Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A. No published building-plan review timeline was found.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 859-987-2150 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Bourbon County Joint Planning Commission / Bourbon County Planning Administrator and Building Inspector is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 859-987-2150.
N/A. No published building-plan review timeline was found.
Contact Michelle Thornsburg, Planning Administrator/Building Inspector Level II, at 859-987-2150 or mthornsburg@paris.ky.gov. The official state inspector sheet identifies her as the local building inspector for both the City of Paris and Bourbon County. Electrical inspection arrangements are made through the county judge executive’s office or the city office where work occurs; plumbing office hours are Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. at the Bourbon County Health Department, 341 East Main Street, Paris, KY 40361, 859-298-8721.
The local inspector administers the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code through the county/local building inspection program. Kentucky’s current framework is the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. No newer 2026 code adoption was verified. No county-specific minor-work exemption list was published on the verified pages. Kentucky code exemptions generally include qualifying small detached sheds/playhouses, fences up to 7 feet, retaining walls up to 4 feet, sidewalks/driveways, ordinary finish work, qualifying awnings and decks, and minor electrical, mechanical, gas, or plumbing work; confirm applicability with the local inspector. Agricultural and other exemptions may also depend on the applicable Kentucky statutes and regulations.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.