Administrative overview · FIPS 21021
Boyle 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
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Boyle County Building Inspection Office
For a project in or near Boyle 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
859-238-1107
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Boyle County Building Inspector, 445 West Main Street, P.O. Box 670, Danville, KY 40423
Operating hours
N/A for general counter hours; the official contractor-license application states in-person license service is available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A. No current general plan-review deadline was published; the portal publishes inspection-stage requirements rather than a review-time guarantee.
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 Boyle County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Boyle County Building Inspection Office is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area 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 859-238-1107.
How long might review take?
N/A. No current general plan-review deadline was published; the portal publishes inspection-stage requirements rather than a review-time guarantee.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit through the Boyle County iWorQ portal or contact Building Inspector William (Rusty) Cox at 859-238-1107 or 859-319-4742. Applicants must notify the office when foundation/footer reinforcement is ready before concrete, when framing is complete after rough-in inspections and before insulation/drywall, and when final service inspections are complete and the building is ready for occupancy. New dwellings require a certificate of occupancy. Electrical permits: Arthur Elliott, 859-265-1036; plumbing: Mark Long, 859-582-7273.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Boyle County Building Inspection enforces Kentucky’s statewide building standards: the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. Related state trade codes apply to electrical, plumbing, and HVAC work. No newer 2026 code adoption was verified. The county’s current portal offers a farmstead exemption affidavit for a PVA-registered agricultural or horticultural tract of at least 10 acres, outside municipal limits, where the structure is a dwelling or incidental farm building and not a qualifying commercial/public workplace or timber-processing/storage building; no county inspections are made under the exemption. Residential accessory structures at or below 200 square feet are not listed among the county’s required-permit categories. The current application also identifies fences over 7 feet and retaining walls over 4 feet as permit items, so smaller versions may be exempt subject to zoning and code review.