Administrative overview · FIPS 54017
Doddridge 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
Doddridge County Office of Emergency Management/Floodplain
For a project in or near Doddridge 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
304-873-1343
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
99 Court Street, Suite 128, West Union, WV 26456
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
The Floodplain Administrator must review the complete application and plans and grant or deny the permit within 90 days of submission. Notice of the application is placed on the next County Commission agenda, affected owners receive notice, and written objections are accepted; additional engineering review can affect practical timing.
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 Doddridge County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Doddridge County Office of Emergency Management/Floodplain 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 304-873-1343 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The Floodplain Administrator must review the complete application and plans and grant or deny the permit within 90 days of submission. Notice of the application is placed on the next County Commission agenda, affected owners receive notice, and written objections are accepted; additional engineering review can affect practical timing.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call 304-873-1343 or email GEidel@doddridgecountywv.gov. The applicant authorizes the Floodplain Manager or designee to enter and inspect the proposed, in-progress, and completed work; a Certificate of Compliance is required at substantial completion. Homes in the floodplain require both pre-construction and finished-construction elevation certificates. No online appointment scheduler or inspection cutoff is published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Doddridge County enforces its amended Floodplain Ordinance for development in the FEMA-designated floodplain. The ordinance covers buildings and structures, substantial improvements and substantial-damage repairs, manufactured homes, subdivisions, grading, paving, excavation, drilling, oil and gas sites, pipelines, pads, pits, retention ponds, and material or equipment storage. New homes in the floodplain must place the first living floor two feet above base flood elevation and submit pre-construction and finished-construction elevation certificates. The county does not publish a general structural building-code edition suite for areas outside this floodplain program. The county publishes no minor or cosmetic-work exemption list for development inside the regulated floodplain. The county floodplain permit applies only to development affecting real property in the designated floodplain; contact the office for a parcel determination before work near a creek or stream.