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Land Use Certificate (Zoning / Use Approval) in Unincorporated Uinta County, Wyoming

Uinta County has NO general building permit or building code for private construction in the unincorporated county. Instead, new construction or alteration of a structure on unincorporated land requires a Land Use Certificate — a zoning/land-use compliance approval issued by the Planning Department under the Uinta County Land Use Plan Resolution 23-02 (adopted per W.S. Title 18, Ch. 5, § 18-5-201). This is NOT an IBC/IRC construction permit — there is no county plan review against a building code and no county construction-progress inspections (footing, framing, MEP rough-in, final) for ordinary private construction. COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION IS COVERED BY THIS SAME CERTIFICATE: re-verified 2026-08-01 against the county's Land Use / Building Permits page, there is no separate commercial building permit, no commercial application form, and no commercial fee tier in unincorporated Uinta County (unlike, e.g., Albany County's distinct $500 commercial/industrial zoning-certificate track) — a commercial structure goes through this same Land Use Certificate process, with the use itself governed by the zoning district (a use that is not a use-by-right in the district needs a Conditional Use Permit, $200.00, instead — see the change-of-use-permit entry). For qualifying commercial buildings the effective CONSTRUCTION-CODE gate is the STATE's: mandatory Wyoming State Fire Marshal plan review under W.S. § 35-9-108 (see tips below).

Verified 2026-08-01 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Required for new construction of, or alteration to, a structure on private land in unincorporated Uinta County
  • Application submitted on the county's Land Use Certificate form to the Planning Department
  • If an address must be assigned for a dwelling in conjunction with the certificate: $50.00 application fee
  • If the structure is a barn, shop, or other structure not requiring an address: $25.00 application fee
  • Uses NOT requiring a Use Certificate: grazing livestock; raising/harvesting forage or grain crops; timber harvesting (raw, not processing); public/private utilities not involving a structure or land-use change by coverage/enclosure
  • Any utility work that involves erecting a structure or changing land use by coverage/enclosure DOES require a Use Certificate
  • COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS structures use this same certificate and application — no separate commercial form or fee tier exists (re-verified 2026-08-01); the county's published fee lines name only 'dwelling' ($50, address assignment) and 'barn/shop' ($25, no address), so confirm with Planning & Zoning (307-783-0318) which fee line a commercial building requiring an address falls under — the $50 address-assignment line is the plausible fit but commercial is not explicitly named
  • The proposed commercial use must be a use-by-right in the parcel's zoning district (commercial uses generally belong in the Commercial or Industrial Zoning Districts under Land Use Resolution 23-02, Chapter 4); if it is not a use-by-right, a Conditional Use Permit ($200.00, Chapter 7 public-hearing procedure) is required instead of this administrative certificate
  • SEPARATE STATE REQUIREMENT for qualifying commercial buildings: Wyoming State Fire Marshal plan review is mandatory under W.S. § 35-9-108 for buildings over 5,000 sq ft in total area with public access (such as a business), multi-story buildings, places of assembly regardless of size, child care centers for more than 10 children, schools, government buildings, alterations/remodels of such buildings valued at $40,000+, and changes of occupancy into any of those categories — submitted via the WSFM eLicensing/ePermit portal, with plans accepted/rejected within 5 business days and complete-submittal review within 21 business days of acceptance (re-verified 2026-08-01 at wsfm.wyo.gov/fire-prevention/plan-review)
  • Also required (as a Use Certificate Permit) before construction/development begins within any FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area — see floodplain notes in tipsAndGotchas
  • Violations are subject to a fine of up to $750.00 per separate violation

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Fee schedule

Land Use Certificate — dwelling (address assignment required)Uinta County Land Use / Building Permits page
$50.00
Land Use Certificate — barn/shop/no address requiredUinta County Land Use / Building Permits page
$25.00

Review timeline

Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Unincorporated Uinta County building department
~5–20 business days

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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • This is a zoning/use approval, not a construction building permit — there is no countywide building code (IBC/IRC) enforced against private construction in unincorporated Uinta County, and no county building-inspector sign-off sequence for ordinary residential OR commercial construction.
    • COMMERCIAL BUILDERS: this same Land Use Certificate IS the county's commercial construction approval — there is no separate commercial building permit, application, or fee tier (re-verified 2026-08-01). But for many commercial occupancies the real construction-code review happens at the STATE level: Wyoming State Fire Marshal plan review under W.S. § 35-9-108 is mandatory for buildings over 5,000 sq ft with public access (such as a business), multi-story buildings, places of assembly regardless of size, child care centers over 10 children, and $40,000+ remodels or occupancy changes involving those categories — the same effective commercial gate documented for unincorporated Fremont, Sheridan, Sweetwater, and Albany counties. Budget for the WSFM's valuation-based plan-review fee and its 5/21-business-day review timeline on top of the county's $25-$50 certificate.
    • A commercial or industrial tenant improvement/change of use runs through the same Use Certificate mechanism (see the change-of-use-permit entry) — and if the TI crosses the $40,000 valuation threshold in a W.S. § 35-9-108 building category, or touches a fire alarm/sprinkler/suppression system at any valuation, state WSFM plan review is triggered independently of the county process.
    • Confirm current fee amounts and the application form directly with Uinta County Planning & Zoning (307-783-0318) before applying, since these are administrative fees set by the department rather than a statutory fee schedule — and specifically confirm which fee line applies to a commercial structure, since the county's published fee lines name only 'dwelling' and 'barn/shop'.

