Cole County adopted Building Codes in 1999. The codes were adopted for the purpose of promoting the public safety, health and general welfare, to protect life and property and to prevent the construction of fire hazardous buildings. In 2003 the County Commission adopted the latest version of codes from the International Code Council. Specific versions of building codes in effect can be seen below. Reference materials can be purchased directly from the ICC website at Reference materials can be purchased directly from the
ICC website. Besides these codes Cole County uses a fee schedule calculated from the current RS Means Building Construction Cost Data.