Administrative overview · FIPS 20207
Woodson 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
Woodson County Zoning Administrator / County Appraiser's Office
For a project in or near Woodson 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
620-625-8600 ext. 2
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Woodson County Appraiser's Office, 105 W. Rutledge Street, Room B102, Yates Center, KS 66783
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A. The official building-permit form and reviewed county zoning materials do not publish a standard building-permit review timeline. Conditional-use applications require Planning Commission review and a public hearing before governing-body action.
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 Woodson County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Woodson County Zoning Administrator / County Appraiser's Office 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?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 620-625-8600 ext. 2.
How long might review take?
N/A. The official building-permit form and reviewed county zoning materials do not publish a standard building-permit review timeline. Conditional-use applications require Planning Commission review and a public hearing before governing-body action.
How are inspections scheduled?
The official building-permit form requires the applicant to identify the property, dimensions, zoning, estimated improvement cost, and diagram the proposed work; it provides approval, permit-number, and receiving-official fields but no inspection-booking instructions. Contact the Zoning Administrator through the County Appraiser's Office at 620-625-8600 ext. 2. Floodplain or sanitation requirements may require additional county or state coordination.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A. Woodson County's official site states that building permits are required and its application requires compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws, but the reviewed official materials do not identify a current technical building-code edition. The county zoning regulations govern land use, setbacks, districts, floodplain overlays, and related approvals rather than specifying a 2026 construction-code edition. Woodson County's AG Agricultural District exempts land used for agricultural purposes from zoning restrictions, subject to floodplain regulations and major-road/highway setbacks; agricultural accessory buildings such as barns, stables, sheds, toolrooms, shops, bins, tanks, and silos are listed as allowed accessory uses. Traditional single-family residential and agricultural uses generally do not require conditional-use approval, while other land uses may require a Conditional Use Permit. No complete current list of cosmetic or minor building-work exemptions was published; confirm with the Zoning Administrator.