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 Clark County plan-review turnaround time was found; inspections should be requested at least 24 hours in advance.
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 859-494-3931 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
Clark County Planning/Building Inspection and 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 859-494-3931.
N/A. No published Clark County plan-review turnaround time was found; inspections should be requested at least 24 hours in advance.
For Clark County and Winchester building inspections contact Michael Barton at 859-494-3931 or mbarton@lexingtonky.gov. Winchester’s building office schedules inspections at least 24 hours in advance by phone at 859-744-7019 or email inspections@winchesterky.com. State building inspector Alison Joyce is 859-658-4467 or alison.joyce@ky.gov. State manufactured-housing inspector Brandon Miller is 606-585-3168; electrical inspector Darryl Morgan is 859-473-5176; elevator inspector Dan Stifle is 606-748-9337; HVAC inspector Joey Pratt is 606-671-7130. Plumbing inspector Daniel Clem is 859-771-8018, with office hours Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST at Clark County Health Department, 273 Shopper’s Drive, Winchester, 859-385-4453.
Clark County’s local building inspector includes the City of Winchester, with state inspection assigned for state-jurisdiction work. The county code adopts the Kentucky Building Code by reference; 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. A permit is required for construction, repair, movement, removal, or demolition of any building or structure; electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work require separate permits. County agricultural-property construction can qualify for the State Building Code agricultural exemption, except in floodplain areas, but a residence on agricultural land is not exempt. Clark County’s building office also states that permits are required for structures 200 square feet or larger and for parking lots or parking-lot changes; confirm any smaller or ordinary-maintenance exemption with the 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.