Administrative overview · FIPS 21155
Marion 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 (DHBC), with municipal building programs including the City of Lebanon
For a project in or near Marion 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 Dale Henderson: 502-489-7409; Marion County Judge Executive: 270-692-3451; City of Lebanon building/planning office: 270-692-6272; Marion County Health Department/plumbing office: 270-692-0200.
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Marion County Judge Executive, David R. Hourigan Government Center, 223 North Spalding Avenue, Suite 201, Lebanon, KY 40033; plumbing inspections at Marion County Health Department, 516 North Spalding, Lebanon, KY 40033.
Operating hours
Marion County Judge Executive office: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. City of Lebanon planning/zoning office: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST. State plumbing office hours for this county are Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST.
Review expectation
N/A. No current county or state plan-review turnaround time was published for Marion County.
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 Marion 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 Dale Henderson: 502-489-7409; Marion County Judge Executive: 270-692-3451; City of Lebanon building/planning office: 270-692-6272; Marion County Health Department/plumbing office: 270-692-0200..
How long might review take?
N/A. No current county or state plan-review turnaround time was published for Marion County.
How are inspections scheduled?
For county/state building inspections, contact DHBC State Building Inspector Dale Henderson at 502-489-7409 and use the SmartGov public portal. State electrical inspector Don Cravens: 606-391-5531; HVAC inspector Jason DeMurray: 270-283-1042; manufactured housing inspector Carl Lee: 270-283-8297; elevator inspector John Pennington: 502-226-0124; boiler inspector Ben Tate: 502-604-5072. Plumbing inspector John Willis is available Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m. at 270-692-0200, Marion County Health Department, 516 North Spalding, Lebanon. For Lebanon municipal work, contact the city building/planning office at 270-692-6272.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
For the county-level pathway, the current DHBC assignment routes building-code work to state inspector Dale Henderson. DHBC administers the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code with applicable Kentucky amendments and state trade codes; no county-specific 2026 adoption was verified. The City of Lebanon separately reports using the 2018 International Building Code with 2018 Kentucky amendments. No Marion County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published on the verified county or DHBC pages. The state code's limited exemptions should be confirmed with DHBC before work. Municipal rules may differ; Lebanon's planning office reviews building plans for zoning compliance and should be contacted for work inside Lebanon.