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Road/Driveway Access Construction Permit — Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-16 · Source: https://fremontcountywy.gov/government/departments/transportation/road_permits.php
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Road/Driveway Access Construction Permit in Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming
Required from the Fremont County Transportation (Road and Bridge) Department for constructing or modifying a driveway approach or access point onto a county road, for utility bore-and-cut work within county rights-of-way, and for signage in the right-of-way. This is separate from Planning Department permits and is administered entirely by County Transportation — it exists alongside the 'no county building permit' baseline because it regulates the public right-of-way, not the building itself.
Verified 2026-07-16 · Source
When you need this permit
- An Approach Application is required to construct or alter a driveway/access approach connecting private property to a county-maintained road
- A separate permit governs bore-cut and utility work within public rights-of-way (Bore Cut and Public Utilities Right-of-Way permit)
- Construction of access driveways and turnouts must meet the county's Proposed Rules & Regulations for Construction of Access Driveways and Turnouts
- Fremont County's own 'Tips for Rural Living' guidance states the County Road and Bridge Department 'require[s] various permits for things such as utility lines, access roads, signs, etc.' and advises checking with them to see if your road falls within their jurisdiction
- Not all roads serving rural properties are county-maintained — confirm maintenance responsibility and any applicable easements before construction
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Fee schedule
Residential Access Permit (Approach Application)Printed directly on the Fremont County Transportation Approach/Access Permit Request form (rev. 5-25-23): 'Fremont County requires a $125.00 fee for Residential Access Permits.' Found live 2026-07-16 — this fee is NOT listed on the Planning Department's FY fee schedule, only on the Transportation form itself, which is why an earlier pass missed it.
$125.00
Commercial Access Permit (Approach Application)Printed directly on the Fremont County Transportation Approach/Access Permit Request form (rev. 5-25-23): 'Fremont County requires a $225.00 fee for Commercial Access Permits.' Found live 2026-07-16.
$225.00
Bore Cut and Public Utilities Right-of-Way Permit (base fee)Printed on the BORE CUT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES RIGHT OF WAY permit form: '$100.00 permit fee for each location to be cut, bored, or paralleled plus an additional: $250.00 for cutting any gravel road; $750 additional for cutting any paved road; and $0.10/ft for overhead or parallel easement.' Found live 2026-07-16.
$100.00
Review timeline
Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Unincorporated Fremont County building department
~1–30 business days
Inspection process
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Tips
- UPDATE 2026-07-16: fee amounts were found — they are printed on the permit application forms themselves (Approach Application and Bore Cut/ROW permit), not on the Planning Department's FY fee schedule, which is why a prior pass reported none found. Residential Access Permit: $125.00; Commercial Access Permit: $225.00 (both from the Approach/Access Permit Request form, rev. 5-25-23). Bore Cut and Public Utilities Right-of-Way permit: $100.00 base plus $250.00 (gravel road) or $750.00 (paved road) surcharge plus $0.10/ft for overhead/parallel easement.
- The majority of roads in Fremont County are unpaved; the county plows snow to the outside of the road (keep this in mind when siting a mailbox) and clearing your own driveway approach is the property owner's responsibility.
- Many rural properties are served by private or unmaintained public roads (not county-maintained) — confirm which category your access road falls into, since only work on/connecting to a county-maintained road triggers this permit.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Fremont County Transportation (Road and Bridge) requires an Approach Application for any new or altered driveway/access connection to a county-maintained road, built to the county's Access Driveway and Turnout construction standards. This is separate from — and exists in addition to — the county's lack of a general building permit.
In Unincorporated Fremont County, the published Residential Access Permit (Approach Application) is: $125.00. Additional published fees: Commercial Access Permit (Approach Application) — $225.00; Bore Cut and Public Utilities Right-of-Way Permit (base fee) — $100.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.
Plan review for a road/driveway access construction permit in Unincorporated Fremont County typically runs 1–30 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Fremont County Planning Department at (307) 332-1077.
You'll need: Approach Application; Proposed Rules & Regulations - Construction of Access Driveways and Turnouts. Depending on your project, Unincorporated Fremont County may also ask for: Bore Cut and Public Utilities Right-of-Way Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
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.
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-16.
Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Unincorporated Fremont County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.
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