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Sign Permit in Unincorporated Fremont County, Wyoming

Fremont County has no sign permit and no sign ordinance for unincorporated land. The county's own Building Codes & Certificates of Occupancy page lists, verbatim, every exception to 'Fremont County does not have any County-wide Zoning or County specific Building Codes' (small wastewater/septic, floodplain zoning, South Pass City historic zoning, the Wind River Reservation, and incorporated cities) — signage is not among them, and the word 'sign' does not appear on the page at all. The Planning Department FAQ page contains no sign-related Q&A either. Unincorporated Fremont County issues no product resembling the sign permits other jurisdictions offer. Contrast with the separate incorporated City of Lander, which does charge its own sign permit ($0.53/sq ft or $39 minimum, per Resolution 1359) — see the Lander sign-permit entry — because Lander is a distinct incorporated municipality with its own building department, not part of unincorporated Fremont County.

Verified 2026-07-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No county sign permit application, fee, or review process exists for unincorporated Fremont County — signage is not mentioned on the county's Building Codes & Certificates of Occupancy page (which lists every exception to its 'no building code' baseline) or on the Planning Department FAQ page
  • This absence is consistent with the county's broader pattern documented elsewhere in this record: Fremont County has no general building permit and issues no Certificates of Occupancy for unincorporated land
  • The incorporated cities within Fremont County (Riverton, Lander, Dubois, Hudson, Shoshoni, Pavillion, South Pass City) each run their OWN separate sign-permitting process under their own municipal code — e.g. City of Lander charges $0.53/sq ft of sign face or a $39 minimum under Resolution 1359. Confirm whether a parcel is inside an incorporated city before assuming no permit applies.
  • Signage placed within a Wyoming state highway right-of-way is separately prohibited under WYDOT policy and Wyoming Statutes Title 24, Chapter 10 (the Outdoor Advertising Act) regardless of county building-permit status — this is a distinct state right-of-way/highway-safety restriction, administered by WYDOT, not a Fremont County permit. The full statutory text could not be directly verified during this pass (Justia returned a 403 on repeated fetch attempts), so no specific size/fee figures from that Act are asserted here; contact WYDOT directly if a sign will be visible from a state highway.

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    Fee schedule

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    Review timeline

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    Inspection process

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      Tips

      • Don't confuse unincorporated Fremont County with the incorporated City of Lander (or Riverton, Dubois, Hudson, Shoshoni, Pavillion) — those cities each run their own sign-permit process. This entry covers ONLY property outside all incorporated city limits.
      • If a proposed sign will be visible from a state highway, it may be independently restricted by WYDOT under the Outdoor Advertising Act (W.S. Title 24, Ch. 10) regardless of county permit status — contact WYDOT, not Fremont County Planning, about that requirement.
      • Confirm your parcel's incorporation status with Fremont County Planning ((307) 332-1077) before assuming no permit is required.

      Frequently asked questions

      No. Fremont County has no sign permit, sign ordinance, or general building code covering unincorporated land — the county's own Building Codes & Certificates of Occupancy page lists every exception to its 'no building code' policy, and signage is not among them. If your property is inside an incorporated city (Lander, Riverton, Dubois, Hudson, Shoshoni, Pavillion), that city's own sign-permit process applies instead. A sign visible from a state highway may also be separately restricted by WYDOT under the state Outdoor Advertising Act.

      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.

      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

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      Department & other records

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