Missouri Building code adoption

Home rule — cities adopt independently · 3 cities tracked · 0 with amendments.

Overview

Governance
Home Rule
Cities tracked
3

There is no binding state edition. Each city picks its own IBC/IRC/etc. cycle, which means a single metro can sit on 4+ different editions at once.

Adopted building codes (state level)

Home rule — cities adopt independently. Click a code to open its full adoption atlas across all 50 states.

City-level adoption

CityIBC editionAmendmentsNote
Springfield2018
St Louis (city)2018
St Louis County2015

Quirks & watch-items

Quirks & watch-items
  • MO is pure home rule — wide variation between jurisdictions
  • St Louis city is on 2018 while St Louis County is still on 2015 — full cycle apart
  • Springfield also on 2018 — consistent with St Louis city
  • Sullivan and Union are small Franklin County cities — may not have adopted any IBC
  • data.mo.gov has a full city-by-city building code database (141 pages)