Administrative overview · FIPS 31023
Butler 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
Butler County Planning Commission and County Clerk; the county is developing a comprehensive plan and potential zoning regulations and no current general county building-permit office was identified
For a project in or near Butler 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
(402) 367-7430 (Butler County Clerk/Planning Commission contact)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Butler County Courthouse, 451 North 5th Street, David City, NE 68632
Operating hours
N/A; the reviewed Butler County Planning Commission and FAQ pages do not publish a building or planning office schedule.
Review expectation
N/A; Butler County does not publish a general building-permit review timeline.
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 Butler 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 (402) 367-7430 (Butler County Clerk/Planning Commission contact) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; Butler County does not publish a general building-permit review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the Butler County Clerk at (402) 367-7430 for project-specific planning and zoning direction. The county’s Planning Commission is developing a comprehensive plan and potential zoning regulations; no separate county building-inspection scheduler was identified.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A; Butler County’s 2026 planning materials indicate the county is developing a comprehensive plan and potential zoning regulations, but no current county technical building-code edition was identified. N/A; no current Butler County building-permit exemption list was located. The county FAQ says project-specific building-permit requirements depend on the legal description and address.