text: Building Permits and Inspections. The Building & Electrical Division issues all building, electrical and HVAC permits required by the Kentucky Building Code and National Electrical Code. Also, the division is responsible for review and field inspection of development plans for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance within the City of Owensboro and Daviess County. In the City of Whitesville, the City Clerk (Pat Burch) oversees this process. Generally, following a preliminary project review, the Associate Director makes a determination as to requirements the applicant must follow for the proposed project. This determination considers many variables such as zoning status, proposed use, size and number of buildings/units, land area, parking needs, landscaping and vehicular access. In cases where development plans are required by the Zoning Ordinance to be approved by the OMPC, this division provides input into review of project construction plans prior to approval. Building inspections for new construction, additions and remodeling of both residential and commercial-industrial structures require a minimum of three (3) field inspections to be conducted by this office. Every new structure must be inspected for footer-foundation, construction framing of all components, and a final inspection to grant occupancy. During this inspection process, all requirements such as zoning, signs, electrical permits, HVAC permits, parking, landscaping and access control are checked for compliance in the field.
  Building Setbacks for principal buildings are listed by zone, beginning on page 8-14 of the Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, Article 8 Schedule of Zones 485 kb. Please note that other articles of the Zoning Ordinance also may affect minimum building setbacks. Article 3 General Zone and District Regulations 65 kb includes several provisions: (1) a prohibition from building within utility easements, (2) setbacks for rear-yard accessory buildings, (3) setback adjustments for buildings and lots located in older neighborhoods, and (4) referral to recorded subdivision plats that may require greater setbacks than the minimums in the Zoning Ordinance. Finally, planned residential developments are subject to a perimeter setback that applies to the entire development, which is described in Article 10 Planned Residential Development Project 21 kb.