Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A. No current county or state plan-review turnaround time was published for Marion County.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 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. if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
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..
N/A. No current county or state plan-review turnaround time was published for Marion County.
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.
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.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.