Blue Springs, MO Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- International Plumbing Code 2024
- Local amendment
- Hot water piping capped at 100 ft (Section 607.2)
- Permit issued by
- Community Development Department
- License required
- Master/journeyman plumbing license (Section 500.130)
- 3/4-inch tap fee
- $333 plus $3,354 development charge
Summary
Blue Springs enforces the 2024 International Plumbing Code under City Code Section 500.010(A)(4), with one local amendment: Section 607.2 caps the run of hot or tempered water piping at one hundred feet from its source to the fixture. A permit from the Community Development Department is required before any plumbing connection is made to the City's water or sewer system.
4. International Plumbing Code 2024, with a publication date of May 2024, except for the following modification to Section 607.2 of the International Plumbing Code 2024: ... Section 607.2 Hot Or Tempered Water Supply To Fixtures. The developed length of hot or tempered water piping, from the source of hot water to the fixtures that require hot or tempered water, shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet (15,240 mm). Recirculating system piping and heat-traced piping shall be considered to be sources of hot or tempered water. ... Water System Development Charge Schedule Meter Size (inches) Charge 3/4 $3,354 ... Water Tap Fee Schedule Meter Type Meter Size (inches) Charge E-Coder 3/4 $333 ... ... A. No person, firm or corporation shall perform any electrical, mechanical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning or foundation work or contracting in the City of Blue Springs, unless a permit for such work has been obtained from the Community Development Department.
Full Breakdown
The City adopted the International Plumbing Code 2024, publication date May 2024, under Section 500.010(A)(4), locally amending Section 607.2 so hot or tempered water piping cannot run more than one hundred feet from its source to any fixture requiring hot water, while deleting Section 607.2.1 entirely. Before any plumber makes a water, sewer, or plumbing connection, Section 500.070(A) requires a permit from the Community Development Department, and Section 500.130 requires the person doing the work to hold a valid Kansas City or Independence, Missouri master or journeyman plumbing license, or a qualifying Block and Associates test score of at least seventy-five.
Beyond the work permit itself, tapping into City water carries a separate charge under Section 500.035: a water system development charge of $3,354 plus a $333 water tap fee for a standard three-quarter-inch meter, rising as high as $110,184 for a six-inch meter, with parallel sewer system development charges running from $5,312 up to $172,962 depending on meter size. Property owners in the South Area Neighborhood Improvement District receive a credit against the sewer development charge based on prior special assessments. The Codes Administrator, who doubles as the City's Building Official under Section 500.050, oversees permit issuance and fee administration for all plumbing work performed within Blue Springs.
Violations & Fines
Performing plumbing work without the Section 500.070 permit, or without a licensed plumber as Section 500.130 requires, is punishable under Section 500.040's general Building Code penalty: a fine up to the Section 100.080(C) amount, up to ninety days in jail, or both, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately, in addition to the Section 500.130(H) penalty for the licensing violation itself.
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