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 Carter County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time 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 606-923-8732 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
Carter County local building inspection / Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction 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 606-923-8732.
N/A. No published Carter County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.
For county building inspections outside Olive Hill contact Sean Miller at 606-923-8732. For Olive Hill contact city inspector Taylor Duncan at 606-255-0148 or 225 Roger Patton Drive, Olive Hill, KY 41164. For commercial/state-jurisdiction plan review and permits contact state building inspector James Allen at 502-395-3375 or jallen@ky.gov. State manufactured-housing inspector Dillion Tolliver is 502-229-3860; electrical inspector James Burt is 502-330-3513; elevator inspector Dan Stifle is 606-748-9337; HVAC inspector Charles Caldwell is 606-305-3409. Plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor is 606-316-9167, with office hours Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST at the Carter County Courthouse, 909 Main Street, Grayson, 606-474-6685.
The current DHBC assignment lists local inspector Sean Miller for Carter County outside Olive Hill and Taylor Duncan for the City of Olive Hill; commercial construction is directed to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. The applicable 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. The county/state assignment specifically routes commercial construction to DHBC for building permits, while local inspectors handle the county’s local residential jurisdiction. No current Carter County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published; confirm any ordinary maintenance, small accessory, or other potentially exempt work with the applicable inspector.
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.