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Logan 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, Division of Building Codes Enforcement / Logan County Fiscal Court

For a project in or near Logan 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

State Building Inspector Bryan Wilkins: 270-647-1345; DHBC plan-review jurisdiction questions: 502-573-0373; Logan County Judge Executive: 270-726-3116; Logan County Courthouse: 270-726-3107; Logan County Health Department: 270-726-8341.

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

Permit counter

Logan County Fiscal Court, Historic Courthouse, 200 West 4th Street, Russellville, KY 42276; Logan County Health Department, 151 South Franklin, Russellville, KY 42276; DHBC, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.

Operating hours

Logan County courthouse and county offices: N/A as a building-permit office schedule; the official site identifies the courthouse at 200 West 4th Street. Plumbing inspection office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST. Logan County Fiscal Court meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Review expectation

N/A. No current Logan County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.

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 Logan 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 State Building Inspector Bryan Wilkins: 270-647-1345; DHBC plan-review jurisdiction questions: 502-573-0373; Logan County Judge Executive: 270-726-3116; Logan County Courthouse: 270-726-3107; Logan County Health Department: 270-726-8341..

How long might review take?

N/A. No current Logan County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.

How are inspections scheduled?

Contact state building inspector Bryan Wilkins at 270-647-1345 or bryan.wilkins@ky.gov and submit through DHBC SmartGov. Local electrical inspectors listed for the county are Terrill Snodgrass and Larry Blacklock at 270-543-2747 and 270-256-7404; state electrical inspector Pat O'Bryan is 270-645-8903. Manufactured housing Jackie Story: 270-226-5693; elevator Jim Morris: 270-999-8241; HVAC Tony Crain: 502-382-0366; plumbing Anthony Mattingly: 270-282-1123, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. at Logan County Health Department, 151 South Franklin, Russellville; and boiler Dale Snyder: 270-363-9056. DHBC plan-review jurisdiction questions: 502-573-0373.

Which codes and exemptions should I review?

The current DHBC assignment lists no local building inspector for Logan County and routes building-code permitting to the state. DHBC enforces the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. For counties without a single-family inspection program, site-built single-family homes must still meet the KRC, while building inspections are generally limited to required mechanical and electrical inspections. No newer 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. No Logan County-specific minor or cosmetic building exemption list was published on the verified official pages. Kentucky's statewide framework still requires KRC compliance for applicable site-built single-family homes even without a local inspection program; ordinary maintenance and narrow code exceptions may be exempt, but commercial, structural, manufactured-housing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, septic, and floodplain work should be confirmed with DHBC or the relevant city/county office.

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?