Administrative overview · FIPS 56015
Goshen 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
State 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 State 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
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal)
For a project in or near Goshen 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
307-777-7288; Goshen County Planner & GIS 307-532-3852
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, 320 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002; Goshen County Planner & GIS, P.O. Box 160, Torrington, WY 82240
Operating hours
State office hours N/A; Goshen County Planning & GIS Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, with in-office hours 8:00 AM-noon or by appointment
Review expectation
The State Fire Marshal accepts or rejects a plan-review submission for review within five business days and completes review of a complete accepted submittal within 21 business days; resubmittals are reviewed within 10 business days after receipt or the original 21-day period, whichever is later. Goshen County generally reviews a complete conventional septic application within one to two business days.
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 Goshen County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel 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 307-777-7288; Goshen County Planner & GIS 307-532-3852.
How long might review take?
The State Fire Marshal accepts or rejects a plan-review submission for review within five business days and completes review of a complete accepted submittal within 21 business days; resubmittals are reviewed within 10 business days after receipt or the original 21-day period, whichever is later. Goshen County generally reviews a complete conventional septic application within one to two business days.
How are inspections scheduled?
Goshen County performs no general building inspections. For a guaranteed state electrical inspection in Goshen County, obtain the wiring permit through the state portal and contact State Electrical Inspector Brian Keithly at 307-254-1081. State fire/life-safety plan-review projects receive construction inspections and must pass before a Certificate of Occupancy or Letter of Compliance. For a County septic inspection, contact Rachelle Anderson at 307-532-4868 with at least 48 hours' notice and leave the tank piping, building-to-tank pipe, distribution box and entire leachfield visible.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Goshen County's official Planning & GIS page states that the County currently has no zoning regulations or building inspections. For projects within Wyoming State Fire Marshal jurisdiction, the state enforces the 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Building Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code, 2024 International Existing Building Code and, effective July 1, 2026, the 2026 National Electrical Code. County small-wastewater, floodplain, subdivision, road-work and special-use regulations apply separately when relevant. N/A for a county building permit because Goshen County does not operate a general building-inspection program or zoning regulations. State Fire Marshal plan review is limited to specified public and life-safety projects, including government buildings, schools, public-access buildings over 5,000 square feet, larger child-care facilities, multistory and assembly occupancies, qualifying remodels and occupancy changes, fire-protection systems, alternative energy, aboveground fuel tanks, commercial kitchen hoods, spray-finishing operations and RV/camping/mobile-home park site plans. Other private work may still require a state electrical permit or separate County septic, floodplain, subdivision, road or special-facility permit.