Sign Permit (Outdoor Sign) in Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming

Unincorporated Albany County requires a sign permit (outdoor sign) for: Signs exceeding the as-of-right quantity/size/height thresholds for the applicable zoning district require a Sign Permit application submitted to the Planning Department; the Planning Director approves and issues the permit if it satisfies Section 10; Permitted signs must be set back at least 5 feet from property boundaries (Section 10.D); No sign may be located within a publicly dedicated right-of-way (Section 10.B.3); Illumination, if used, may not flash, rotate, or revolve; luminance of illuminated signs may not exceed 60 nits at night; external light fixtures must be shielded, directed downward, and away from public roadways and residential areas (Section 10.B.1-2); Sign permits are granted on a site-specific basis — relocation of a permitted sign is prohibited (Section 10.D); As-of-right thresholds vary by zoning district, e.g.: Agricultural — up to 5 permanent signs per 35 acres, faces ≤12 sq ft, height ≤6 ft; Commercial/Industrial — up to 10 permanent signs per parcel, faces ≤12 sq ft, height ≤8 ft; Agricultural/Rural/Ranchette/Small Lot/Urban Residential — up to 2 permanent signs per allowable minimum lot size, faces ≤6 sq ft, height ≤4 ft; temporary signs ≤32 sq ft for up to 180 days and flags ≤24 sq ft are also allowed as of right without a permit (Section 10.C); Above those as-of-right thresholds, a Sign Permit is required and district caps rise (e.g. Commercial/Industrial permitted signs may reach 100 sq ft face / 25 ft height with a 200 sq ft aggregate cap per property) (Section 10.D). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Albany County Planning Department at (307) 721-2568 before starting work.

In Unincorporated Albany County, the published Sign Application is: $100.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Unincorporated Albany County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Albany County Planning Department at (307) 721-2568 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Sign Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Albany County Planning Department at 1002 S 3rd Street, Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: (307) 721-2568, email: planning@albanycountywy.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30am–5:00pm (business by phone, email, and mail also available; staff may be unavailable during posted hours, call ahead to guarantee availability — per albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning, checked 2026-07-17). Official information: https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning.

Unincorporated Albany County, Wyoming has adopted: Albany County has NOT adopted a countywide building code and does NOT issue a general IBC/IRC-style building permit for private construction in unincorporated areas. Under Wyoming's local-option delegation statute (W.S. § 35-9-121), county-level building-code enforcement authority is opt-in via application to the State Fire Marshal; Albany County has not taken that authority, so the State Fire Marshal's Office retains BOTH building and electrical jurisdiction countywide (WSFM 'Local and State Jurisdictions' chart, header reads 'UPDATED 7/7/2026' — corrected 2026-07-17 from a stale '5/11/2026' citation, embedded at https://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety, lists Albany County BLDG INSP/PR = S and ELEC INSP/PR = S, re-confirmed unchanged 2026-07-17).; The county's OWN site confirms this: Albany County Planning's permit menu and Land Use Permit Fee Schedule (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/253/Planning ; fee schedule PDF https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6249/Fee-Schedule) contain NO International Building Code / International Residential Code adoption and NO 'building permit' fee line — only zoning, floodplain, wastewater, subdivision, sign, tower, and wind/solar fees. The county's own application labels its zoning approval for new residential/commercial structures 'Zoning Certificate & Rural Address (Building Permit)' — i.e., the county's stand-in for a building permit is a ZONING review against the Albany County Zoning Resolution, not a state building-code plan review/inspection.; The Albany County Zoning Certificate application (https://www.albanycountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4521/Zoning-Certificate-Application) confirms review is 'by the Planning Department' for compliance with 'the Albany County Zoning Resolution' — land-use/setback/use compliance, not IBC/IRC structural or life-safety code compliance.; Practical takeaway: if you are building in unincorporated Albany County, you generally do NOT need a county building permit for the construction itself, but you DO need the county's Zoning Certificate (a land-use/placement approval, sometimes informally called the 'building permit' by the county) plus any of the real exceptions below that apply to your project (floodplain, septic/small wastewater, driveway access, state electrical).. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Albany County overview page for the full list.