Administrative overview · FIPS 54079
Putnam 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
Putnam County Office of Planning & Infrastructure
For a project in or near Putnam 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
304-586-0237
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
12093 Winfield Road, Room 226, Winfield, WV 25213
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 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 Putnam County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Putnam County Office of Planning & Infrastructure 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 304-586-0237 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 applicable zoned- or non-zoned-area PDF application and required site documents to the Office of Planning & Infrastructure. Call 304-586-0237; Senior Planner/Certified Floodplain Manager Melissa Sargent is extension 1335. The Floodplain Administrator may inspect during construction, and a certificate of compliance based on inspection and any required elevation or engineering documents is required before occupancy or permanent utilities in flood-hazard areas.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Putnam County Improvement Location Permit Ordinance (amended through December 13, 2022), Floodplain Management Program Ordinance adopted April 14, 2015, Subdivision Regulations, and the Zoning Ordinance for designated zoned unincorporated areas (amended through February 10, 2026). The county permit is primarily a development/location and floodplain approval; the county does not publish a general structural model-code suite enforced by this office. No general minor- or cosmetic-work exemption list is published. In non-zoned areas outside the 100-year floodplain, dirt work may not require the county development permit but remains subject to drainage and erosion conditions; construction of permanent structures and manufactured-home placement requires prior review. Every type of development, including dirt work, requires a permit when the property is in the 100-year floodplain.