Guidelines for Building Procedures
Application requirements:
Either a residential building permit application or commercial building permit application with applicable plan review fee. Please make check payable to City of Olathe and submit it with the required plans as listed below.
All supplemental documents (procedures, applications, etc) are available individually on the "forms" page. Choose legal size paper for first page on a commercial application.
New residential construction permits: A residential building permit application with one (1) signed/sealed sets of building plans, include structural, architectural, and two (2) complete plot plans sealed (wet seal or embossed - signed) by licensed professional engineer, architect or land surveyor. And one CD of plans in .TIF or .PDF format. Plot plans must be 1" = 20' minimum scale and of scannable size - (max. 11 ½ x 17 inches). A minimum of three (3) working days is required to process residential applications.
New commercial construction permits:
A commercial building permit application with phased permit submittal checklist attached. Three (3) signed/sealed sets of building plans (plans must be ¼" - 1' minimum scale) and to include: title page defining construction type, occupancy group, building code, etc. Sets must include all civil/site plans, landscape plans, architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. Two (2) copies each of calculations, specifications, soils reports and letter reporting special inspections and third party inspectors assigned to this project. Include one (1) discs of complete drawings in electronic media - architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire sprinkler, fire alarm and civil plans. Plans are to be of equal detail as to represent submitted drawings for permitting. Acceptable media: CDR or CDRW. Acceptable file format: .TIF or .PDF. The first file shall include an index referencing all sheets. These submittals are required at the time of application unless prior written deferral is approved.
Commercial tenant finish or remodel:
One Commercial-Industrial application with only pages 9 & 10 of the phased permit submittal checklist (VI. Tenant Finish/Remodel section) attached. Three (3) signed/sealed sets of complete building plans for remodel/tenant finish. Tenant Finish permits may be 1/8" - 1' minimum scale. Enclose electronic media as described above.
It is our goal to send comments within 10 working days from all reviewing departments advising of approvals, denials or stipulations for new construction projects. Tenant Finish applications will be processed and comments sent within 3 to 4 working days. Architect or Engineer of record will receive these comments through email attachment.
Footing/foundation - commercial only:
Footing/foundation application with three (3) signed/sealed sets of plans including erosion control plan, footing, foundation, elevations and any electrical, mechanical or plumbing underslab details.
Other necessary requirements and footing/foundation guidelines.
Incomplete applications with missing information or lack of document submittals will impact the timeliness of your application processing.
Building Codes adopted by the City of Olathe (effective September 15, 2001):
2000 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
2000 ELECTRICAL CODE ADMIN PROVISIONS
1999 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)
2000 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE
2000 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE
2000 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
2000 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE & 2000 LIFE SAFETY CODE (NFPA 101)
2000 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Contractor licensing:
No occupational license is required with the City of Olathe, however, contractor licensing must be obtained through Johnson County Contractor Licensing, Johnson County Administration Building, 111 S Cherry, Room 1056, Olathe, KS 66061. Phone (913) 715-2233, FAX 715-2232. Ordinances require the general contractor, electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors of record on your project to also be licensed and current. No permits are issued unless all are valid and currently licensed with Johnson County.
Building permits - general links:
