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
The administrative official is required to act on a building-permit application within two weeks of submission. A final inspection is required within one week after notice that the property is ready for occupancy. A permit becomes void after 180 days unless substantial progress has been made, with renewal available before expiration after review.
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 Chief Building Official Jon Chandler: 270-586-3356; Planning and Zoning Administrator Mikala McClain: 270-586-3356; Simpson County Fiscal Court general questions: 270-586-7184 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
Simpson County Planning and Zoning / Joint City-County Planning and Zoning Commission; Chief Building Official Jon Chandler 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 Chief Building Official Jon Chandler: 270-586-3356; Planning and Zoning Administrator Mikala McClain: 270-586-3356; Simpson County Fiscal Court general questions: 270-586-7184.
The administrative official is required to act on a building-permit application within two weeks of submission. A final inspection is required within one week after notice that the property is ready for occupancy. A permit becomes void after 180 days unless substantial progress has been made, with renewal available before expiration after review.
Submit through the Simpson County online permits portal at scntypermits.permitlvonline.com and request inspections through scntyinspect.permitlvonline.com. Contact Chief Building Official Jon Chandler at 270-586-3356 for project-specific inspection coordination. The 2026 regulations require a final inspection within one week after the owner notifies the administrative official that the property is ready for occupancy; the permit office issues a certificate of occupancy after approval.
Simpson County's February 3, 2026 zoning regulations require building permits for construction, erection, moving, additions, structural alterations, and covered excavation, subject to stated exceptions. The local program operates under Kentucky's uniform building-code framework; current DHBC references include the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code based on the 2015 IBC/IRC, plus applicable mechanical, energy, fire, plumbing, electrical, accessibility, boiler, and NFPA requirements. The 2026 zoning regulations exempt recurring maintenance work, buildings and uses specifically exempted by the regulations, and required improvements installed under an approved subdivision plat. Excavation related to agricultural uses, public utilities, or an approved subdivision does not require the listed excavation permit. Confirm whether a particular cosmetic, accessory, agricultural, or utility project falls within an exemption before starting.
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.