Administrative overview · FIPS 56017
Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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; Hot Springs County Planner 307-864-2961
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; Hot Springs County Planner, 415 Arapahoe, Thermopolis, WY 82443
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
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. County land-development and septic review times are N/A.
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 Hot Springs 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; Hot Springs County Planner 307-864-2961.
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. County land-development and septic review times are N/A.
How are inspections scheduled?
For a guaranteed state electrical inspection in Hot Springs County, obtain the wiring permit through the state portal and contact State Electrical Inspector Patrick Street at 307-421-0437. State fire/life-safety plan-review projects receive construction inspections and must pass before a Certificate of Occupancy or Letter of Compliance. Contact County Planner Les Culliton at 307-864-2961 for septic-system inspection requirements and to determine which County reviews apply before beginning construction.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Hot Springs County administers land-development review, addressing, subdivisions and residential septic permits but publishes no general county building-code, building-permit or building-inspection program. 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 land-use, subdivision and septic regulations apply separately where relevant. N/A for a general county building permit because Hot Springs County publishes no such permit program. 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, child-care facilities for more than 10 children, multistory and assembly buildings, qualifying remodels of $40,000 or more, occupancy changes into those categories, fire-protection systems, alternative energy, aboveground fuel tanks, commercial kitchen hoods, spray-finishing work and RV/camping/mobile-home park site plans. Other private work may still require a state electrical permit or County land-development, septic, address or subdivision approval.