
9. 
IBC Section 202 Shall be amended to include the following:
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
A building or structure located on a tract of land forty (40) contiguous acres or more in area, used for storage of equipment or produce or other commodities necessary for agricultural use, but not including buildings intended for residential uses or the parking or storage of private motor vehicles.
AGRICULTURAL USE
The use of a tract of land forty (40) contiguous acres or more in area for the raising of crops, dairying, pasturage, general farming, truck farming, cultivation of field crops, orchards, groves, raising fish, birds or poultry and accessory uses, necessary for the carrying out of farming operations, including structures for storage, processing and sale of products raised on the premises.
BEDROOM
A room that meets the minimum dimension, area and height requirements for a habitable room as specified in Section R304 and that has an adjoining area or space that may be utilized as a closet whether or not the room is actually utilized for sleeping purposes. This definition is intended to clarify the applications for the requirements for emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section R310 and smoke alarms in accordance with Section R317 of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.
CODE OFFICIAL
The term "Code Official" contained in any reference in any of the model codes adopted may be used synonymously with the terms Building Codes Director, Building Official, Chief Building Official, authority having jurisdiction, Chief Building Inspector or any other similar terms.
ELECTRICAL CODE
Any reference in this resolution or in any of the model codes adopted herein to the ICC Electrical Code may be deemed to refer to the NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition.
10. 
IBC Section 501.2. Address Numbers. Amend as follows as per the 911 director's ordinances.
11. 
IBC Section 702.1. Amend definition of "fire separation distance" as follows: add a last sentence to read: The distance shall be measured at a right angle from the face of the wall.
12. 
IBC Section 901.5. Acceptance Tests. Amend as follows: Fire detection and alarm systems, fire extinguishing systems, fire hydrant systems, fire standpipe systems, fire pumps, private fire mains and all other protection systems and appurtenances thereto shall be subject to acceptance test(s) as contained in the installation standards and as approved by the Building Code Official and Fire Code Official. The Building Code Official and Fire Code Official shall be notified forty-eight (48) hours before any required acceptance testing is performed. It shall be unlawful to occupy portions of a structure until the required fire protection systems within that portion of the structure have been tested and approved.
13. 
IBC Section 903.2.1.2. Group A-2. Amend item number 2 as follows: Delete 100 and insert 300.
14. 
IBC Section 903.2.7. Group R. Amend as follows: Add exception: One- and two-family dwellings.
15. 
IBC Section 903.3.1.1.1. Amend item number 2 as follows: Add at the end of the paragraph and Building Code Official.
16. 
IBC Table 1505.1. Minimum Roof Coverings. Delete footnotes a, b and c from the table.
[Ord. No. 08-06 §2, 12-30-2008; Amended with County fee changes approved following public hearing 8-29-2011]
Application fees for one- and two-family dwellings, modular homes, manufactured homes and commercial projects will be fifty dollars ($50.00) and will not be remitted from permit fee.
Application fees for all non-one- and two-family dwellings, modular homes, manufactured homes and commercial projects will be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and will not be remitted from the permit fee.
TABLE 1-A-1 a
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS Including Modular Homes
Building Size
Permit Fee Per Sq. Ft.
For habitable space
$1.47 per sq. ft.
Deck permits when included in the scope of work for which a building permit for a new dwelling or room addition is issued
Included
Deck permits for existing dwellings and for supplemental permits
As per valuation Table 1-A-2 plus $50.00 issuance fee
Finished habitable space in basements when included in scope of work for which a building permit for a new dwelling or room addition is issued
$0.45 per sq. ft.
Finished habitable space in basements for existing dwellings and for supplemental permits
$0.77* per sq. ft. plus permit issuance fee
Attached garages and other attached accessory use buildings
$0.34 per sq. ft.
* When an application for a permit is made to add finished basement space in an existing dwelling and not in connection with construction for which a permit has been issued, a permit issuance fee of $50.00 shall be added to the per square foot permit fee.
** The total permit fees from the above table shall be reduced by 25% for earth contact or slab on grade buildings used for dwellings.
