Administrative overview · FIPS 54001
Barbour 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
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Barbour County Office of Emergency Management / Floodplain Administration
For a project in or near Barbour 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
304-457-0020
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
111 Overlook Drive, Philippi, WV 26416
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
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 Barbour County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Barbour County Office of Emergency Management / Floodplain Administration is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 304-457-0020 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the completed application, plans, site sketch, legal description, required outside permits, and fee to the Barbour County Office of Emergency Management / Floodplain Administration at 111 Overlook Drive. The application authorizes the Floodplain Administrator or representative to make reasonable inspections before a Certificate of Compliance is issued. Contact the OEM Director at 304-457-0020; no public inspection-request cutoff or promised appointment window is published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Barbour County Floodplain Ordinance BC-18-1 is the county-enforced development standard. The county permit determines floodplain status and applies additional elevation, floodproofing, and related requirements to development in or near a Special Flood Hazard Area. Barbour County does not publish adoption or enforcement of a general structural, residential, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, or energy code for unincorporated areas. Development inside Junior, Philippi, or Belington is permitted by that municipality, and applicable West Virginia State Fire Code, contractor-licensing, manufactured-housing, septic, highway, and other state requirements remain separate. No county list of minor or cosmetic exemptions is published. The county describes the development-permit requirement broadly for new construction, manufactured and mobile homes, placement or relocation of structures, substantial improvements, garages, outbuildings, carports, decks, driveways, excavation, clearing, grading, fill, fences, utilities, and similar development outside a municipality. Work within Junior, Philippi, or Belington is outside the county permit jurisdiction and must follow the municipality's ordinances.