Administrative overview · FIPS 54059
Mingo 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
Mingo County Commission
For a project in or near Mingo 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
304-235-0380
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Mingo County Courthouse, 75 East 2nd Avenue, Williamson, WV 25661
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
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 Mingo County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Mingo County Commission 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 304-235-0380 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?
Call the Mingo County Commission at 304-235-0380 for the current permit and inspection contact. The county's published mitigation plan states that its NFIP coordinator maintains the floodplain ordinance and ensures development complies with it, but no scheduling procedure is currently published online.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
County floodplain ordinance and countywide permitting controls; the county's mitigation plan also calls for countywide building-code enforcement using the statewide 90-mph wind-load standard. A specific locally adopted 2026 model-code edition is not published on the county's current website. No specific exemption summary was verified; request written confirmation before treating work as permit-exempt.