Boone County, MO Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2015 International Plumbing Code
- Enforcing agency
- Resource Management Department
- Refund fee
- $20 processing fee withheld
- Refund deadline
- 180 days after fee paid
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor, each day separate offense
Summary
Boone County adopted the 2015 International Plumbing Code as its plumbing code, administered by the Resource Management Department, which reviews plans and issues permits for all plumbing installations countywide.
That a certain document, one (1) copy of which are on file in the office of Building Official of the Boone County Department of Resource Management being marked and designated as the "International Plumbing Code/2015", as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of Boone County, Missouri for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
The Boone County Commission adopted the International Plumbing Code/2015 as the county's Plumbing Code, renaming the enforcing office the Resource Management Department and its head the building official. The Director is appointed by the County Commission and may deputize inspectors and plan examiners. Permit applicants who abandon work before it begins can get a refund of the permit fee minus a $20 processing charge, but only on written request filed within 180 days of paying the fee. The code applies countywide in Boone County's regulatory reach, distinct from Columbia's separately administered plumbing code inside city limits.
Violations & Fines
Installing plumbing work without a permit or in violation of an approved plan is a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law; each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
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