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West VirginiaPleasants County

Administrative overview · FIPS 54073

Pleasants 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

Pleasants County Floodplain Administration

For a project in or near Pleasants 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

304-684-2400

Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.

Permit counter

215 Clay Street, St. Marys, WV 26170-1014

Operating hours

Operating hours not verified

Review expectation

Ask the agency for its current review estimate

Compliance workbench

Choose the next project decision.

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 Pleasants County

Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?

Pleasants County 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 304-684-2400 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?

Contact 911 Director/Floodplain Manager Danny Greenleaf at 304-684-2400 for a floodplain determination, permit requirements, and any required compliance inspection before new development. The county office maintains flood maps and provides land-use recommendations intended to prevent flood damage.

Which codes and exemptions should I review?

Pleasants County administers local floodplain management under National Flood Insurance Program requirements and performs floodplain determinations for new development. The county does not publish adoption of a general model structural building-code suite. Its floodplain webpage links to a generic, uncompleted 2019 state sample ordinance rather than a county-executed ordinance, so sample-specific standards are not treated as verified county law. No specific exemption summary was verified; request written confirmation before treating work as permit-exempt.

Before contacting the permit counter

Have the project facts ready.

A productive call starts with a clear description of the property and proposed work. Keep the site address, parcel or assessor number, project valuation, existing occupancy, approximate square footage, structural scope, contractor information, and desired start date in front of you. Those facts help the Authority Having Jurisdiction route the question to building, planning, fire, environmental health, or another reviewing discipline.

Questions worth asking

  • • Is the parcel inside an incorporated city or county service area?
  • • Does this scope require building, trade, zoning, fire, or site permits?
  • • What plans and supporting documents make the submittal complete?
  • • How much lead time is needed for each inspection?