• Building permit requirements form
• Two sets of plans and plot plan drawings
• Application for building permit
• Application for water permit (not required for other water providers outside the Spring Hill water district)
• Application for sewer permit

Building permit packets are also available at City Hall, 401 N. Madison St. Plans and forms are inspected within 10 days of submission. Permit costs are based on the following approximate costs:

• New construction: The approximate cost of a new one- and/or two-family dwelling is the selling price minus the lot cost, sewer cost, and water cost.
• Other construction: the value being added to the property.

Permits will not be processed without valid licensing. Permit applications, submitted by documentation, will are reviewed within ten days of submission.

All costs for Spring Hill utility connections and all other charges must be paid when the permit is issued, except for the deferred payment plan for new home construction. This is part of the 2016 Economic Stimulus Program resolution.

Before any work may commence, all pertinent permits must be obtained.
 

Regulations Overview

Licensing

Contractors requesting building, plumbing, electric, or mechanical permits must be licensed with the Johnson County Contractor Licensing Program.

Codes and Standards

Spring Hill has adopted:

• 2006 International Building Codes
• 2005 Electric Code
• 2007 Spring Hill Zoning Ordinance
• 2011 Spring Hill Single Family Residential Erosion and Sediment Control Standards

Occupancy

No one is permitted to reside or conduct business in a structure before the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.