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 Daviess County or OMPC 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 270-687-8665 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
Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission Building & Electrical Division / Daviess County Fiscal Court / 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 270-687-8665.
N/A. No published Daviess County or OMPC plan-review turnaround time was found.
Direct building-permit and inspection questions to Matthew Warren at 270-687-8665 or matthew.warren@owensboro.org. New construction, additions, and remodeling require at least three field inspections: footer/foundation, framing, and final occupancy. Electrical work requires a permit and at least rough-in and final inspections, with electrical clearance before utility energization. HVAC work requires permitting and inspection; local HVAC inspector Bruce Crowe is listed by OMPC. State building inspector Travis Albin is 270-662-9038 or travis.albin@ky.gov; state electrical inspector Pat O’Bryan is 270-645-8903; elevator inspector Jim Morris is 270-999-8241; state HVAC inspector Rick Sims is 270-702-0340; manufactured-housing inspector James Blackburn is 270-704-7171. Plumbing inspectors Mark Thomas and Anthony Mattingly are 270-314-9933 and 270-282-1123, with office hours Monday-Friday 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST at Daviess County Health Department, 270-852-2906.
The OMPC Building & Electrical Division issues building and electrical permits for Owensboro-Daviess County and reviews HVAC work under the Kentucky Residential Code, Kentucky Building Code, International Mechanical Code, NFPA 54, and Manual J. Daviess County ordinances adopt the Commonwealth Residential and Building Codes. 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 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. DHBC announced July 2026 NEC updates for electrical work. The OMPC states that new construction, additions, and certain remodeling require plan review and permits; building, electrical, HVAC, sign, parking-lot, and certificate-of-occupancy permits are issued through the division. No current Daviess County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published. Confirm ordinary maintenance, small accessory work, and any exemption with OMPC before beginning; plumbing permits are handled through the state/local plumbing program.
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.