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 Perry County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published.
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 Chris Hughes: 606-391-4343; Perry County Fiscal Court: 606-439-1816; DHBC residential contact listed for Perry: Wes Finley, 606-416-4182; electrical James Burt: 502-330-3513; HVAC Billy Blair: 502-395-4879; plumbing Jeff Nolan: 606-359-3853; Perry County Health Department: 606-436-2196 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 Chris Hughes: 606-391-4343; Perry County Fiscal Court: 606-439-1816; DHBC residential contact listed for Perry: Wes Finley, 606-416-4182; electrical James Burt: 502-330-3513; HVAC Billy Blair: 502-395-4879; plumbing Jeff Nolan: 606-359-3853; Perry County Health Department: 606-436-2196.
N/A. No Perry County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published.
Contact State Building Inspector Chris Hughes at 606-391-4343 for building jurisdiction and inspections, and use SmartGov for state submissions. The roster directs electrical applicants to the county judge executive or city office where work occurs; state electrical contact James Burt is 502-330-3513. HVAC: Billy Blair, 502-395-4879. Plumbing: Jeff Nolan, 606-359-3853, at the Perry County Health Department; the roster lists Tuesday and Friday contact windows, but the Tuesday time appears malformed. Manufactured housing: Randy Jones, 606-872-9306; elevator: Rodney Napier, 606-671-1358; boiler: David Miller, 606-594-8146. The roster also lists Wes Finley, 606-416-4182, as a residential contact; verify his role and project location before relying on it.
2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments; state DHBC jurisdiction applies where no qualifying local program is in place, with applicable state electrical, plumbing, HVAC, manufactured-housing, elevator, and boiler requirements. No current Perry County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was verified. Qualifying Kentucky agricultural structures or dwellings outside municipal boundaries may be exempt from some requirements; confirm with DHBC and the local authority. Single-family homes in areas without a local program must meet the Kentucky Residential Code but generally receive no building inspection except HVAC and local electrical.
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.