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 Clay 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 606-312-9428 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
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel 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 606-312-9428.
N/A. No published Clay County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.
For commercial/state building permits and inspections contact DHBC State Building Inspector Dillon Fields at 606-312-9428 or dillon.fields@ky.gov. Local electrical matters are directed to the Clay County Judge Executive’s office or the city office where the work occurs. State electrical inspector James Burt is 502-330-3513; elevator inspector Benjamin Pennington is 502-234-8725; HVAC inspector Joey Pratt is 606-671-7130; manufactured-housing inspector Tracee Brewer is 606-359-4656; boiler inspector David Miller is 606-594-8146. Plumbing inspector Mike Doolin is 606-622-7666, with office hours Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST at Clay County Health Department, 330 Shamrock Road, Manchester, 606-598-2425 ext. 224.
The current Kentucky framework is the 2018 Kentucky Building Code, Fourth Edition, and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, Third Edition, based on the 2015 IBC and IRC with Kentucky amendments; associated statewide references include the 2015 International Mechanical Code, Kentucky plumbing law and code, and applicable electrical and fire standards. DHBC announced July 2026 NEC updates, but no new 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. Clay County has no local building inspector on the current DHBC assignment, so state jurisdiction applies to commercial construction; single-family homes must still meet the KRC even where no local building inspection program exists. Because Clay County has no local building inspection program, single-family homes still must meet the Kentucky Residential Code but generally have no building inspections except mechanical systems inspected by state HVAC and the local county electrical inspector. New plumbing installations and relocated fixtures require plumbing permits; permits are not required for repairing leaks, cocks, or valves, or for cleaning out waste or sewer pipes. Confirm any other minor or cosmetic exemption with DHBC or the county health department.
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.