Administrative overview · FIPS 56037
Sweetwater 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
Sweetwater County Land Use Department
For a project in or near Sweetwater 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
307-922-5430; Green River line: 307-872-3914
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
80 West Flaming Gorge Way, Suite 23, Green River, WY 82935
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
N/A; the Zoning Resolution requires the Department to act promptly but publishes no numeric deadline. A construction or alteration zoning permit may be valid for up to 18 months, with one written six-month extension.
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 Sweetwater County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Sweetwater County Land Use 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 307-922-5430; Green River line: 307-872-3914 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; the Zoning Resolution requires the Department to act promptly but publishes no numeric deadline. A construction or alteration zoning permit may be valid for up to 18 months, with one written six-month extension.
How are inspections scheduled?
Sweetwater County Land Use may inspect or investigate zoning compliance; coordinate any County site review at 307-922-5430 or 307-872-3914. The County materials reviewed do not publish a general building-inspection schedule. For a state electrical inspection in Sweetwater County, contact Dan Tobin at 307-690-8017 after obtaining the wiring permit. State Fire Marshal-reviewed projects have separate inspections.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Sweetwater County's permit is a zoning and development approval under the amended 2015 Zoning Resolution; accessible County materials do not establish a general County residential building code or structural-inspection program. State-regulated projects are subject to Wyoming's adopted 2024 International Building Code, 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code and 2024 International Existing Building Code; the 2026 National Electrical Code is effective July 1, 2026. No County construction or alteration zoning permit is required for a one-story, detached residential accessory shed or shipping container of 200 square feet or less that meets setbacks; a site-built structure in the Agriculture zoning district normally associated with agriculture, such as a barn; retaining walls, fences, flagpoles, monuments or statuary; roads, bridges, railroads, pipelines, underground tanks, underground mining, consumer utility lines or poles; a manufactured home on a sales lot or in a qualifying nonconforming mobile-home park; roof-mounted onsite solar under 5 kW; or ground-mounted onsite solar whose footprint is under 50% of the primary structure. Accessory uses are exempt from the separate Use Permit, but other agency permits may still apply.