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 current Todd County or DHBC project-specific 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 Todd County local building inspector office: 270-322-8193; City of Guthrie inspector Mike Ousley: 270-887-4285; State Building Inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; Todd County Fiscal Court: 270-265-9966; Plumbing Inspector John Baird: 502-234-8844; Todd County Health Department: 270-265-2362 ext. 207 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
Todd County Building Inspection / local building inspector office, coordinated with Todd County Fiscal Court and Kentucky DHBC 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 Todd County local building inspector office: 270-322-8193; City of Guthrie inspector Mike Ousley: 270-887-4285; State Building Inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; Todd County Fiscal Court: 270-265-9966; Plumbing Inspector John Baird: 502-234-8844; Todd County Health Department: 270-265-2362 ext. 207.
N/A. No current Todd County or DHBC project-specific review timeline was published.
Contact the Todd County local building-inspector office at 270-322-8193 for county work and Mike Ousley at 270-887-4285 for City of Guthrie matters. For state building jurisdiction, contact Spence Sowell at 270-889-7066 and use the Kentucky DHBC SmartGov portal. Electrical applicants should contact the Todd County Judge Executive or the city office where the work occurs, with state electrical inspector Pat O'Bryan at 270-645-8903. HVAC: Javan McGregor, 270-350-8210. Plumbing: John Baird, 502-234-8844, Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m. at the Todd County Health Department. Manufactured housing: Rodney Farrar, 270-404-5327; elevator: Jacob Menser, 270-226-4742; boiler: Dale Snyder, 270-363-9056.
Kentucky's current statewide references include the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code based on the 2015 IBC/IRC, with applicable mechanical, energy, fire, plumbing, electrical, accessibility, boiler, manufactured-housing, elevator, and NFPA requirements. Todd County's DHBC roster lists a local building-inspector office and a state building inspector, so jurisdiction must be confirmed by project and location. No current Todd County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was verified. Confirm recurring maintenance, agricultural structures, accessory work, manufactured housing, and residential or commercial exemptions with the local building inspector or DHBC 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.