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. The county says applications are reviewed individually and directs applicants to call staff for the current processing schedule; no fixed timeline is published.
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 859-292-3880 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
Campbell County Planning, Zoning & Building Inspections Department 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 859-292-3880.
N/A. The county says applications are reviewed individually and directs applicants to call staff for the current processing schedule; no fixed timeline is published.
Each application is reviewed individually. After approval, call 859-292-3880 to schedule inspections; schedule residential inspections one day in advance and commercial inspections three days in advance. The county does not accept fax, text, or email inspection requests. Keep approved stamped plans onsite. Plumbing and septic permits/inspections are regulated by the state; the county instructions list 859-341-8228 for plumbing and 859-341-4151 for septic. Digital permit submittals may be sent to pzadmin@campbellcountyky.gov.
Campbell County’s building inspection department enforces the Kentucky Building Code for unincorporated Campbell County and provides services to select cities. The county code adopts the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code; the statewide framework is the 2018 KBC and 2018 KRC, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. No newer 2026 code adoption was verified. The county’s current miscellaneous residential application covers decks/porches, garages, fences, driveways or parking pads, pole barns/sheds, and retaining walls; electrical and HVAC work require separate permits when applicable. No comprehensive current minor-work exemption list was published. Confirm ordinary repairs, cosmetic work, and any potentially exempt activity with the department before starting; zoning, floodplain, hillside, historic-district, septic, and encroachment rules may still apply.
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.