Oldham County, Kentucky · Louisville metro
Metal buildings in La Grange, KY.
We supply shops, barns, garages, barndominiums and more across La Grange and Oldham County. Our work reaches from La Grange and Crestwood to the acreage around Goshen and Pewee Valley, and anywhere else you’re building. In farm zoning, a shop on a lot with no house takes a conditional use permit.
County permits
Can be emailed
In front of the house
Variance needed
Over the size cap
Variance needed
Shop, no house (AG-1)
Conditional use permit
Oldham County Planning & Development issues building permits. One comprehensive zoning ordinance covers Oldham County, including La Grange.
What people build around La Grange
La Grange is the seat of Oldham County, just northeast of Louisville, with subdivisions and acreage side by side.
Garages behind the house
Zoning caps accessory size and keeps buildings behind the house. We size and place it to fit before anything is drawn.
Acreage shops
Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.
Barns
Horse and hay barns go up on the acreage. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
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 La Grange and Oldham County
Oldham County runs one zoning ordinance and its own building inspections office.
Building permits
- The county’s Buildings & Inspections office is at 100 West Jefferson Street in La Grange.
- Permit applications can be emailed to PermitsInspections@OldhamCountyKY.gov.
- Plumbing, septic and HVAC permits come from other agencies.
Zoning
- An accessory building in front of the house needs a location variance.
- Going over the maximum square footage for an accessory building needs a variance.
- In AG-1 zoning, an accessory building with no house on the lot needs a conditional use permit.
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.
Building the shop before the house? In Oldham County’s AG-1 zoning, an accessory building on a lot with no house needs a conditional use permit. If the shop comes first, we build that approval into the schedule.
We also serve Crestwood, Pewee Valley, Goshen, Buckner and Prospect. See Shelbyville, the Louisville metro or all of Kentucky.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your La Grange 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