Construction documents · Kentucky
Kentucky’s review route depends on the building and the authority assigned to it. Establish the state or local responsibility before organizing a code review, and keep the entire project’s size and use visible in that decision.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Supply the applicable Kentucky building reference and the project’s state or local review requirements.
Use the residential reference when it fits the work; confirm the local inspection and trade-review routes.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Kentucky reference guide
Kentucky DHBC explains that plan-review and inspection responsibilities are divided between state and local authorities under Section 104 of the Kentucky Building Code. Confirm the assignment for the proposed work.
Kentucky DHBC: jurisdictionDHBC’s published Section 104 guidance addresses area and occupant-load calculations for jurisdiction and design-professional determinations, including areas on both sides of fire walls. Do not assume a fire wall alone resolves review responsibility.
Kentucky DHBC: Section 104Sources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Provide building use, total area, occupant-load information, and the reviewing authority’s confirmation. Attach the applicable checklist and code edition.
Include plans on both sides of relevant fire walls or work boundaries, rated assemblies, openings, and schedules so reviewers can understand the complete relationship.
Supply permit comments, responses, and the latest consultant issue. Identify plumbing, fire-system, or other separate review scopes with their references.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
Confirm the calculation with the responsible official. DHBC’s Section 104 guidance addresses counting area and occupant load across fire walls for jurisdiction and design-professional determinations.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
State/local division under the Kentucky Building Code.
Jurisdiction calculation guidance; verify current project applicability.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.