    Frequently asked questions

    No. Uinta County has not taken general building-permit delegation under W.S. § 35-9-121, so there is no countywide building code or county building permit/inspection process for private construction outside incorporated cities. You do need a Land Use Certificate ($50 for a dwelling requiring an address, $25 for a barn/shop) from the Planning Department, and you must separately handle floodplain compliance, road access, septic, and electrical as applicable.

    In Unincorporated Uinta County, the published Land Use Certificate — dwelling (address assignment required) is: $50.00. Additional published fees: Land Use Certificate — barn/shop/no address required — $25.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Plan review for a land use certificate (zoning / use approval) permit in Unincorporated Uinta County typically runs 5–20 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Uinta County Planning & Zoning Department (Planning & Development) at (307) 783-0301 (Evanston); (307) 782-7432 (Bridger Valley); (307) 783-0318 (Planning & Zoning direct).

    You'll need: Uinta County Land Use Certificate Application (fillable PDF). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Uinta County Planning & Zoning Department (Planning & Development) at Uinta County Courthouse, 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930-3415. Phone: (307) 783-0301 (Evanston); (307) 782-7432 (Bridger Valley); (307) 783-0318 (Planning & Zoning direct), email: Direct staff emails now published on the Planning & Development page (verified 2026-07-17): Darby Noorda, Administrative Assistant — danoorda@uintacountywy.gov (the Land Use/Building Permits subpage shows this same contact as danoorda@uintacounty.com — a domain inconsistency on the county's own site); Kent Williams, Planner — kewilliams@uintacountywy.gov; Gary Welling, GIS Coordinator/Dept. Head — gary.welling@uintacountywy.gov. No single general department inbox found.. Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://www.uintacountywy.gov/46/Planning-Development.

    Unincorporated Uinta County, Wyoming has adopted: NO countywide building code and NO general building permit for private construction in unincorporated Uinta County. Per the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office 'LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS' chart (updated 7/7/2026, re-verified 2026-07-17), Uinta County at the county (unincorporated) level shows BLDG INSP/PR = S/S and ELEC INSP/PR = S/S — the county has NOT taken general building-permit delegation under W.S. § 35-9-121; the State of Wyoming retains building and electrical jurisdiction over private construction in the unincorporated county.; CONFIRMED against the county's own site: Uinta County's 'Land Use / Building Permits' page (title notwithstanding) describes only a Land Use Certificate/Use Certificate process under the Uinta County Land Use Plan Resolution 23-02 (adopted under W.S. Title 18, Chapter 5, § 18-5-201) — a zoning/land-use approval, NOT an IBC/IRC construction permit with plan review and building inspections.; Uinta County Resolution 24-44 (Nov 2024) repeals the 2006 International Fire Code and adopts the 2024 'ICC-Codes' International Building Code text — but this is done under the county's DELEGATED FIRE-PREVENTION authority (W.S. § 35-9-121, 'Council for Fire Prevention', county acting 'as the delegated authority of the State Fire Marshal/Director') for fire-code enforcement purposes, not a general building-permit-issuing delegation for private construction. This is consistent with the WSFM chart's BLDG INSP/PR = S/S classification for the county.; Electrical work in unincorporated Uinta County is NOT locally regulated — per the WSFM chart (ELEC INSP/PR = S/S) electrical permitting/inspection is performed by the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's Office (Chief Electrical Inspector) under the state's default statewide electrical program (W.S. § 35-9-119).. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Uinta County overview page for the full list.

    No — there is no county commercial building permit, no separate commercial application, and no commercial fee tier (re-verified 2026-08-01 against the county's Land Use / Building Permits page). A commercial or business structure needs this same Land Use Certificate from Planning & Zoning, and the use must be a use-by-right in the parcel's zoning district (otherwise a $200 Conditional Use Permit applies). The substantive construction-code review for qualifying commercial buildings is the Wyoming State Fire Marshal's mandatory plan review under W.S. § 35-9-108 — triggered by buildings over 5,000 sq ft with public access (such as a business), multi-story buildings, places of assembly of any size, child care centers over 10 children, and $40,000+ alterations or occupancy changes involving those categories — submitted through the WSFM ePermit portal before any work begins. Electrical work is separately permitted through the WSFM statewide electrical program (see electrical-permit), and fire alarm/sprinkler/suppression systems always require state plan review regardless of size (see fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit).

    Sources & verification

    Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-01.

    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 Uinta County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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