Administrative overview · FIPS 21019
Boyd County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction / Boyd County Construction, Permits & Inspection Contacts
For a project in or near Boyd County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
606-424-6943
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Boyd County Government, 2800 Louisa Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129; county code-enforcement office: 12327 Anthony Drive, Ashland, KY 41102
Operating hours
Code Enforcement: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; building-inspection contact hours not separately published.
Review expectation
N/A. No published building-plan review timeline was found.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
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
Frequently asked questions for Boyd County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 606-424-6943.
How long might review take?
N/A. No published building-plan review timeline was found.
How are inspections scheduled?
For commercial building permits/new buildings/remodeling, contact Ron Hampton or State Building Inspector Ronald Hamilton at 606-424-6943. Local building inspector Michael Miller is listed through the City of Ashland at 606-327-2047. Plumbing permits/inspections use 606-324-6530; HVAC inspector Richard Gulley is 606-748-9008; electrical inspection arrangements are through the applicable utility/licensed inspector. Ground disturbance requires a stormwater permit under Boyd County Ordinance 05-0; code-enforcement office is 606-928-1285.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Commercial building permits and inspections are handled through the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction/state building inspector; the county page lists Ronald Hamilton at 606-424-6943. The statewide 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. Boyd County’s official construction page explicitly marks building permits for residential construction and remodeling as ‘Non Required.’ Commercial new construction and remodeling require coordination with the state building inspector. Separate stormwater/site-development, floodplain, encroachment, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and manufactured-housing requirements may still apply depending on the work.