Administrative overview · FIPS 55091
Pepin 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
Pepin County Land Conservation and Planning Department
For a project in or near Pepin 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
715-672-8897
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Pepin County Government Center, 740 7th Avenue West, Durand, WI 54736
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Central
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 Pepin County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Pepin County Land Conservation and Planning 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 715-672-8897 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 Pepin County Land Conservation and Planning at 715-672-8897 to coordinate county zoning, shoreland, floodplain or sanitary inspections; county staff inspect septic installations and reconnections and may inspect permitted work for compliance. For Uniform Dwelling Code inspections in any Pepin County town, contact the contracted inspector, Fred Weber, at 715-556-0066.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Pepin County administers Chapter 15 Sanitary, Chapter 16 Shoreland Protection, Chapter 19 Mississippi River Bluffland, Chapter 20 Floodplain, Chapter 21 Highway Setbacks and Signs in Lima, Pepin and Stockholm, Chapter 22 Telecommunications and Chapter 28 Great River Road Preservation. Five towns and the City of Durand and Villages of Pepin and Stockholm administer local zoning. All county towns require Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code permits issued and inspected by the towns' contracted building inspector, not the county zoning office. No general county cosmetic-work exemption is stated in the current permit application; county permits are location- and ordinance-specific. Chapter 16 exempts qualifying dry boathouses, small open-sided or screened shoreland structures, fishing rafts, certain small broadcast receivers and specified utility structures from the 75-foot shoreland setback, but county review and other local or UDC permits may still apply. Applicants should confirm the property's overlapping jurisdictions with county staff.