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CountyJurisdictionPrimary authorityProfile
Adair CountyFIPS 19001
Municipal FallbackAdair County Board of Supervisors / Local Municipal Zoning Authorities; Iowa DIAL Electrical Examining Board for state electrical permitsView profile →Adams CountyFIPS 19003
CountyAdams County Zoning Department / Adams County EngineerView profile →Allamakee CountyFIPS 19005
CountyAllamakee County Planning & Development / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Appanoose CountyFIPS 19007
CountyAppanoose County Planning and Zoning Department / County Board of SupervisorsView profile →Audubon CountyFIPS 19009
CountyAudubon County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Benton CountyFIPS 19011
Municipal FallbackBenton County Environmental Health & Land Use Department; local municipal building officials; Iowa DIAL for state electrical permittingView profile →Black Hawk CountyFIPS 19013
Municipal FallbackBlack Hawk County Planning & Zoning; City of Waterloo Building Inspection under the county's 28E service agreementView profile →Boone CountyFIPS 19015
CountyBoone County Planning & Development DepartmentView profile →Bremer CountyFIPS 19017
CountyBremer County Building, Zoning & Sanitation DepartmentView profile →Buchanan CountyFIPS 19019
CountyBuchanan County Environmental Health & Zoning / Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Buena Vista CountyFIPS 19021
CountyBuena Vista County Zoning Department / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Butler CountyFIPS 19023
CountyButler County Zoning / Planning DepartmentView profile →Calhoun CountyFIPS 19025
CountyCalhoun County Zoning Office / Zoning Officer and Flood Plain AdministratorView profile →Carroll CountyFIPS 19027
CountyCarroll County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Cass CountyFIPS 19029
CountyCass County Zoning and Planning DepartmentView profile →Cedar CountyFIPS 19031
CountyCedar County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Cerro Gordo CountyFIPS 19033
CountyCerro Gordo County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Cherokee CountyFIPS 19035
CountyCherokee County Engineer / Zoning OfficeView profile →Chickasaw CountyFIPS 19037
State FallbackChickasaw County Land Use Office / Flood Plain ManagementView profile →Clarke CountyFIPS 19039
CountyClarke County Engineer's Office / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Clay CountyFIPS 19041
CountyClay County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Clayton CountyFIPS 19043
CountyClayton County Environmental Health & Zoning OfficeView profile →Clinton CountyFIPS 19045
CountyClinton County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Crawford CountyFIPS 19047
CountyCrawford County ZoningView profile →Dallas CountyFIPS 19049
CountyDallas County Planning and DevelopmentView profile →Davis CountyFIPS 19051
Municipal FallbackDavis County Engineer and local municipal building departmentsView profile →Decatur CountyFIPS 19053
Municipal FallbackDecatur County Environmental Health and local municipal building departmentsView profile →Delaware CountyFIPS 19055
CountyDelaware County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Des Moines CountyFIPS 19057
CountyDes Moines County Land Use Department (administered by Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission)View profile →Dickinson CountyFIPS 19059
CountyDickinson County Zoning and Environmental Health DepartmentView profile →Dubuque CountyFIPS 19061
CountyDubuque County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Emmet CountyFIPS 19063
CountyEmmet County Planning and Zoning Commission / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 19065
CountyFayette County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Floyd CountyFIPS 19067
CountyFloyd County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 19069
CountyFranklin County Department of Planning and Program Development / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Fremont CountyFIPS 19071
CountyFremont County Zoning Administrator / County EngineerView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 19073
CountyGreene County Planning and Zoning / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Grundy CountyFIPS 19075
CountyGrundy County Planning and Zoning OfficeView profile →Guthrie CountyFIPS 19077
CountyGuthrie County Planning and Zoning / Region XII Council of GovernmentsView profile →Hamilton CountyFIPS 19079
State FallbackIowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) / Hamilton County Auditor referral officeView profile →Hancock CountyFIPS 19081
CountyHancock County Zoning Office / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Hardin CountyFIPS 19083
CountyHardin County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Harrison CountyFIPS 19085
CountyHarrison County Environmental Health, Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Henry CountyFIPS 19087
CountyHenry County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Howard CountyFIPS 19089
CountyHoward County Board of Supervisors / Planning and Zoning Commission; Environmental Health for septic and well permitsView profile →Humboldt CountyFIPS 19091
CountyHumboldt County Zoning Administrator / Planning and Zoning CommissionView profile →Ida CountyFIPS 19093
CountyIda County Zoning Administrator / Zoning CommissionView profile →Iowa CountyFIPS 19095
CountyIowa County Pre-Construction Review / Environmental Health / County EngineerView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 19097
CountyJackson County Zoning Department / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Jasper CountyFIPS 19099
