Administrative overview · FIPS 21197
Powell 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; Powell County Local Government and City of Stanton Planning & Zoning for local zoning, floodplain, and development coordination
For a project in or near Powell 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
Powell County Local Government: 606-663-2834; Mapping and Road Location Center: 606-663-5968; State Building Inspector Alison Joyce: 859-358-4467; Stanton Planning & Zoning: 606-663-6474; Stanton's DHBC commercial-construction contact Ric McNees: 859-595-0689; Powell County Health Department: 606-663-4360; plumbing inspector Monroe Brown: 606-594-4647
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Powell County Local Government, P.O. Box 506, Stanton, KY 40380; City of Stanton Planning & Zoning, 98 Court Street, Stanton, KY 40380; Powell County Health Department, 210 North Main Street, Stanton, KY 40380; Kentucky DHBC, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
Operating hours
Powell County Mapping and Road Location Center: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; City of Stanton Planning & Zoning/City Hall: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Powell County Health Department plumbing contact: Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m. EST.
Review expectation
N/A. No Powell County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published; Stanton's Mapping and Road Location Center states that new 911 addresses are typically issued within 24 hours when complete location information is supplied.
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 Powell 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 Powell County Local Government: 606-663-2834; Mapping and Road Location Center: 606-663-5968; State Building Inspector Alison Joyce: 859-358-4467; Stanton Planning & Zoning: 606-663-6474; Stanton's DHBC commercial-construction contact Ric McNees: 859-595-0689; Powell County Health Department: 606-663-4360; plumbing inspector Monroe Brown: 606-594-4647.
How long might review take?
N/A. No Powell County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published; Stanton's Mapping and Road Location Center states that new 911 addresses are typically issued within 24 hours when complete location information is supplied.
How are inspections scheduled?
For commercial or other state-jurisdiction building work, contact State Building Inspector Alison Joyce at 859-358-4467 and confirm the DHBC submission route. For Stanton zoning/floodplain permits, submit through the iWorQ portal or City Planning & Zoning at 606-663-6474; the Stanton application says to call that number to schedule inspection. Stanton confirms it has no local building inspector and directs commercial construction to DHBC at 859-595-0689. Electrical: county judge executive or city office where work occurs, with State Electrical Inspector Darryl Morgan at 859-473-5176. Plumbing: Monroe Brown, 606-594-4647, Powell County Health Department Thursdays 8:00-9:30 a.m. HVAC: Casey Miller, 859-302-4268. Manufactured housing: Tracee Brewer, 606-359-4656. Elevator: Dan Stifle, 606-748-9337. Boiler: Scott Shepherd, 502-382-0545.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments, with applicable Kentucky electrical, plumbing, HVAC, Standards of Safety, manufactured-housing, elevator, and boiler requirements. DHBC's current Powell roster reports no local building inspector and directs commercial construction to DHBC for building permits. No separate countywide building exemption schedule was verified. Within Stanton, a doghouse under 18 square feet and four feet high is exempt from zoning-permit requirements. Stanton's zoning materials otherwise require a permit before construction, alteration, movement, or demolition of buildings and accessory buildings, and for roofed structures, fences, walls, patios, and decks. Confirm any state-code exemption directly with DHBC.