Administrative overview · FIPS 21201
Robertson 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; Robertson County Fiscal Court for local coordination and electrical routing
For a project in or near Robertson 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
Robertson County Fiscal Court: 606-724-5615; State Building Inspector Ric McNees: 859-595-0689; State Electrical Inspector David Landreth: 270-804-8111; Robertson County Health Department: 606-724-5222; plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor: 606-316-9167; HVAC David Pike: 859-435-8595
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Robertson County Fiscal Court, 26 Court Street, P.O. Box 76, Mount Olivet, KY 41064; Robertson County Health Department, 45 McDowell Street, Mount Olivet, KY 41064; Kentucky DHBC, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
Operating hours
Robertson County Fiscal Court office hours were not published on the official county pages. Robertson County Health Department plumbing-inspector contact hours are Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m.; county clerk hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-noon, and Saturday 9:00 a.m.-noon.
Review expectation
N/A. No Robertson County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published.
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 Robertson 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 Robertson County Fiscal Court: 606-724-5615; State Building Inspector Ric McNees: 859-595-0689; State Electrical Inspector David Landreth: 270-804-8111; Robertson County Health Department: 606-724-5222; plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor: 606-316-9167; HVAC David Pike: 859-435-8595.
How long might review take?
N/A. No Robertson County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact State Building Inspector Ric McNees at 859-595-0689 and use SmartGov for state building submissions. Electrical applicants are directed to the county judge executive or city office where work occurs; State Electrical Inspector David Landreth is 270-804-8111. Plumbing: Bobby Saylor, 606-316-9167, Robertson County Health Department Thursdays 8:00-9:00 a.m. HVAC: David Pike, 859-435-8595. Manufactured housing: Kevin Dotson, 606-842-0689. Elevator: Chris Hetterman, 502-226-0819. Boiler: Gary Shoemaker, 859-339-4458. No county inspection-scheduling portal was verified.
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, plus applicable Kentucky electrical, plumbing, HVAC, manufactured-housing, elevator, boiler, and fire-safety requirements. The current DHBC Robertson County roster states that there is no local building inspector and directs commercial construction to DHBC. No current Robertson County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was verified. Qualifying Kentucky agricultural structures or dwellings outside municipal boundaries may qualify for agricultural exemptions under state law, but the project must be confirmed with DHBC and the county judge executive before construction.