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 Clinton 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 606-416-4182 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 606-416-4182.
N/A. No published Clinton County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.
For City of Albany local building inspections contact Wes Finley at 606-416-4182 or wf.skils@gmail.com. For state-jurisdiction building plan review and inspections contact Dale Henderson at 270-849-7409 or dale.henderson@ky.gov. Local electrical matters are directed to the county judge executive’s office or the city office where work occurs. State electrical inspector Anisa Ross is 606-278-4383; elevator inspector Benjamin Pennington is 502-234-8725; HVAC inspector Brenton Clemons is 270-349-2473; manufactured-housing inspector Rodney Farrar is 270-404-5327; boiler inspector David Miller is 606-594-8146. Plumbing inspector Charlie Stearns is 606-521-8230, with office hours Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. CST at Clinton County Health Department, 201 Twin Lakes Medical Arts, Albany, 606-387-5711.
The applicable 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; related statewide standards include the applicable mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, energy, and accessibility codes. DHBC announced July 2026 NEC updates, but no new 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. The current assignment lists Wes Finley for City of Albany local building inspections and Dale Henderson for state building jurisdiction. No current Clinton County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published. Confirm ordinary maintenance, small accessory work, and potentially exempt construction with the City of Albany inspector or DHBC before starting. State plumbing guidance generally does not require permits for repairing leaks, cocks, or valves, or cleaning out waste or sewer pipes; new plumbing installations and relocated fixtures require permits.
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.