Building Safety in Springfield, MO (2026)

Springfield City Code §§ 74-171, 74-174

The provisions of this article are designed to prevent and control lead poisoning problems within the city by establishing limits of exposure to lead-bearing substances on exposed surfaces to which children may be commonly exposed... No person shall cause, maintain or permit on public or private property, or on premises owned or controlled by such person, a lead hazard as defined by the laws of...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-1302

Section R313 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: A builder of five (5) or more connected units shall comply with the design and installation requirements of the 2018 International Residential Code Section P2904. The builder of four (4) or less connected units shall comply with fire suppressant separation as provided in Section R317 of the 2006 Internat...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-1122(a)(4)

(4)Building code classification. Day care centers, hourly care centers, preschools, nursery schools, and kindergartens shall, for building code purposes, be housed within structures designed in accordance with use group A-4 standards, except for day care facilities less than 2,000 square feet in area, serving no more than 30 children, provided the building is not more than two stories in height...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-1213

Every exterior door and its hardware shall be maintained in good and working condition. Door locks on all doors' entering structures shall be in good repair and working condition and shall be capable of tightly securing the door to prevent entry by the elements, insects, birds, rodents, or other vermin or trespassers.

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-612 (NEC § 230.11(A)(4))

(A)In all structures used for residential purposes, a service upgrade or modification must include:(1)GFI receptacles in kitchen(s) and bathroom(s), if outlets are in existence at the time of the service upgrade;(2)Approved hard-wired, dual-powered, interconnected smoke alarms installed and located per the adopted building code;(3)A minimum of two (2) 20 amp grounded small appliance branch circ...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-128

Any person who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, fuel gas, mechanical, private sewage disposal, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by these codes, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make a...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-611

City council hereby adopts the National Fire Protection Association ("NFPA") 70, 2017 National Electrical Code, along with all errata that may be produced and published by the NFPA, and all referenced standards therein as if spelled out in this Ordinance, except such portions thereof as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended. This code shall be designated as "article VI, electrical code,...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-621

City council hereby adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code as published by the International Code Council, and all referenced standards therein as if spelled out in this article, except such portions thereof as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, as "article VIII, plumbing code," of chapter 36 of the Springfield City Code, known as the land development code. One copy of said cod...

Springfield Land Development Code § 36-148

Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to the following inspections by the building official and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved... (1) Footing or foundation inspection... (7) Frame and masonry inspection... e. Final building inspection. The final building inspection shall be made after all work r...