Administrative overview · FIPS 21143
Lyon 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
Lyon County Building Inspection / Lyon County Fiscal Court; Eddyville-Kuttawa-Lyon County Joint Planning Commission
For a project in or near Lyon 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
Lyon County Building Inspector Frank Wallace: 270-619-0813; City of Eddyville inspector Pat Rhodes: 270-339-4188; state building inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; Lyon County Fiscal Court: 270-388-7311; Lyon County Health Department: 270-388-9763; DHBC plan-review questions: 502-573-0373.
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Lyon County Fiscal Court, 500 West Dale Avenue, P.O. Box 598, Eddyville, KY 42038; Joint Planning Commission meetings at the Lyon County Courthouse courtroom, 500 West Dale Avenue; Lyon County Health Department, 211 West Fairview, Eddyville, KY 42038.
Operating hours
Lyon County Fiscal Court and county website office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Planning Commission meetings: third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Plumbing inspection office hours: Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST.
Review expectation
N/A. No current Lyon County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.
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 Lyon County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Lyon County Building Inspection / Lyon County Fiscal Court; Eddyville-Kuttawa-Lyon County Joint Planning Commission 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 Lyon County Building Inspector Frank Wallace: 270-619-0813; City of Eddyville inspector Pat Rhodes: 270-339-4188; state building inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; Lyon County Fiscal Court: 270-388-7311; Lyon County Health Department: 270-388-9763; DHBC plan-review questions: 502-573-0373..
How long might review take?
N/A. No current Lyon County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.
How are inspections scheduled?
For county building inspections, contact Frank Wallace at 270-619-0813; for work in Eddyville, contact Pat Rhodes at 270-339-4188. Commercial/state-jurisdiction permits should be coordinated through state building inspector Spence Sowell at 270-889-7066 or spence.sowell@ky.gov and DHBC SmartGov. Local electrical inspectors Alfred B. Cossey and Mathus D. Conrad: 270-350-6773 and 270-821-1363; state electrical inspector Tony Mercer: 270-601-1698. Manufactured housing Jackie Story: 270-226-5693; elevator Jacob Menser: 270-226-4742; HVAC Kevin Purdy: 270-963-3978; plumbing Kyle Bealmear: 270-505-2166, Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. at Lyon County Health Department, 211 West Fairview; and boiler Dale Snyder: 270-363-9056.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The current DHBC county assignment lists Frank Wallace as local building inspector and separately lists Pat Rhodes for the City of Eddyville; it routes applicable commercial/state-jurisdiction work through DHBC. Lyon County's ordinance catalog includes a Statewide Building Code ordinance. 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. No Lyon County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published on the verified official pages. Ordinary maintenance and narrow code exceptions may be exempt, but structural work, commercial construction, manufactured housing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, septic and floodplain work should be confirmed with Frank Wallace, DHBC, the relevant city office or the Joint Planning Commission.