Georgetown Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Georgetown Building Inspection serves Georgetown and coordinates the local building and zoning path for Scott County projects within the department’s jurisdiction. The department enforces the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code and also enforces the Georgetown and Scott County Zoning Ordinance. Confirm the exact city or county location before relying on a permit application.

Georgetown building permits and plan review

The department provides plan review and inspection for new residential, commercial, and industrial construction, as well as additions, renovations, repairs, signs, awnings, pools, storage buildings, demolition, land disturbance, and specialty systems. Before applying, review the department’s “What do I need?” guidance, current fee schedule, affidavit requirements, and the correct residential, commercial, HVAC, or specialty application.

Submittals are reviewed for building-code compliance and consistency with zoning, city, and county ordinances. The fee schedule explains that plan review, permitting, inspections, and certificates of occupancy can be combined in project-specific fees. Kentucky DHBC remains the state authority for project types and jurisdictions assigned to state review under KBC Chapter 1.

Inspections, code compliance, and occupancy

Georgetown lists footing, foundation, slab, framing, insulation, and final inspections among its inspection types. Keep the approved plans and permit information available at the job site and schedule the required inspection before covering work. A final inspection and any required corrections must be complete before occupancy approval is issued.

The department’s zoning responsibility means a building permit does not automatically resolve zoning, subdivision, sign, floodplain, or land-disturbance requirements. For appeals or disputed local-official decisions, Georgetown identifies a Building Inspection Appeals Board under Kentucky law; review the current city process before filing.

Official contact information

Georgetown Building Inspection lists 125 W. Clinton Street, Georgetown, Kentucky 40324, and (502) 863-9802. The city’s general administrative contact is at 100 N. Court Street, but permit applicants should use the Building Inspection address and number for permits, plan review, and inspections.