Warren County · Kentucky
Metal buildings in Bowling Green, KY.
We supply shops, barns, barndominiums, commercial buildings and more across Bowling Green and south-central Kentucky. Our work reaches from Bowling Green and Smiths Grove to the farm ground around Alvaton and Woodburn, and anywhere else you’re building. In most of Warren County, an accessory building can’t stand taller than the house.
Zoning
One countywide ordinance
Accessory height
Not above the house
City permits
Licensed contractor
Farm buildings
Exempt outside city
The City-County Planning Commission writes zoning for Warren County and its cities. Some lots in unincorporated Warren County are exempt from the height limit.
What people build around Bowling Green
Bowling Green is the seat of Warren County, with subdivisions growing outward and farm ground beyond them.
Garages on city lots
Planners compare the building’s size to the house, and the house caps the height. We check both before sizing.
Acreage shops
Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.
Farm buildings
Equipment and hay storage goes up across the county. Red iron takes over past eighty feet or for combine doors.
Finished space
Steel truss is the fit here. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
Permitted commercial work often suits cold-formed steel, with a finished eave standard. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Bowling Green and Warren County
One joint zoning ordinance covers the county and its cities. Building permits run through the local building office.
Zoning across Warren County
- The joint ordinance covers the county, Bowling Green, Oakland, Plum Springs, Smiths Grove and Woodburn.
- Accessory buildings need a building permit.
- They can’t rise above the tallest point of the house, except on some lots in unincorporated Warren County.
Inside Bowling Green
- The Building and Inspection Division reviews plans against the Kentucky Building Code and issues the permit.
- The contractor has to be licensed with the city before the permit is issued.
- Residential accessory buildings under 200 sq ft get a no-fee approval instead.
Farm & engineering
- Farm buildings that serve the farm are exempt from the state code outside city limits.
- Occupied buildings are Risk Category II wherever they sit.
- We run the ASCE 7 hazard tool against your address and provide the drawings your permit needs.
The house sets the height. Under Warren County’s joint zoning, an accessory building can’t rise above the tallest point of the house, except on some unincorporated lots. A tall shop for an RV or a lift behind a one-story house needs checking first, and we do that before we size the walls.
Local guides for south-central Kentucky
We also serve Smiths Grove, Alvaton, Woodburn, Franklin, Scottsville and Morgantown. See all of Kentucky or our whole service area.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Bowling Green project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348