Administrative overview · FIPS 21123
LaRue 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
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning Commission / LaRue County Fiscal Court Building Inspection
For a project in or near LaRue 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
Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning / residential building inspector Gordon Ireland: 270-358-0830; commercial building inspector Edwin Alicea: 270-769-5479; County Fiscal Court: 270-358-4400; plumbing permits and inspections: 270-358-8665.
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
LaRue County Courthouse, Planning and Zoning office on the second floor, Hodgenville, KY 42748; LaRue County Environmental Office / Health Department, 215 East Main Street, Hodgenville, KY 42748.
Operating hours
LaRue County offices: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Plumbing permits are available Wednesdays 8:00-9:30 a.m.; plumbing inspections are by appointment on Wednesdays.
Review expectation
N/A. No current LaRue County building-permit review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →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 LaRue County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning Commission / LaRue County Fiscal Court Building Inspection is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area 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 Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning / residential building inspector Gordon Ireland: 270-358-0830; commercial building inspector Edwin Alicea: 270-769-5479; County Fiscal Court: 270-358-4400; plumbing permits and inspections: 270-358-8665..
How long might review take?
N/A. No current LaRue County building-permit review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Gordon “Bud” Ireland at 270-358-0830 for residential building inspection and Edwin Alicea at 270-769-5479 for commercial/non-residential inspection. Before a building permit, obtain the septic/site evaluation permit from the LaRue County Environmental Office when not on city sewer, submit site/floor/risor plans, and establish the entrance for address assignment. For plumbing, call 270-358-8665 before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday; state plumbing inspector Robert Skaggs is 270-506-9537 and the office is at 215 East Main Street. Local electrical questions go to the County Judge Executive’s office or city office; state electrical inspector Jerry Skinner is 270-899-1254. Manufactured housing Carl Lee: 270-283-8297; elevator Ben Pennington: 502-234-8725; HVAC Jason DeMurray: 270-283-1042; boiler Billy Yarbrough: 502-682-2839.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current state assignment lists Gordon “Bud” Ireland for residential and Edwin Alicea for commercial/non-residential local building inspection, with Dale Henderson as the state building inspector. Kentucky’s current statewide code framework is the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. The county’s December 8, 2025 zoning ordinance adopts the most recent Kentucky Residential Code on file for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories. The December 2025 LaRue/Hodgenville zoning ordinance requires a building/zoning permit for dwellings, structures, and other buildings, but exempts structures or buildings in the A-1 agricultural zone constructed for agricultural purposes; agricultural dwellings still require a permit. The county page also requires an agricultural affidavit for qualifying agricultural divisions. No broader cosmetic or ordinary-maintenance exemption list was published; confirm finish work, repairs, accessory structures, utilities, floodplain work, and trade permits with the local inspector.