Jessamine County, KY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 150.01 adopts the Kentucky Building Code, as promulgated in 815 KAR 7:070 through 7:125 by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction, as an ordinance of Jessamine County as if set out at length. A copy, with the regulations and NFPA pamphlets it refers to, sits in the office of the Jessamine County Clerk, and the Clerk must keep a copy at all times. The Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Planning and Zoning Office is designated the local enforcement agency. The Fiscal Court extended the code to all single-family dwellings to be constructed in the county, and the section took effect on February 7, 2012.

Section 150.02 sets the electrical inspection fees in the unincorporated areas of the county, and its wording shows the inspection stages. Rough in, TOP and final inspections cost $70. That fee applies to single-family dwellings, mobile homes, renovations, service change outs, barns, out buildings, garages, room additions, swimming pools and temporary construction service. It is charged per requested trip, including turn downs, and is due when the inspection is made. For a duplex or multi-family dwelling the first unit rough-in is $70 per trip and the second unit and each after is $50 per unit, per trip.

Larger jobs are priced by contract value. Electrical work not exceeding $30,000 carries a $400 flat rate. Work from $30,001 to $250,000 is charged 1.25% of the total contract, and $250,001 and higher is charged 1%. The electrical contractor must provide copies of all contracts, plus the total cost of electrical materials and labor supplied by others, and the fee is calculated on the total cost of the electrical system, including emergency power equipment, fire alarm systems and all data, communication and alarm systems. Electrical permits are not issued until the contractor complies. A separate fee is calculated for each contract, and dwelling fees are per 200 amps of service. On commercial and industrial inspections, one third of the fee is due when the permit is issued, one third before the power is turned on, and the balance 30 days prior to final inspection. Certificates of compliance are not issued until fees are paid in full.