Logan County, Kentucky Building Permit Guide

Logan County has no county building inspector on the state’s contact sheet, updated May 5, 2026. Outside the cities that run their own permits, a commercial, multi-family or other non-house project is submitted to the state’s Division of Building Code Enforcement (502-573-0373) and approved before construction, and the published sources show no local building permit for a house; the house still needs its electrical, HVAC and plumbing permits. Russellville (City Hall, 270-726-5000) and Adairville (270-539-6731) post their own building permit applications.

What requires a building permit in Logan County?

Where a project sits decides the answer. In the unincorporated county the state rule for places without a local inspection program applies, because the Logan County sheet has no local building inspector entry at all. Inside Russellville or Adairville, the city’s own application is the starting point.

For a single-family home where no local single-family inspection program exists, the state’s position is that the builder must still meet the Kentucky Residential Code, but no building inspections are made except the mechanical inspection by the state HVAC division and the electrical inspection by the local county electrical inspector.

What the county decides and what the state holds

Questions about county floodplain review, county roads and any county land-use rule go to the Logan County Judge/Executive’s office, which the state also names as the contact for electrical permits. What the published sources show locally is the electrical inspection (the state sheet lists local electrical inspectors for the county), septic permits at the county health department, and the cities’ own permit programs. The state holds plan review and inspection of non-house buildings in the unincorporated county, HVAC and plumbing permits, manufactured home installation rules and every trade license. FEMA lists Logan County as a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program; ask the Judge/Executive’s office about floodplain review before building in a mapped flood zone.

Logan County building department: who handles permitting

The Logan County sheet lists the state building inspector, the state manufactured housing inspector, a state electrical inspector, two local electrical inspectors, and the state elevator, HVAC, plumbing and boiler inspectors. Use the sheet itself for their direct contacts.

Cities in Logan County

Russellville’s code of ordinances (2020 codification, Chapter 150) adopts the Kentucky Building Code and extends the Kentucky Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings to every building and structure inside the city limits; the city’s Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector enforces both, the fire chief enforces the state standards of safety, and the state plumbing official enforces the plumbing code. The city’s building permit fees are kept in a schedule on file with the City Clerk rather than printed in the code, and the same chapter sets up a city electrical inspector and electrical permits.

Logan County permit types

Before anything is filed, the state portal expects the applicant to know whether the job falls to a local, an expanded or the state program. In unincorporated Logan County, with no local building program on the sheet, non-house work is the state’s.

Residential permits

Outside the cities, a house is permitted trade by trade. The electrical permit comes from a local electrical inspector, the HVAC permit from the state and the plumbing permit from the state, with the state plumbing inspector’s office hours held at the health department on South Franklin Street. Inside Russellville, the city lists a building permit and separate electrical, fence, demolition and excavation permits. Adairville’s building permit application covers new buildings, additions, alterations, repairs, garages and moved buildings, one- and two-family homes and non-residential uses, and asks for a site plan with dimensions and placement and a deed, boundary survey or other proof of the lot lines.

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Commercial permits

A commercial or multi-family project in the unincorporated county is filed with the Division of Building Code Enforcement and cannot start until its plans are approved. The state’s plan review fee is figured on the building’s area. In Russellville the city also issues hood, sign, conditional use and tent permits, and its electrical schedule carries three-phase commercial service rates.

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What comes before the building permit

• Septic. Where no sewer is available, the Logan County Health Department’s evaluation and permit.
• City zoning. In Russellville, the zoning regulations and map, with conditional use, dimensional variance and zone change applications.
• Floodplain. Logan County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program on a flood map effective October 2, 2012.
• State highway access. A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet permit from District 3 in Bowling Green for any entrance onto, or work within, a state road right-of-way.

Logan County permit costs

No county building permit fee schedule is published, because the sheet lists no county building program. The costs a rural house owner meets are the state trade permits and the septic permit; a commercial owner pays the state plan review fee.

Example. A 6,000 sq ft retail building in the unincorporated county is mercantile, so the state review fee is 6,000 × $0.15 = $900. A home with 12 plumbing openings pays $50 + (12 × $14) = $218 for its state plumbing permit.

Inside Russellville the city’s electrical permit form sets the inspection fee by service size, covering a rough-in and a final per panel:

Russellville keeps its building permit fees in a schedule on file with the City Clerk, and Adairville’s application prints no fee; each city hall quotes its own.

