Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 815 - PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 7 - Kentucky Building Code
Section 815 KAR 7:120 - Kentucky Building Code
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 132.010, 198B.010, 198B.040, 198B.050, 198B.060, 198B.080, 198B.260, 198B.990, 227.300, 227.550(7)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 198B.040(7) and 198B.050 require the department to promulgate a mandatory uniform state building code that establishes standards for the construction of all buildings in the state. This administrative regulation establishes the Kentucky Building Code's general provisions.
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Building Code. The 2015 International Building shall be the mandatory state building code for all buildings constructed in Kentucky except that:
Section 3. State Plan Review and Inspection Fees.
The fees required by this section shall apply for plan review and inspection by the department.
OCCUPANCY TYPE |
COST PER SQUARE FOOT |
Assembly |
16 cents |
Business |
15 cents |
Day care centers |
15 cents |
Educational |
15 cents |
High Hazard |
16 cents |
Industrial factories |
15 cents |
Institutional |
16 cents |
Mercantile |
15 cents |
Residential |
15 cents |
Storage |
15 cents |
Utility and Miscellaneous |
13 cents |
Production greenhouse |
10 cents |
NUMBER OF SPRINKLERS |
FEE |
4-25 |
$150 |
26 - 100 |
$200 |
101 - 200 |
$250 |
201 - 300 |
$275 |
301 - 400 |
$325 |
401 - 750 |
$375 |
OVER 750 |
$375 plus thirty (30) cents per sprinkler over 750 |
Section 4. General. All plans shall be designed and submitted to conform to this administrative regulation.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 198B.040(7), 198B.050