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 county or state review timeline was published on the official permit pages.
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 Union County Planning Commission: (270) 389-2093; State Building Inspector Travis Albin: (270) 662-9038; Electrical Inspector John Jenkin: (270) 952-2301 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
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
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.
N/A. No county or state review timeline was published on the official permit pages.
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.
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.
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.