Trade permits and who may pull them

• Electrical. The state portal does not sell electrical permits for private property and sends applicants to the local authority. The Logan County sheet lists local electrical inspectors for the county. In Russellville, every new service and service change needs a city electrical inspection, and the form asks for the contractor’s state license number, the master electrician’s number and a city business number.
• HVAC. A state permit for all new construction, bought by a licensed HVAC contractor or another authorized person through SmartGov, and inspected by the state HVAC inspector for the county.
• Plumbing. A state permit, taken out by a licensed master plumber, or by a homeowner for a home they live in or are building for themselves, filed with an affidavit before work starts; the homeowner must do the work personally, and only one homeowner permit for a new home is issued to a person in five years.
• Farmsteads. A farm dwelling and its farm buildings on 10 acres or more outside city limits, in bona fide agricultural use and registered with the county PVA, may qualify for the state’s plumbing farmstead exemption.

How to get permits in Logan County

Review, corrections and what causes delay

For a non-house building in the unincorporated county, state plan approval is the long step, and no construction may start before it. The state will not issue construction approval until its review fee is paid. A second source of delay is filing with the wrong office: a lot inside Russellville or Adairville belongs to the city, and the state portal expects applicants to have settled jurisdiction before they submit.

Inspections in Logan County

A non-house building approved by the state is inspected by the state building inspector assigned to Logan County. A rural house gets the state HVAC inspection and a local electrical inspection, plus the state plumbing inspection on a permitted plumbing job, but no building inspections. In Russellville each electrical fee covers a rough-in and a final inspection per panel, and low-voltage permits are priced by the number of inspections needed. Elevators, boilers and manufactured home installations have their own state inspectors.

Kentucky building code in Logan County

FEMA’s Community Status Book lists Logan County as participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, with a current flood map effective October 2, 2012.

Kentucky has one mandatory statewide building code that local governments may not add to. Cities and counties enforce it and run zoning. The state reviews plans for larger and higher-risk buildings, and the local program reviews smaller ones. Kentucky rules

Permit search and official resources

State plan reviews can be looked up through the Division of Building Code Enforcement’s online plan search, and state HVAC and plumbing filings sit in the state’s portal. City permit records are kept at Russellville and Adairville city halls; Adairville posts an open records request form with its other forms.

• State contact sheet for Logan County inspectors (May 5, 2026)
• State building codes: places without a local program
• State Division of Building Code Enforcement
• 2018 Kentucky Building Code, fourth edition (state fees, section 121)
• State SmartGov permit portal
• State plumbing permits and fees
• State plumbing FAQ: homeowner permits and farmstead exemption
• State HVAC permits
• Russellville Building and Zoning
• Russellville permit applications
• Russellville electrical permit application and fees
• Russellville Code of Ordinances (2020)
• Adairville city forms
• Adairville building permit application
• City of Lewisburg
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet permit contacts
• FEMA Community Status Book, Kentucky

Logan County permit FAQs

Does Logan County have a building inspector?

The state contact sheet for Logan County, updated May 5, 2026, lists no local building inspector; it does list local electrical inspectors.

Do I need a building permit for a house in rural Logan County?

The published sources show no local building permit for houses outside the cities. The house must meet the residential code and needs electrical, HVAC and plumbing permits.

Who reviews a commercial building outside the cities?

The state Division of Building Code Enforcement, before construction begins; 502-573-0373.

Does Russellville issue its own permits?

Yes. The city posts building, electrical, fence, demolition, excavation, hood and sign permit applications; City Hall is at 168 South Main Street, 270-726-5000.

How much is an electrical inspection in Russellville?

$90 for a single-phase 200-amp service with branch circuits, covering a rough-in and a final per panel.

Where do I get a septic permit?

From the Logan County Health Department, 151 South Franklin, Russellville; 270-726-8341.

Can a homeowner do their own plumbing?

Yes, with a state homeowner plumbing permit for the home they live in or are building for themselves, done personally.

Simplify Logan County permitting with Alliance Permitting

Alliance Permitting is a permit documentation and submission company in Kentucky. We prepare your paperwork, file it correctly and coordinate with the permitting authority through issuance. We are not a contractor and we do not perform licensed plan review or inspections; that work stays with your licensed team and the jurisdiction.

This guide is provided by Alliance Permitting for general information about Logan County permitting. Requirements, fees, and procedures change; confirm details with the permitting authority before relying on them.