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Green County permit authority

The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.

Jurisdictional status

State Fallback

This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.

Required jurisdiction check

Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.

The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.

Responsible agency

Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction / Green County Fiscal Court / Green County Health Department

For a project in or near Green County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.

Direct contact

270-849-7409

Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.

Permit counter

Green County Fiscal Court, 203 West Court Street, Greensburg, KY 42743; Green County Health Department, 220 Industrial Park, Greensburg, KY 42743.

Operating hours

N/A for the state building-inspector office; Green County Health Department plumbing inspection office Wednesday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST.

Review expectation

N/A. No published Green County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.

Compliance workbench

Choose the next project decision.

Source trail

Official sources for this profile

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

Frequently asked questions for Green County

Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?

This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.

How should I begin an application?

Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 270-849-7409.

How long might review take?

N/A. No published Green County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.

How are inspections scheduled?

For state 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 city office where work is performed. State electrical inspector Jerry Skinner is 270-899-1254; elevator inspector Benjamin Pennington is 502-234-8725; HVAC inspector Jason DeMurray is 270-283-1042; manufactured-housing inspector Carl Lee is 270-283-8297; boiler inspector David Miller is 606-594-8146. Plumbing inspector Earl Sandusky is 270-401-3544, with office hours Wednesday 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST at Green County Health Department, 220 Industrial Park, Greensburg, 270-932-4341.

Which codes and exemptions should I review?

The current DHBC assignment lists no local building inspector for Green County and assigns state building inspector Dale Henderson. 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. No current Green County-specific list of minor or cosmetic building-permit exemptions was published. Confirm ordinary maintenance, small accessory structures, agricultural or farmstead work, manufactured housing, and other potentially exempt projects with DHBC before beginning; electrical, plumbing, HVAC, septic, floodplain, and any municipal zoning requirements may be separate.

Before contacting the permit counter

Have the project facts ready.

A productive call starts with a clear description of the property and proposed work. Keep the site address, parcel or assessor number, project valuation, existing occupancy, approximate square footage, structural scope, contractor information, and desired start date in front of you. Those facts help the Authority Having Jurisdiction route the question to building, planning, fire, environmental health, or another reviewing discipline.

Questions worth asking

  • • Is the parcel inside an incorporated city or county service area?
  • • Does this scope require building, trade, zoning, fire, or site permits?
  • • What plans and supporting documents make the submittal complete?
  • • How much lead time is needed for each inspection?