Administrative overview · FIPS 46123
Tripp 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
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
City of Winner Planning and Zoning / Code Enforcement
For a project in or near Tripp 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
605-842-2606 Option 4; 605-840-0796
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
325 S Monroe Street, Suite 118, Winner, SD 57580
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Central Time.
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
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 Tripp County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 605-842-2606 Option 4; 605-840-0796 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call the Winner Planning and Zoning Administrator/Code Enforcement Officer at 605-842-2606 Option 4 or 605-840-0796 to arrange required inspections. The locally amended IBC deletes concrete-slab/under-floor, lowest-floor-elevation, lath/gypsum-panel, and energy-efficiency inspections; other applicable inspections remain under the adopted code. No online inspection scheduler was verified.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Tripp County commission minutes state that the county does not issue building permits, so the City of Winner is used as the primary municipal fallback. Winner's current 2026 code adopts the 2018 International Building Code and 2018 International Residential Code, with local amendments; it also applies the most recent Uniform or International Mechanical Code, International Fire Code, and International Existing Building Code as specified in Chapter 151. Electrical, gas, plumbing, property-maintenance, and energy provisions are deleted from the city's IBC adoption where separately regulated. Winner exempts minor work including retaining walls 4 feet or less unless supporting a surcharge; qualifying grade-supported water tanks up to 5,000 gallons; painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, and similar finish work; temporary stage scenery; above-ground prefabricated pools; swings and playground equipment; qualifying wall-supported awnings; movable cases, counters, and partitions no higher than 5 feet 9 inches; re-roofing/shingling, siding, and replacement windows or doors on existing one- and two-family dwellings; gutters, downspouts, storm windows, and garbage-can racks; and same-dimension/material replacement decks, sidewalks, and driveways. Concrete pads solely for refuse containers require a no-fee permit.