Administrative overview · FIPS 21225
Union County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Union County Planning Commission and Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
For a project in or near Union County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
Union County Planning Commission: (270) 389-2093; State Building Inspector Travis Albin: (270) 662-9038; Electrical Inspector John Jenkin: (270) 952-2301
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Union County Courthouse, 100 West Main Street, Morganfield, KY 42437; Planning Commission mailing address P.O. Box 1, Morganfield, KY 42437
Operating hours
N/A for the county planning office. The current DHBC county listing identifies the Union County Health Department office hour for plumbing matters as Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST.
Review expectation
N/A. No county or state review timeline was published on the official permit pages.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
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
Frequently asked questions for Union County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Union County Planning Commission: (270) 389-2093; State Building Inspector Travis Albin: (270) 662-9038; Electrical Inspector John Jenkin: (270) 952-2301 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A. No county or state review timeline was published on the official permit pages.
How are inspections scheduled?
Union County's official page says building inspection permits and scheduling are obtained by contacting the building inspector; commercial, multifamily, and change-of-occupancy applications go to Kentucky DHBC. The current DHBC county listing identifies State Building Inspector Travis Albin at (270) 662-9038. Electrical permits and inspections are arranged with John Jenkin at (270) 952-2301; homeowners may obtain electrical permits for work at their current residence, and contractors must hold or employ a Master Electrician.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
2018 Kentucky Building Code (KBC) for commercial and other state-reviewed work; 2018 Kentucky Residential Code (KRC) for single-family dwellings, with applicable Kentucky electrical and referenced standards. The official county page states that building-code permits are required for new construction and alteration of multifamily dwellings, commercial buildings, and changes of occupancy, while single-family dwellings are handled locally rather than submitted to DHBC. No broader county list of minor or cosmetic exemptions was published; electrical permits are required for all electrical work, subject to the county's homeowner and licensed-contractor rules.