Kansas installation guides.
Kansas air rules on burning (K.A.R. 28-19-645 to 28-19-648) focus on outdoor open burning, with local fire codes adding their own permits and seasonal limits. We found no statewide rule on indoor wood stoves; building permits are issued city by city.
Johnson County Department of Health and Environment: Burn RegulationsChoose your city.
Lawrence
Douglas County / Northeast KansasLawrence licenses fireplace work as its own trade, and a master fireplace tradesperson can qualify with a National Fireplace Institute wood and gas certification.
Read the guideLeavenworth
Leavenworth County / northwest Kansas City metroLeavenworth has eight historic districts, and changes to registered or landmark properties need a state law review or a Certificate of Appropriateness under K.S.A. 75-2724 before work starts.
Read the guideLeawood
Johnson County / Kansas City metroLeawood repealed the mechanical code’s list of work exempt from permits, and its residential code exemptions cover portable heaters, not wood stoves or inserts.
Read the guideLenexa
Johnson County / Kansas City metro (Kansas side)Lenexa reviews residential permits in five business days, and homeowners acting as their own contractor must book inspections by phone rather than online.
Read the guideManhattan
Riley and Pottawatomie counties / Flint HillsIn Manhattan, building and mechanical permits come from the Fire Department’s Risk Reduction Division, and the city’s residential code adds a makeup-air rule for homes with a solid fuel appliance.
Read the guideOlathe
Johnson County / Kansas City metro (Kansas side)Olathe lets homeowners act as the contractor on their primary residence if they file a homeowner affidavit with the permit application.
Read the guideSalina
Saline County / Central KansasSalina licenses solid-fuel appliance installation as its own skilled trade: installers must pass National Fireplace Institute woodburning and pellet exams, and only licensed contractors or qualifying owner-occupants may pull the permit.
Read the guideTopeka
Shawnee County / Northeast KansasTopeka rewrote the residential code’s appliance flue-area rule: a chimney flue may not be smaller than the stove’s connector, and shared flues are sized under the Uniform Mechanical Code.
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We add guides as local research is completed. Rules and business coverage vary by address. Explore national planning guides for areas not yet covered.