Clay County building permits & inspections
Find the office responsible for building permits, plan review, inspections, and zoning in Clay County, West Virginia.
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Check whether your address is inside a city or town first; if it is unincorporated, the county government can tell you which office reviews building permits. These West Virginia offices have full department guides:
- City of Beckley Code Enforcement and Building Permits
- City of Charleston Building Department
- City of Huntington Inspections and Permits
- City of Martinsburg Planning, Zoning and Building Department
- City of Morgantown Code Enforcement and Building Inspections
- City of Parkersburg Building and Code Enforcement
- City of South Charleston Building Permits and Inspections
- City of Wheeling Building and Planning Department
Finding the right permit office
- Identify the exact property address and municipality.
- Confirm whether the city, town, township, borough, parish, county, or regional authority serves that address.
- Ask which permits, zoning approvals, plan reviews, and inspections apply to the project.
- Keep the official portal, permit number, approved plans, and inspection instructions together.
Our guide City or county: who issues your building permit? explains how to check city limits and unincorporated areas using parcel maps and tax records.
What to check in West Virginia
West Virginia's State Building Code applies only in counties and municipalities that adopt it. Contractors need a state license for residential jobs of $5,000 or more.
State code where locally adopted. An address inside an incorporated city or another local jurisdiction may be served by a separate building department.