Administrative overview · FIPS 21169
Metcalfe 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 Code Enforcement; Metcalfe County Fiscal Court for local electrical jurisdiction
For a project in or near Metcalfe 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: 270-849-7409, dale.henderson@ky.gov; Metcalfe County Fiscal Court: 270-432-3181; Metcalfe County Health Department/plumbing office: 270-432-3214; state electrical inspector Jerry Skinner: 270-899-1254; HVAC inspector Charles Stovall: 606-622-3560
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Metcalfe County Fiscal Court, 201 North Main Street, P.O. Box 149, Edmonton, KY 42129; state plumbing office: Metcalfe County Health Department, 615 West Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY 42129
Operating hours
County Fiscal Court public hours were not published on the verified building-related pages. DHBC's county roster lists plumbing office hours Wednesday, 12:00-1:00 p.m. CST; other state inspections are scheduled through the assigned inspector or SmartGov portal.
Review expectation
N/A. No Metcalfe County or state project-specific review timeline was published; DHBC review timing should be confirmed through the SmartGov submission or with the assigned inspector.
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 Metcalfe 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: 270-849-7409, dale.henderson@ky.gov; Metcalfe County Fiscal Court: 270-432-3181; Metcalfe County Health Department/plumbing office: 270-432-3214; state electrical inspector Jerry Skinner: 270-899-1254; HVAC inspector Charles Stovall: 606-622-3560.
How long might review take?
N/A. No Metcalfe County or state project-specific review timeline was published; DHBC review timing should be confirmed through the SmartGov submission or with the assigned inspector.
How are inspections scheduled?
Commercial/state-jurisdiction plan submissions and permit purchases use the DHBC SmartGov public portal. Contact State Building Inspector Dale Henderson at 270-849-7409 for project jurisdiction and inspection direction. Electrical work on private property is obtained through the local authority; the DHBC roster directs applicants to the Metcalfe County Judge Executive or the city office where work occurs. Plumbing inspector Brandon Smith has office hours Wednesday 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Metcalfe County Health Department; HVAC inspector Charles Stovall: 606-622-3560; elevator inspector Benjamin Pennington: 502-234-8725; manufactured housing inspector Rodney Farrar: 270-404-5327; boiler inspector David Miller: 606-594-8146.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The state enforces the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 International Building and Residential Codes with Kentucky amendments. The DHBC jurisdiction guidance states that commercial projects in counties without a local inspection program go to DHBC; single-family homes must still meet the KRC, although the state does not perform building inspections where no local single-family inspection program exists except for mechanical systems. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, elevator, manufactured-housing, and boiler requirements remain applicable. No Metcalfe County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was verified. Kentucky's agricultural exemption can cover qualifying farm dwellings and farm buildings outside municipal boundaries when incidental to farm operation and not used for retail trade, regular employment of 10 or more people, or timber storage/processing; the exemption does not remove applicable planning/zoning requirements. Confirm eligibility with DHBC and the county judge executive before construction.