Who needs a zoning approval, building permits and certificate of occupancy in Wyoming?
Issued by Your city or county planning and building department; the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety where no local department enforces the codes, at step 3 of 6 in the opening sequence: approve the space.
Every kind of business in Wyoming
The Wyoming table lists this for every kind of business.
The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the food license, the liquor license and the child care license all ask for the occupancy approval.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 3 of 6: Approve the space
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city or county planning and building department; the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety where no local department enforces the codes.
Sources and dates
W.S. 35-9-121 (local enforcement of the state building codes); Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety 2024 code adoption; Laramie County building code resolutions. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Yes. The state fire marshal’s department adopts the International Building Codes (the 2024 editions now) for commercial buildings, and cities and counties that enforce their own codes must match or exceed them.
Your city or county planning and building department; the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety where no local department enforces the codes.
Step 3 of 6, approve the space. The steps before it: set up the business and register for tax.
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