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 for plan review; the current fee schedule states that certificates of occupancy are usually issued the next day following an approved final inspection, with expedited issuance available for a $52 fee.
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 Georgetown/Scott County Building Inspection: 502-863-9802; Georgetown/Scott County Chief Building Official Jim Burgess and inspectors are reached through that office; State Building Inspector Justin Kimes: 859-285-1357; Scott County Health Department: 502-863-5383; State Electrical Inspector Darryl Morgan: 859-473-5176 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 Municipal 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 Georgetown/Scott County Building Inspection: 502-863-9802; Georgetown/Scott County Chief Building Official Jim Burgess and inspectors are reached through that office; State Building Inspector Justin Kimes: 859-285-1357; Scott County Health Department: 502-863-5383; State Electrical Inspector Darryl Morgan: 859-473-5176.
N/A for plan review; the current fee schedule states that certificates of occupancy are usually issued the next day following an approved final inspection, with expedited issuance available for a $52 fee.
Use the Georgetown/Scott County Building Inspection Department's application forms and submit plans, drawings, and fees to 125 West Clinton Street; contact 502-863-9802 for review and inspection scheduling. The department performs plan review and inspections for residential, commercial, industrial, additions, renovations, repairs, signs, awnings, pools, and storage buildings. HVAC installations are separately permitted. A certificate of occupancy is normally issued the next day after an approved final inspection, or faster for the listed expedited fee. State trade contacts include electrical Darryl Morgan at 859-473-5176, plumbing Frank Blevins at 502-229-5592, HVAC Justin Kimes at 859-285-1357, elevator Chris Hetterman at 502-229-0819, and boiler Jim Hagerman at 606-356-7770.
2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments; applicable Kentucky plumbing, electrical, HVAC, fire-safety, manufactured-housing, elevator, and boiler requirements. The joint department also enforces the Georgetown and Scott County Zoning Ordinance and publishes 2018 KRC local design criteria. The current fee schedule states that one-story detached residential accessory structures of 200 square feet or less do not require a building permit. A farmstead exemption is available for qualifying farm dwellings or farm-incidental buildings outside municipal limits, generally on at least 10 acres registered as agricultural or horticultural land, when not commercial/public workplaces for 10 or more people and not timber processing/storage. The farmstead application and $52 exemption fee are required. Confirm other minor repairs or cosmetic work with the department.
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.