CountyJasper County Community Development Department / Building OfficialView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 19101
State FallbackJefferson County Environmental Health / Board of Supervisors; municipal building authorities where applicableView profile →Johnson CountyFIPS 19103
CountyJohnson County Planning, Development and Sustainability / Building ServicesView profile →Jones CountyFIPS 19105
CountyJones County Land Use Administrator / Land Use DepartmentView profile →Keokuk CountyFIPS 19107
Municipal FallbackKeokuk County Board of Supervisors / County Engineer / Public HealthView profile →Kossuth CountyFIPS 19109
CountyKossuth County Planning and ZoningView profile →Lee CountyFIPS 19111
Municipal FallbackLee County Engineer / Lee County Health Department Environmental ServicesView profile →Linn CountyFIPS 19113
CountyLinn County Planning & Development - Building Division and Planning & Zoning DivisionView profile →Louisa CountyFIPS 19115
CountyLouisa County Zoning and Flood Plain / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Lucas CountyFIPS 19117
Municipal FallbackLucas County Board of Supervisors / Engineering & Secondary Roads / Environmental HealthView profile →Lyon CountyFIPS 19119
CountyLyon County Zoning Department / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 19121
CountyMadison County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Mahaska CountyFIPS 19123
CountyMahaska County Engineer / Environmental ServicesView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 19125
CountyMarion County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Marshall CountyFIPS 19127
CountyMarshall County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Mills CountyFIPS 19129
CountyMills County Building & Zoning Department / Building and Safety DepartmentView profile →Mitchell CountyFIPS 19131
CountyMitchell County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Monona CountyFIPS 19133
CountyMonona County Environmental Health & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 19135
CountyMonroe County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 19137
CountyMontgomery County Zoning DivisionView profile →Muscatine CountyFIPS 19139
CountyMuscatine County Building, Zoning, & Environmental OfficeView profile →O'Brien CountyFIPS 19141
State FallbackIowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL), with municipal permitting where applicableView profile →Osceola CountyFIPS 19143
CountyOsceola County Engineer's Office / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Page CountyFIPS 19145
CountyPage County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Palo Alto CountyFIPS 19147
CountyPalo Alto County Zoning and Solid Waste / Zoning AdministratorView profile →Plymouth CountyFIPS 19149
CountyPlymouth County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Pocahontas CountyFIPS 19151
CountyPocahontas County Zoning Department / Zoning Administrative OfficerView profile →Polk CountyFIPS 19153
CountyPolk County Public Works, Planning & Development Division / Building ServicesView profile →Pottawattamie CountyFIPS 19155
CountyPottawattamie County Office of Planning and Development / Building DivisionView profile →Poweshiek CountyFIPS 19157
CountyPoweshiek County Sanitarian & Zoning OfficeView profile →Ringgold CountyFIPS 19159
Municipal FallbackRinggold County Environmental Health / Ringgold County Board of HealthView profile →Sac CountyFIPS 19161
CountySac County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Scott CountyFIPS 19163
CountyScott County Planning & Development DepartmentView profile →Shelby CountyFIPS 19165
CountyShelby County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Sioux CountyFIPS 19167
CountySioux County Planning and Zoning AdministrationView profile →Story CountyFIPS 19169
CountyStory County Planning and Development DepartmentView profile →Tama CountyFIPS 19171
CountyTama County Zoning DepartmentView profile →Taylor CountyFIPS 19173
Municipal FallbackTaylor County Board of Supervisors; municipal building authorities for local permittingView profile →Union CountyFIPS 19175
Municipal FallbackCity of Creston Building and Code Compliance Department; other Union County municipalities for local permittingView profile →Van Buren CountyFIPS 19177
Municipal FallbackVan Buren County Board of Supervisors; municipal building authorities, with City of Keosauqua as county-seat fallbackView profile →Wapello CountyFIPS 19179
CountyWapello County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Warren CountyFIPS 19181
CountyWarren County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 19183
Municipal FallbackWashington County Planning and Development; municipal Development Services departments, with City of Washington as the principal municipal fallback; Iowa State Fire Marshal for electrical inspectionsView profile →Wayne CountyFIPS 19185
Municipal FallbackWayne County Board of Supervisors and county offices; municipal building authorities, with City of Corydon as the county-seat fallbackView profile →Webster CountyFIPS 19187
CountyWebster County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Winnebago CountyFIPS 19189
CountyWinnebago County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Winneshiek CountyFIPS 19191
CountyWinneshiek County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Woodbury CountyFIPS 19193
CountyWoodbury County Community & Economic Development (Planning & Zoning)View profile →Worth CountyFIPS 19195
CountyWorth County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Wright CountyFIPS 19197
CountyWright County Planning and ZoningView profile →