Table 1-A-1 b
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR DWELLING USE
For manufactured home installation on piers, or engineered slab or pier and engineered runner foundations
$905.00
For manufactured home installation on crawl space foundation
$905.00 plus $0.23 per sq. ft. of crawl space area
For manufactured home installation on basement foundation*
$905.00 plus $0.35 per sq. ft. of basement area
Deck permits when included in the scope of work for which a building permit for a new dwelling or room addition is issued
Included
Deck permits for existing dwellings and for supplemental permits
As per valuation Table 1-A-2 plus $50.00 issuance fee
Attached garages and other attached accessory use buildings
$0.34 per sq. ft.
* For finished habitable space in basements of manufactured home see Table 1-A-1 a
TABLE 1-A-1 c
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
(Includes Attached and Detached Structures)
Building Area
Permit Fee Per Sq. Ft. of Building Area
For each sq. ft. of building area
$0.25 per sq. ft.
Electrical included in new construction for each sq. ft.
Branch circuits and services up to 100 amps
$0.12 per sq. ft.
Branch circuits and service equipment over 100 amps
$0.15 per sq. ft.
For electrical added to existing buildings or for supplemental permits, see Electrical Fee Schedule Table 1-B
Plumbing included in new construction
For installation of any fixture or combination of fixtures for a single bathroom group
$171.25
Floor drain only
$120.00
Additional fixtures each
$28.75 per additional fixture
For water supply piping with hydrant only
$26.25 for first hydrant and $12.50 for each additional hydrant.
For plumbing added to existing buildings or for supplemental permits, see Plumbing Fee Schedule Table 1-D
Mechanical included in new construction
For forced air or gravity type furnaces or unit heaters up to and including 100,000 BTU/h*
$87.50 each unit
For forced air or gravity type furnaces or unit heaters over 100,000 BTU/h*
$120.00 each unit
For mechanical added to existing buildings or for supplemental permits, see Mechanical Fee Schedule Table 1-C
* Includes any duct or vents associated with installation of mechanical equipment installation
Swimming pools
For each above ground swimming pool
$268.75
For each in-ground swimming pool
$447.50
Permits for swimming pools include all electrical, plumbing and mechanical equipment installed as a part of a new pool installation.
TABLE 1-A-2
BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR
BUILDINGS OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY USE
Total Valuation
Fee
$1.00 to $500.00
$68.13
$501.00 to $2,000.00
$68.13 for the first $500.00 plus $8.88 for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00
$201.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $40.57 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$1,134.19 for the first $25,000.00 plus $29.27 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$1,865.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $20.29 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$2,880.13 for the first $100,000.00 plus $16.22 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00
$9,365.13 for the first $500,000.00 plus $13.78 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
$1,000,001.00 and up
$16,252.63 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof
Other inspections and fees:
1.
Minimum permit fee
$135.00
2.
Permit application fee:
One- and two-family dwellings, modular homes, commercial projects, manufactured homes
$50.00
All non-one- and two-family dwellings, modular homes, commercial projects and manufactured homes
$25.00
3.
Permit fee extensions, as set forth in Section 115.4, shall be based on the percent of remaining work to complete the project. The percent will be determined with an evaluation inspection. The fee will be based from Tables 1-A-1 a through Table 1-E.
4.
Permit fee for a fireworks stand/tent including power from a generator.
$625.00
Permit fees for temporary power shall be as per Table 1-B.
5.
Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge — two hours) if available.
$121.25 per hour
6.
Re-inspection fees assessed
$100.00*
7.
Temporary certificate of occupancy
For the first temporary certificate of occupancy
$0.00
For each additional temporary certificate of occupancy
$338.00
8.
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated
$90.00*
9.
Additional plan review required by plans requiring more than one-hour review time for changes, additions or revisions to plans (minimum charge one-half hour)
$122.00 per hour*
10.
For use of outside consultants for plan checking and inspections or both.
Actual cost**
11.
Elevator inspections (for use of outside consultants for inspection and testing)
Actual cost**
12.
Fee for certificate of occupancy
$338.00
13.
Residential solar panels and residential wind generation
$500.00
(Where a certificate of occupancy is required other than in connection with work under a building permit, the person applying for the certificate shall, at the time of filing application therefore, pay to the Cass County, Missouri, Building Codes Department a fee of $250.00.)
