Administrative overview · FIPS 21035
Calloway 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
Calloway County Fiscal Court / K&S Building Inspections, LLC
For a project in or near Calloway 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
270-762-0350
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Calloway County Fiscal Court Courthouse Annex, 201 South 4th Street, Murray, KY 42071; the county’s local building inspector is K&S Building Inspections, LLC, Keith Miller.
Operating hours
N/A for the local building inspector. Calloway County Health Department plumbing inspection office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST.
Review expectation
N/A. No published local or state plan-review turnaround time 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 Calloway County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Calloway County Fiscal Court / K&S Building Inspections, LLC 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 270-762-0350.
How long might review take?
N/A. No published local or state plan-review turnaround time was found.
How are inspections scheduled?
For new building inspections contact local inspector Keith Miller/K&S Building Inspections, LLC at 270-762-0350. Local county electrical inspectors David Waggoner and Joel Crider are listed at 270-519-0289 and 270-727-0770. State building inspector Spence Sowell is 270-889-7066 or spence.sowell@ky.gov; state electrical inspector Tony Mercer is 270-601-1698; HVAC inspector Andy Suiter is 270-356-6319; elevator inspector Jacob Menser is 270-226-4742. Plumbing inspector Brad Erwin is 270-293-6856, with office hours Monday and Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST at Calloway County Center, 602 Memory Lane, Murray, KY 42071, 270-753-3381.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Calloway County uses a local building inspection program, with state jurisdiction also listed for assigned projects. The applicable 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. No current Calloway County-specific minor-work exemption list was published. Confirm ordinary maintenance, small accessory work, and other potentially exempt work with the local inspector before starting; subdivision, septic, floodplain, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing requirements may still apply.