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 Pulaski County or DHBC commercial plan-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 Pulaski County Judge/Executive's Office: 606-678-4853; County Commercial Building Inspector Wes Finley: 606-416-4182; State Building Inspector Dillon Fields: 606-312-9428; Pulaski County Health Department: 606-679-4416; State Electrical Inspector Anisa Ross: 606-278-4383; HVAC Mark Clemons: 606-875-6011 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
Pulaski County Fiscal Court; County Commercial Building Inspector Wes Finley is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area 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 Pulaski County Judge/Executive's Office: 606-678-4853; County Commercial Building Inspector Wes Finley: 606-416-4182; State Building Inspector Dillon Fields: 606-312-9428; Pulaski County Health Department: 606-679-4416; State Electrical Inspector Anisa Ross: 606-278-4383; HVAC Mark Clemons: 606-875-6011.
N/A. No Pulaski County or DHBC commercial plan-review timeline was published.
For commercial projects in the county, contact County Commercial Building Inspector Wes Finley at 606-416-4182. Local electrical inspectors are Jackie Spears, Michael Ledger, Larry Strunk, and Ron Ebling; the county page directs applicants to the county judge executive's office or the city office where work occurs. State Building Inspector Dillon Fields is 606-312-9428. Plumbing: Joe Mike Wiese, 606-219-1841, Pulaski County Health Department Tuesday-Friday 8:00-9:30 a.m. HVAC: Mark Clemons, 606-875-6011. Manufactured housing: Mark Pruitt, 606-224-7464. Elevator: Benjamin Pennington, 502-234-8725. Boiler: David Miller, 606-594-8146. The county states that it does not issue certificates of occupancy.
Applicable Kentucky 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments, plus applicable state electrical, plumbing, HVAC, manufactured-housing, elevator, boiler, and fire-safety requirements. Pulaski County states that commercial construction requires a permit and directs applicants to the county commercial inspector or state building codes; residential construction in the unincorporated county does not require a county building permit. Pulaski County's official government page states that building permits are not required for residential construction in the county, while commercial construction requires a permit. It also states that Pulaski County currently has no zoning laws. Work inside a municipality, including Somerset or Burnside, may be subject to that municipality's separate permit and zoning rules; verify the exact jurisdiction 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.