Construction documents · Missouri
For Missouri, a statewide directory can help locate a code, but the local ordinance supplies the details. Build the reference package from the actual city or county and identify any separate state-inspected use.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Local example: use this city code and its amendments for work in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City lists these model references with local amendments. Confirm the actual city or county package for projects elsewhere.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Missouri reference guide
Missouri DNR publishes code-adoption information by city and county. It cautions that its lists omit specific local amendments and trade codes and directs users to the jurisdiction for current details.
Missouri DNR: codes by jurisdictionMissouri’s fire/life-safety statute addresses state-inspected facilities and expressly avoids creating a general statewide building or fire code for other occupancies. Confirm whether the project falls within that separate state scope.
Missouri Revisor: Section 320.405Sources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Supply the code-adoption record, amendments, electrical/plumbing/mechanical references, and local checklist missing from a general directory entry.
State the occupancy and any state-inspected-facility status. Include agency conditions or written review-scope determinations.
For renovations, provide existing and proposed plans, survey or report information, current schedules, and the selected code analysis. Identify assumptions requiring field verification.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
No. DNR says the directory lists general adopted codes but omits specific amendments and trade codes. Obtain those documents and current submission requirements from the local jurisdiction.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Directory limitations and local verification.
State-inspected fire/life-safety scope, not universal building-code adoption.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.