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 Lexington-Fayette 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 859-258-3770 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
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Building Inspection / Division of Planning 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 859-258-3770.
N/A. No published Lexington-Fayette plan-review turnaround time was found.
Contact Lexington-Fayette Building Inspection at 859-258-3770 or buildinginspection@lexingtonky.gov for permit and inspection questions. Applications and contractor registration are handled through the Accela Citizen Portal. State building inspector Justin Kimes is 859-285-1357 or justin.kimes@ky.gov; local electrical inspections are handled by Commonwealth Inspection Bureau at 859-263-7800; state electrical inspector David Landreth is 270-804-8111; state elevator contacts include Chris Sutherland at 502-352-0460, John Pennington at 502-226-0124, Jack Hancock at 502-330-3885, and Robert Moore at 859-382-7489. State HVAC inspector Joey Pratt is 606-671-7130. Plumbing inspectors Jimmy Isaacs, Nick McComber, and Doug King are 859-595-1696, 859-537-7469, and 859-583-0854, with office hours Monday-Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST at Fayette County Health Department, 1051 Whipple Court, Lexington, 859-899-5244.
Lexington-Fayette currently lists the 2018 Kentucky Building Code based on the 2015 IBC, 2018 Kentucky Residential Code based on the 2015 IRC with Kentucky amendments, 2015 International Existing Building and Mechanical Codes, 2012 NFPA 54, 2012 commercial and 2009 residential energy codes, Kentucky plumbing law/code, state boiler regulations, and the 2023 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code. No newer 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. A building permit is required before erecting, moving, adding to, or structurally altering a building or structure. The zoning ordinance does not require a zoning-compliance permit for agricultural uses or single-family/two-family residences, but those uses remain subject to the zoning ordinance and are not exempt from building-permit requirements. Confirm ordinary maintenance and minor cosmetic work with Building Inspection; electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and demolition permits may be separately required.
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.