Administrative overview · FIPS 19145
Page County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Page County Zoning Department
For a project in or near Page County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
712-542-2510; fax 712-542-2766
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Page County Zoning Department, Page County Secondary Roads, 123 West Washington Street, Clarinda, IA 51632
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A. No standard zoning-permit review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Page County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Page County Zoning Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 712-542-2510; fax 712-542-2766 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A. No standard zoning-permit review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Zoning Administrator James D. King at 712-542-2510. The department provides and reviews land-use permit applications and issues permits for conforming projects; applicants should submit the county application with the required plans and obtain any related DNR, environmental-health, septic, well, entrance, or other approvals. No county online inspection-scheduling system or standard technical inspection schedule was published. Page County Environmental Health separately permits and inspects rural septic systems; its published fees are $350 for a percolation test and $225 for a septic permit.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
No separate 2026 technical IBC/IRC edition was identified in Page County's published zoning materials. The County Zoning Department administers the Page County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, which requires permits before new construction and regulates use, location, setbacks, subdivisions, and related land-use approvals. State Iowa building, electrical, plumbing, septic, environmental, and other applicable requirements also remain in force. The county states that agricultural activity may be exempt from permit fees, but buildings and improvements remain subject to setbacks and other criteria and a permit is still required. The county's published page does not provide a general list of cosmetic or minor-work exemptions; homes, equipment and livestock buildings, grain bins, swimming pools, and other new construction are identified as permit-requiring examples.