The Division of Plumbing & Boiler Section will not be conducting inspections on January 9, 2023 due to a mandatory training. FEE CHANGE - Effective March 1, 2022, Plumbing installation permit fees will be as follows: Residential (One and Two Family) Permits: $50 base permit fee, $14 per opening fee Please see letter from David Moore, Plumbing Director regarding Plumbing Code changes effective June 2, 2020: Plumbing Code Changes, effective June 2, 2020
Domestic Water Heater Only Permits: $50
Commercial Permits: $50 base permit fee; $20 per opening fee
Medical Gas Piping Permits: $50 base permit fee; $20 per opening fee
In the interest of public health and consumer protection and to assure compliance with the Kentucky State Plumbing Code, the Division of Plumbing is charged by Kentucky Revised Statute Chapter 318 to:
- Conduct examinations
- License master and journeyman plumbers
- Review and approve plans for construction on all buildings serving the public, whether they are publicly or privately owned
- Issue plumbing construction permits
- Inspect installations to assure compliance with the Kentucky State Plumbing Code
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, install or alter any plumbing without first having procured a plumbing construction permit from the Division of Plumbing. Plumbing permits may be issued to licensed master plumbers or to homeowners for plumbing in their own personal residences. All plumbing work, other than that performed by a homeowner with his/her own permit, must be installed by a licensed journeyman plumber under the supervision of a licensed master plumber.
