EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming

Unincorporated Fremont County requires an ev charger / evse permit for: No county building or electrical permit applies — the County has not adopted a general building code and has not taken electrical-code delegation under W.S. § 35-9-121; A Wyoming State Fire Marshal Wiring Permit is required for the EV charger's dedicated circuit or service work, submitted through the state's eLicense portal (wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com); Installation must comply with the National Electrical Code edition currently in effect statewide (2026 NEC effective July 1, 2026, per wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety); Confirm whether the specific parcel falls within an incorporated city (e.g., Riverton, Lander) before assuming this unincorporated-county process applies — those cities run separate permitting systems. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Fremont County Planning Department at (307) 332-1077 before starting work.

In Unincorporated Fremont County, the published Standard Wiring Permit (State WSFM — no distinct EV charger line item) is: $50.00. Additional published fees: All other electrical installations (statutory category covering a new EV charger branch circuit) — $20.00 plus $0.50 per ampere rating of the electrical service. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Unincorporated Fremont County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Fremont County Planning Department at (307) 332-1077 for current turnaround.

You'll need: WSFM Wiring Permit Application (online, eLicense portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Fremont County requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: Electrical (State WSFM). Schedule each through Fremont County Planning Department ((307) 332-1077).

Apply through Fremont County Planning Department at 450 North 2nd Street, Lander, WY 82520. Phone: (307) 332-1077, email: support@fremontcountywy.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri (contact department for current hours). Official information: https://fremontcountywy.gov/government/departments/planning_department/building_codes.php.

Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming has adopted: NO county-wide building code and NO county-specific building permit for private construction. Fremont County's own Planning Department page states verbatim: 'Fremont County does not have any County-wide Zoning or County specific Building Codes, except the following' (small wastewater/septic permits and floodplain zoning in mapped FEMA hazard areas near Lander, Riverton, Dubois, and Hudson) — https://fremontcountywy.gov/government/departments/planning_department/building_codes.php; Confirmed against the Wyoming Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety 'LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS' chart (updated 7/7/2026 as of this check — the date label itself changed from a prior 5/11/2026, but the underlying Fremont County determination did not — embedded at wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety): Fremont County's BLDG INSP/PR and ELEC INSP/PR columns are both still marked S/S (state) for the unincorporated county, meaning the county has NOT taken general building-code delegation under W.S. § 35-9-121 — the State of Wyoming, not Fremont County, has building jurisdiction over unincorporated private construction; Fremont County's own building-codes page RECOMMENDS (does not require) that residents follow the State of Wyoming's adopted codes for new construction: 2024 International Building Code, 2024 International Existing Building Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code, 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, and the National Electrical Code (2023 edition was in effect through June 30, 2026; per wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical-safety, the 2026 NEC edition took effect statewide July 1, 2026) — these are recommendations for quality/insurability, not a locally enforced code, and the county issues no building permit and performs no building inspection against them; Fremont County explicitly states it does NOT issue Certificates of Occupancy; Commercial/public construction is NOT fully unregulated: per Wyoming Statute § 35-9-108, a State Fire Marshal plan review IS required for government/school buildings, buildings over 5,000 sq ft with public access, childcare centers (10+ children), multi-story buildings, places of assembly, fire-protection-system work, alternative energy installations (solar/wind/generator), aboveground flammable/combustible liquid storage tanks, Type I commercial kitchen hoods, spray finish applications, and RV/camping/mobile-home park site plans — contact the State Fire Marshal's Plan Review office (Jeff Schoen, (307) 673-1461, jeff.schoen@wyo.gov) for any of these commercial scopes; The Incorporated Cities within Fremont County (Riverton, Lander, Dubois, Hudson, Shoshoni, Pavillion, and South Pass City) each have their OWN separate zoning and building codes and issue their own permits — this LEAN page covers ONLY unincorporated (outside city-limits) Fremont County. See the separate City of Riverton page for Riverton's own building department.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Fremont County overview page for the full list.

No. Fremont County has no county-wide building code and has not taken electrical-permit delegation from the State — its BLDG/ELEC jurisdiction is marked S/S (state) on the WSFM jurisdiction chart. Installing an EV charger's dedicated circuit requires a $50 Wyoming State Fire Marshal Wiring Permit, submitted through wyelectrician.imagetrendlicense.com, not a county application.