Hopkins County, Kentucky · Western Kentucky
Metal buildings in Madisonville, KY.
We supply shops, barns, barndominiums, commercial buildings and more across Madisonville and Hopkins County. Our work reaches from Madisonville and Earlington to the farm ground around Hanson and Dawson Springs, and anywhere else you’re building. One joint planning commission handles permits for the county and five of its cities.
Permit office
Joint Planning Commission
It serves
County + 5 cities
Farm exemption
Form on file
New address
Deed + driveway
The Hopkins County Joint Planning Commission serves Hopkins County, Madisonville, Earlington, Hanson, Dawson Springs and Mortons Gap.
What people build around Madisonville
Madisonville is the county seat, with small towns and farm ground spread across the rest of Hopkins County.
Garages in town
The joint commission writes zoning for each member city, so the rules depend on which town you’re in.
Acreage shops
Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.
Farm buildings
Equipment 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 Madisonville and Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Joint Planning Commission has handled land use for the county and its cities since 1967.
The joint commission
- It issues residential and commercial construction permits for its members.
- Its permit forms include an agricultural exemption form.
- It’s at 67 North Main Street in Madisonville. Call (270) 825-4457.
Inside Madisonville
- Depending on the site, a project can need a building permit plus driveway, grading and floodplain permits.
- A new address takes a copy of the deed and an approved driveway location.
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.
File the farm exemption with the commission. In Hopkins County, the agricultural exemption form sits in the same packet as the building permit. If your barn qualifies, filing it up front settles which rules apply before the building is drawn.
We also serve Earlington, Hanson, Dawson Springs, Mortons Gap and Nebo. See Hopkinsville, western Kentucky or all of Kentucky.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Madisonville 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