Fees, valuation & enforcement
Permit fees are a project input. Enforcement exposure is a project risk. Use the official schedule where available, then confirm valuation, trade permits, plan review, and inspection charges with the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Official fee pathway
The final charge may depend on declared construction value, occupancy classification, square footage, plan review, state surcharges, trade permits, technology fees, and inspection activity. Do not use a neighboring city’s fee table as a substitute for this jurisdiction.
Fee desk contact
Building Inspector Frank Wallace: 270-619-0813; Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission: 270-522-1170; Planning Commission Secretary Jim Mullen: 270-350-5566; Trigg County Judge Executive: 270-522-8459; Trigg County Health Department: 270-522-8121; Plumbing Inspector Danny Neal: 270-493-9931; State Building Inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; State Electrical Inspector Tony Mercer: 270-601-1698; Local Electrical Inspector Alfred B. Cossey: 270-350-6773
Ask the counter to confirm current charges before submitting a project with multiple trades or a change of use.
Financial exposure
Plan for building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, energy, zoning, septic, right-of-way, or other reviews that the project scope triggers. The lowest initial permit fee is not always the lowest project cost.
Enforcement exposure
When work begins without authorization, the agency may halt the site, require corrective plans, impose additional fees, withhold inspection release, or require concealed work to be exposed for review.
Closeout exposure
A missing final inspection or certificate can complicate occupancy, refinancing, sale, insurance, and utility connection. Preserve the approved plans and signed inspection record through closeout.
Professional field note
Even when a cosmetic or minor project does not require a building permit, zoning, floodplain, shoreline, historic, utility, fire, or right-of-way controls may still apply. Confirm the full jurisdictional picture before work starts.
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
Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission and joint City of Cadiz–Trigg County building inspection program; Building Inspector Frank Wallace 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 Building Inspector Frank Wallace: 270-619-0813; Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission: 270-522-1170; Planning Commission Secretary Jim Mullen: 270-350-5566; Trigg County Judge Executive: 270-522-8459; Trigg County Health Department: 270-522-8121; Plumbing Inspector Danny Neal: 270-493-9931; State Building Inspector Spence Sowell: 270-889-7066; State Electrical Inspector Tony Mercer: 270-601-1698; Local Electrical Inspector Alfred B. Cossey: 270-350-6773.
N/A. No current Trigg County or state plan-review timeline was published.
Contact Frank Wallace at 270-619-0813 for joint county/Cadiz building inspection and submit state commercial plans through the authority identified by Cadiz City Hall. Contact the Trigg County Judge Executive at 270-522-8459 for rural electrical routing; local electrical inspector Alfred B. Cossey is 270-350-6773 and state electrical inspector Tony Mercer is 270-601-1698. Plumbing: Danny Neal, 270-493-9931, Trigg County Health Department 270-522-8121, Monday 8:00-9:00 a.m. HVAC: Javan McGregor, 270-350-8210; manufactured housing: Jackie Story, 270-226-5693; elevator: Jacob Menser, 270-226-4742; boiler: Dale Snyder, 270-363-9056. Cadiz city-limit projects require the City of Cadiz permit process.
Kentucky's current statewide 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, manufactured-housing, elevator, and NFPA requirements. The current DHBC roster assigns joint local building inspection to Cadiz and Trigg County; commercial construction requires a state building permit and certified inspection. The official Cadiz-Trigg planning site states that Trigg County has no countywide zoning; individual subdivisions may have recorded deed restrictions and future subdivision regulations, and Lake Barkley-adjacent property is subject to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rules. No current general minor or cosmetic building-permit exemption list was verified; confirm all work with the inspector and applicable city, state, subdivision, or federal authority.
Why permit costs vary
Building departments commonly calculate charges from valuation, occupancy, floor area, project type, plan review effort, trade scope, state surcharges, and inspection activity. A remodel that appears small on paper may still trigger structural, energy, fire, or utility review. Ask the permit counter which disciplines apply before you finalize the construction budget.
The same discipline applies to enforcement. Correcting unpermitted work after finishes are installed can require demolition, revised plans, additional inspections, and schedule disruption. Authorization is usually the less expensive project-management decision.