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 standard review timeline was published. The county ordinance offers expedited commercial processing for an additional $100 fee but does not state a guaranteed turnaround.
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 Shelby County Building Inspector: 502-633-0692; Building Inspector cell: 502-220-0525; Triple S Planning Commission: 502-633-1718; Shelby County Fiscal Court Stormwater: 502-633-1220 ext. 229; Shelby County Health Department environmental office: 502-633-9377 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
Shelby County Building Inspection Department, with Triple S Planning Commission for zoning permits and the Shelby County Fiscal Court as the local code-enforcement authority 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 Shelby County Building Inspector: 502-633-0692; Building Inspector cell: 502-220-0525; Triple S Planning Commission: 502-633-1718; Shelby County Fiscal Court Stormwater: 502-633-1220 ext. 229; Shelby County Health Department environmental office: 502-633-9377.
N/A. No standard review timeline was published. The county ordinance offers expedited commercial processing for an additional $100 fee but does not state a guaranteed turnaround.
Apply through the county paper or portal process after obtaining the required Triple S zoning permit and a physical address. Call 502-633-0692 to schedule footer inspection the morning concrete is poured, framing after electrical/plumbing/HVAC rough-ins and before covering, insulation before drywall, and final after trade and septic approvals. A Certificate of Occupancy is issued after the final inspection. Projects in Shelbyville or Simpsonville city limits must use the applicable city inspection office; the county guide lists Simpsonville at 502-722-8110 and Shelbyville at 502-633-8000.
Shelby County's 2024 building ordinance adopts the Kentucky Building Code, Kentucky Residential Code, the International Building Code and International Residential Code as promulgated by Kentucky, with future editions or amendments. Building inspections must be performed by Kentucky DHBC-certified persons and electrical inspections by a state-approved certified electrical inspector. Current DHBC code references include the 2018 KBC/KRC based on 2015 IBC/IRC and applicable Kentucky trade, energy, fire, accessibility, plumbing, boiler, and NFPA requirements. The 2024 county ordinance exempts one-story detached accessory structures under 200 square feet from a building permit. The county permit-requirements page also lists common code exemptions such as fences not over 7 feet, painting/papering/tiling/carpeting/cabinets/countertops and similar finish work, small tents and shade-cloth agricultural structures, playground equipment, qualifying awnings, and non-fixed movable fixtures or partitions; exemptions do not authorize work that violates other codes or ordinances. A farmstead exemption is separately identified in the fee ordinance, so confirm eligibility with the Building Inspector.
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.