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
Submit the building-permit application at least one week before work is to begin to allow for approval.
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 304-830-1876 or 304-845-3394 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 Municipal 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 304-830-1876 or 304-845-3394 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
Submit the building-permit application at least one week before work is to begin to allow for approval.
The permit holder must schedule inspections in advance and keep work visible and accessible until approved. Call 304-830-1876 or 304-845-3394. Required stages include footing/foundation, slab/under-floor, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, floodplain, framing, lath/gypsum, waterproofing, energy efficiency, special, and final inspections. Changes to an appointment require at least 24 hours' notice; discretionary unscheduled inspections cost $25.
Current West Virginia State Building Code: 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code, 2018 International Existing Building Code, 2018 International Plumbing Code, 2018 International Mechanical Code, 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2015 International Energy Conservation Code for residential dwellings, 2020 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, 2021 NFPA Life Safety Code, 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1, and ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2013 for commercial buildings, with state and local amendments. The city states that a building permit is required for all work. Projects costing $1,000 or less, including labor and materials, are fee-free but are not described as permit-exempt; emergency work affecting occupant or business health and safety may receive procedural accommodation.
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.