Administrative overview · FIPS 55099
Price 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
Price County Zoning and Land Conservation Department
For a project in or near Price 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
715-339-3272
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Price County Normal/Annex Building, 104 S Eyder Avenue, Room 205, Phillips, WI 54555
Operating hours
Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM-noon 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 Price County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Price County Zoning and Land Conservation 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 715-339-3272 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 Price County Zoning at 715-339-3272 for land-use setback verification, site inspections and sanitary inspection requirements. Proposed structures must be staked before the county site visit; an unstaked site incurs a $20 reinspection fee. Arrange UDC building and trade inspections separately through the applicable township or municipality.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Price County administers comprehensive zoning throughout most unincorporated areas, county shoreland zoning within 1,000 feet of lakes and 300 feet of rivers or streams, floodplain and other land-use ordinances, and county sanitary/POWTS permitting. Non-shoreland zoning in Kennan, Catawba, Georgetown, Ogema and Hill is handled locally. The county land-use permit covers zoning compliance only; applicants must check with the applicable town for Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code building-permit and inspection requirements. No county land-use permit is required for a dwelling addition that does not exceed 80 square feet of horizontal expansion; qualifying farm buildings; school-bus-stop shelters; temporary horse shelters; temporary shelters for people or equipment at logging or pulpwood operations; or accessibility ramps used only to enter or leave a dwelling, provided all dimensional and setback requirements are met. An RV may remain on a parcel up to four months per calendar year without a land-use permit if the site has a 911 number and sanitary system.