*
Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
**
Actual costs including administrative costs.
TABLE 1-B
ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
Permit Issuance
Fee
1.
For the issuance of each electrical permit
$102.00
2.
For the issuing of each supplemental permit for which the original permit has not expired, been canceled, nor finished
$45.00
System Fee Schedule
(NOTE: The following do not include permit issuing fee)
Fee
3.
Carnivals and circuses.
Carnivals, circuses, or other traveling shows or exhibitions utilizing transportable-type rides, booths, displays and attractions. Price per each.
$75.00
For electrical generators and electrically driven rides. Price per each.
$27.50
For mechanically driven rides and walk-through attractions of displays having electric lighting. Price per each.
$27.50
For a system of area and booth lighting. Price per each.
$27.50
For permanently installed rides, booths, displays and attractions, use the Unit Fee Schedule. Price per each.
4.
Temporary power service.
For a temporary service pole or pedestal including all pole or pedestal-mounted receptacle outlets and appurtenances. Price per each.
$122.50
For a temporary distribution system and temporary lighting and receptacle outlets for construction sites, decorative lights, Christmas tree sales lots, firework stands, etc. Price per each.
$206.25
TABLE 1-B (cont.)
Unit Fee Schedule
NOTE: The following do not include permit-issuing fee
Fee
1.
Power Apparatus
For motors, generators, transformers, rectifiers, synchronous converters, capacitors, industrial heating, air conditioners and heat pumps, cooking or baking equipment and other apparatus, as follows:
Rating in horsepower (HP), kilowatts (kW), kilovolt-amperes (kVA) or kilovolt-amperes-reactive (kVAR):
Up to and including 1, each
$13.75
Over 1 and not over 10, each
$36.25
Over 10 and not over 50, each
$66.25
Over 50 and not over 100, each
$135.00
Over 100, each
$195.00
NOTES:
1. For equipment or appliances having more than one motor, transformer, heater, etc., the sum of the combined ratings may be used.
2. These fees include all switches, circuit breakers, contactors, thermostats, relays and other directly related control equipment.
2.
Signs, Outline Lighting and Marquees
For signs, outline lighting systems or marquees supplied from one branch circuit, each
$82.50
For additional branch circuits within the same sign, outline lighting system or marquee, each
$15.00
3.
Services
For services of 600 volts or less and not over 200 amperes in rating, each
$121.25
For services of 600 volts or less and over 200 amperes to 1,000 amperes, each
$242.50
For services over 600 volts or over 1,000 amperes in rating, each
$482.50
4.
Miscellaneous Apparatus, Conduits and Conductors
For electrical apparatus, conduits and conductors for which a permit is required but for which no fee is herein set forth
$48.75
NOTE:
This fee is not applicable when a fee is paid for one or more services, outlets, fixtures, appliances, power apparatus, busways, signs or other equipment.
TABLE 1-C
MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES
Permit Issuance
Fee
1.
For the issuance of each mechanical permit
$85.00
2.
For issuing each supplemental permit for which the original permit has not expired, been canceled or final inspection performed
$38.00
TABLE 1-C (cont.)
Unit Fee Schedule
Note: The following do not include permit-issuing fee.
Fee
1.
Furnaces
For the installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, up to and including 100,000 Btu/h (29.3kW)
$43.75
For the installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance over 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW)
$53.75
For the installation or relocation of each floor furnace, including vent
$43.75
For the installation or relocation of each suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor-mounted unit heater
$43.75
2.
Appliance Vents
For the installation, relocation or replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit
$25.00
3.
Repairs or Additions
For the repair of, alteration of or addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, cooling unit, absorption unit or each heating, cooling, absorption or evaporative cooling system, including installation of controls regulated by the Mechanical Code
$43.75
4.
