Administrative overview · FIPS 56041
Uinta 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
Uinta County Planning and Development Department
For a project in or near Uinta 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
307-783-0318
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930-3415
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Review expectation
The Planning Department determines application completeness within five days. The Land Use Resolution directs the County to act promptly on a Land Use Certificate but gives no numeric decision deadline; an approved Land Use Certificate is valid for 90 days. Conditional Use Permit, variance and amendment decisions are due within 35 days after the Board hearing.
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 Uinta County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Uinta County Planning and Development 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 307-783-0318 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The Planning Department determines application completeness within five days. The Land Use Resolution directs the County to act promptly on a Land Use Certificate but gives no numeric decision deadline; an approved Land Use Certificate is valid for 90 days. Conditional Use Permit, variance and amendment decisions are due within 35 days after the Board hearing.
How are inspections scheduled?
The County's approval is for land-use compliance rather than a published structural building-inspection program. Coordinate any zoning, site, floodplain or code-compliance visit with Planning and Development at 307-783-0318. For construction subject to Wyoming State Fire Marshal plan review, fire or electrical requirements, use the state permit process or call 307-777-7288 for the applicable inspection contact.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Uinta County issues a Land Use Certificate for zoning and development compliance but does not publish a County structural building code or general building-inspection program. State-regulated projects remain 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. A Land Use Certificate is not required for sound agricultural uses such as appropriately scaled livestock grazing and raising or harvesting forage and grain crops; timber harvesting conducted under accepted conservation practices, although sawmills and processing plants require a Conditional Use Permit; or ordinary public and private utility lines and mains that serve development. A utility structure, enclosure or land-coverage change still requires a certificate, and a potentially hazardous or nuisance utility may require a Conditional Use Permit. In the Residential district, an accessory building of 200 square feet or less is a use by right; in the Agriculture/Resource Development district, a Use Certificate is required for a farm structure over 2,500 square feet. Separate septic, access, floodplain and state permits may still apply.