Building Permits in Johnson County, Kansas
We checked Johnson County's own official pages for 6 types of projects (shed, fence, deck, pool, solar panels, demolition). Permits are issued by Johnson County Building Codes. Every rule below links to the page it was taken from, so you can confirm it before you start work.
Johnson County rules
Shed
- Size limit (sq ft)
- 200 source: jocogov.org
- Permit required
- Depends source: jocogov.org
Fence
- Permit required
- Depends source: jocogov.org
- Height limit (ft)
- 7 source: jocogov.org
- Exempt from a permit
- Fences not over 7 feet (2134 mm) high. source: jocogov.org
Deck
- Permit required
- Depends source: jocogov.org
- Exempt from a permit
- Decks not exceeding 200 square feet (18.58 m2) in area, that are not more than 30 inches (762 mm) above grade at any point, are not attached to a dwelling and do not serve the exit door required by Section R311.4. source: jocogov.org
- Size limit (sq ft)
- 200 source: jocogov.org
Pool
- Issued by
- Johnson County Building Codes source: jocogov.org
- Exempt from a permit
- Prefabricated swimming pools that are less than 24 inches (610 mm) deep. source: jocogov.org
- Conditions
- Any pool 24” deep or more requires a permit. source: jocogov.org
- Permit required
- Depends source: jocogov.org
Solar Panels
- Issued by
- Johnson County Building Codes source: jocogov.org
Demolition
- Permit required
- Yes source: jocogov.org
- Issued by
- Johnson County Building Codes source: jocogov.org
Where to apply
Johnson County Building Codes · official website