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Perry County fiscal court adopts resolution to authorize local building inspector contractor, aims to speed permitting
Summary
Perry County fiscal court adopted Resolution 07012025 to revise Chapter 198b and authorize a contractor to serve as the county’s local building inspector; officials said the change should reduce permit review times that previously required state review.
Perry County fiscal court approved Resolution 07012025, revising Chapter 198b to authorize a contractor to serve as the county’s local building inspector, officials said.
Supporters told the court the change is aimed at cutting long plan-review delays for local businesses. “What used to take us 6 months, we’re gonna shorten down to 2 or 3 weeks now,” the meeting’s presiding official said.
The chair said the measure will help local businesses and speed projects that previously had to be sent to Frankfort for review, sometimes creating multi-month waits for approvals. He noted the county and its jail had experienced lengthy holds when state approvals were required. An attendee with private-practice building experience explained that, under the Kentucky building code, single-family homes are treated differently from larger residential or commercial projects and that anything above a two-family residence typically needs inspection approval.
The resolution’s review included a discussion of existing state requirements. Transcript remarks referenced KRS (Kentucky Revised Statutes) and the Kentucky building code as the legal framework currently governing permits and inspections. Supporters said hiring or contracting for a local inspector should allow reviews to be completed locally and more quickly than sending plans to the state office in Frankfort.
The court recorded a motion to adopt the resolution, a second, and approved it on an ‘aye’ voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally. The resolution text in the meeting record is titled “Resolution 07012025, revising chapter 198b and approving a contractor for appointment of a local building inspector.” The transcript did not include an implementation timeline or contract details.
Officials did not state the length of the contractor arrangement, the procurement timeline, or a start date for local inspections; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