Boilers, Compressors and Absorption Systems
For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor to and including three horsepower (10.6 kW) or each absorption system to and including 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW)
$43.75
For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over three horsepower (10.6 kW) to and including 15 horsepower (52.7 kW) or each absorption system over 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW) to and including 500,000 Btu/h (146.6 kW)
$72.50
For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 15 horsepower (52.7 kW) to and including 30 horsepower (105.5 kW) or each absorption system over 500,000 Btu/h (146.6 kW) to and including 1,000,000 Btu/h (293.1 kW)
$102.50
For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 30 horsepower (105.5 kW) to and including 50 horsepower (176 kW) or each absorption system over 1,000,000 Btu/h (293.1 kW) to and including 1,750,000 Btu/h (512.9 kW)
$145.00
For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 50 horsepower (176 kW) or each absorption system over 1,750,000 Btu/h (512.9 kW)
$261.25
5.
Air Handlers NOTE: This fee does not apply to an air-handling unit which is a portion of a factory-assembled appliance, cooling unit, evaporative cooler or absorption unit for which a permit is required elsewhere in the Mechanical Code.
For each air-handling unit to and including 10,000 cubic feet per minute (cfm) (4719 L/s), including ducts attached thereto
$32.50
For each air-handling unit over 10,000 cfm (4719 L/s)
$53.75
6.
Evaporative Coolers
For each evaporative cooler other than portable type
$33.75
7.
Ventilation and Exhaust
For each ventilation fan connected to a single duct
$25.00
For each ventilation system which is not a portion of any heating or air-conditioning system authorized by a permit
$32.50
For the installation of each hood which is served by mechanical exhaust, including the ducts for such hood
$32.50
8.
Incinerators
For the installation or relocation of each domestic-type incinerator
$53.75
For the installation or relocation of each commercial or industrial-type incinerator
$202.50
9.
Miscellaneous
For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by the Mechanical Code but not classed in other appliance categories or for which no other fee is listed in the table
$32.50
TABLE 1-D
PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
Permit Issuance
Fee
1.
For the issuance of each plumbing permit
$85.00
2.
For issuing each supplemental permit for which the original permit has not expired, been canceled or had a final inspection
$37.50
TABLE 1-D (cont.)
Unit Fee Schedule
Fee
1.
Fixtures and Vents
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap (including water, drainage piping and backflow protection thereof)
$28.75
For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture
$17.50
2.
Future
3.
Water Piping and Water Heaters
For installation, alteration or repair of water piping or water-treating equipment or both, each
$15.00
For each water heater including vent
$35.00
For vents only, see Table 3-C
4.
Gas Piping Systems
For each gas piping system of one to five outlets
$110.00
For each outlet over five, each
$6.25
5.
Lawn Sprinklers, Vacuum Breakers and Backflow Protection Devices
For each lawn sprinkler system on any meter, including backflow protection devices therefore
$43.75
For atmospheric-type vacuum breakers or backflow protection devices not included in item 1:
1 to 5 devices
$43.75
Over 5 devices, each
$10.00
For each backflow protection other than atmospheric-type vacuum breakers:
2 inches (50.8 mm) and smaller
$43.75
Over 2 inches (50.8 mm)
$73.75
6.
Commercial Swimming Pools
For each swimming pool or spa:
Public pool
$895.00
Public spa
$362.50
7.
Miscellaneous
For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by the Plumbing Code but not classed in other appliance categories or for which no other fee is listed in this code
$90.00
TABLE 1-E
SIGN PERMIT FEES
Type of Sign
Fee
1.
Combination Signs
a.
To and including 20 square foot area or fraction thereof
$276.25
b.
And for each additional 20 square foot area or fraction thereof
$57.50
2.
Flat Wall Signs
a.
To and including 300 square feet
$276.25
b.
And for each additional 300 square foot area or fraction thereof
$57.50
3.
Marquees: Each marquee
$686.25
4.
Roof Signs
a.
For surface area not to exceed 300 square feet
$883.75
b.
And for each additional 300 square foot area or fraction thereof
$232.50
5.
Temporary Signs: Each sign
$102.50
6.
Freestanding Signs
a.
To and Including 20 square foot area or fraction thereof
$276.25
b.
And for each additional 20 square foot area or fraction thereof
$57.50
NOTES:
1.
The permit fee for signs shall be based upon the total aggregate area of advertising display on a sign. For a double-faced sign, the area of both sides of the sign will be included in calculating the permit fee for the sign.