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 Pendleton County or DHBC plan-review turnaround guarantee was published; contact Planning & Zoning or Keith Ransdell for the project queue and required review sequence.
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 Pendleton County Planning & Zoning: 859-654-1108; State Building Inspector Keith Ransdell: 502-591-9896, keith.ransdell@ky.gov; Pendleton County Judge/Executive David Fields: 859-654-4321; Code Enforcement: 859-654-1376; electrical inspectors Robert Scott: 606-402-0172, Steve Helmer: 859-746-9111, Larry Rice: 859-338-6109; plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor: 606-316-9167; HVAC inspector Steve Shively: 502-871-1452 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 Pendleton County Planning & Zoning: 859-654-1108; State Building Inspector Keith Ransdell: 502-591-9896, keith.ransdell@ky.gov; Pendleton County Judge/Executive David Fields: 859-654-4321; Code Enforcement: 859-654-1376; electrical inspectors Robert Scott: 606-402-0172, Steve Helmer: 859-746-9111, Larry Rice: 859-338-6109; plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor: 606-316-9167; HVAC inspector Steve Shively: 502-871-1452.
N/A. No current Pendleton County or DHBC plan-review turnaround guarantee was published; contact Planning & Zoning or Keith Ransdell for the project queue and required review sequence.
Submit the residential or commercial zoning permit application to Pendleton County Planning & Zoning at 233 Main Street, Falmouth, and contact State Building Inspector Keith Ransdell at 502-591-9896 for commercial building-code plan review and inspections. The county's inspection page lists contracted electrical inspectors Robert Scott, Steve Helmer, and Larry Rice. The current DHBC roster lists plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor at 606-316-9167 on Wednesdays, 8:00-9:00 a.m. at the Pendleton County Health Department, HVAC inspector Steve Shively at 502-871-1452, manufactured housing Bruce Hall at 502-682-8544, elevator Chris Hetterman at 502-226-0819, and boiler Gary Shoemaker at 859-339-4458. Sanitary-sewage inspections are handled by Don Jacobs / Three Rivers District Health Department at 859-654-6985.
The latest DHBC county roster, updated April 7, 2026, identifies no local building inspector and routes commercial building permits to the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. Applicable state codes are the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 International Building Code and 2015 International Residential Code with Kentucky amendments, plus applicable trade codes. Pendleton County separately administers its June 2025 zoning ordinance and related land-use requirements for the unincorporated county and City of Falmouth. The county applications page states that zoning permits are required for all new construction, new uses, additions, demolition, sheds, detached garages, carports, pools, decks, fences, off-street parking, and signage. No current minor or cosmetic exemption list was published; confirm any proposed repair or agricultural work with Planning & Zoning and DHBC before beginning.
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.