The Bolthole county-legal census · checked 2026-07-01
960 of America's 3,143 counties — 31% of the country — have no county-wide zoning: no use districts telling you what your land may be used for. We checked every county's own official sources to build this list; each entry links to the county's page saying so.
Method: our scout checked official county sources (county websites, codes, planning departments) for all 3,143 counties. Every entry below cites the county’s own page. Rules change — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. See also: Counties With No Building Permit Requirement →
960 counties in 41 states
County Property Development lists only subdivision and flood-damage-prevention regulations; no countywide zoning ordinance or zoning department is identified.
Autauga County - Property Development ↗No planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among the county's official departments.
Barbour County, AL Official Website ↗The county's official departments listing includes no planning commission or zoning department, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated Bibb County.
Bibb County, Alabama - Official Site ↗No county planning/zoning department is listed; the county administers only subdivision regulations (zoning-district documents found under blountgis.org are Blount County, Tenne…
Blount County Commission - Departments & Services ↗Zoning is administered by the municipalities of Union Springs and Midway; there is no county-level zoning authority in unincorporated Bullock County.
Bullock County, Alabama (official county website) ↗No county planning/zoning department or zoning ordinance is listed on the county government site.
Butler County Government ↗No county zoning department or zoning ordinance is listed among Calhoun County departments; unincorporated areas are not zoned by the county.
Calhoun County Alabama - County Departments/Forms ↗No county zoning ordinance found; Alabama counties require special legislative authority to zone and Chambers County only administers subdivision regulations in unincorporated a…
Chambers County, Alabama - Subdivision Regulations ↗No countywide zoning in unincorporated Cherokee County; zoning applies only within incorporated city limits.
Cherokee County Commission - Zoning / Permitting ↗No county planning/zoning department exists; Chilton County does not administer countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Chilton County, Alabama (official site) ↗No planning or zoning department appears among the county's official departments, consistent with Alabama counties lacking general zoning authority in unincorporated areas absen…
Choctaw County, Alabama - Official Website ↗No countywide zoning; the county has no planning/zoning department and municipal ordinances do not extend into unincorporated areas.
Clarke County Commission Office ↗Clay County has no county zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department; limited zoning exists only inside the cities of Ashland and Lineville.
Clay County Alabama Chamber - Local Government ↗No countywide zoning; the county has no planning/zoning department, and zoning is administered within municipal limits (e.g., Heflin).
Cleburne County Commission ↗County states there are no zoning restrictions or ordinances within unincorporated areas, aside from subdivision/floodplain regulations.
Coffee County Commission FAQ ↗No planning or zoning department is listed among county departments; Alabama counties generally lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Colbert County Departments ↗No planning or zoning department appears in the official county directory, consistent with Alabama counties lacking general zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent speci…
Conecuh County Commission - Directory ↗The county directs zoning questions to the municipality where the property is located, indicating no countywide zoning over unincorporated areas.
Coosa County, Alabama - Official Website ↗No county zoning/planning department is listed; Alabama counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas without enabling legislation.
Covington County, AL official website ↗No county planning or zoning department was identified on official sources; Alabama counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent a specific enabling act.
Atlas Alabama — Crenshaw County ↗No county planning/zoning department or countywide zoning ordinance is listed on the Cullman County government site; the county administers subdivision regulations rather than z…
Cullman County Commission ↗The county's official notice states Dale County has no zoning codes in unincorporated areas; zoning exists only within incorporated cities/towns.
Dale County Commission - Building/Zoning Codes Notice ↗County FAQ states there are no zoning restrictions for property located in rural Elmore County.
Elmore County Commission - FAQs ↗No planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among the county's official departments; land-use control appears limited to incorporated municipalities such as Brewton.
Escambia County, AL Commission ↗Per the Gadsden/Etowah IDA, "Property in unincorporated portions of Etowah County is not zoned"; most municipalities have zoning ordinances.
Gadsden-Etowah IDA - Permits and Regulations ↗The county reports no building or permitting requirements and maintains no county zoning or planning department for unincorporated areas.
Fayette County (AL) FAQ ↗The county has no planning or zoning department; only the incorporated municipalities administer zoning, leaving unincorporated county land unzoned.
Franklin County Development Authority - Licenses & Permits ↗No countywide zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department is listed among Geneva County's official departments; Alabama counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorpor…
Geneva County Commission (official county website) ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Greene County offices; land-use regulation is left to the county's municipalities.
Greene County Commission - Directory ↗No county zoning or planning department or ordinance is listed among Hale County's departments and services.
Hale County Commission official website ↗The county's official department listing includes no planning commission or zoning department, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated Henry County.
Henry County, AL - Departments ↗Same county page states the county does not have zoning laws (outside municipal jurisdictions).
Jackson County AL - Zoning and Building Permits ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed for Lamar County; Alabama counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas without enabling legislation.
Lamar County, Alabama - County Government ↗The county exercises only subdivision regulation over land division; no formal countywide zoning ordinance was found on official sources.
Lauderdale County (AL) Subdivision Regulations ↗Unincorporated Lawrence County has no zoning regulations for residential structures (zoning/building control applies within cities such as Moulton).
Lawrence County Commission - Departments ↗Unincorporated Limestone County has no county-wide zoning ordinance; land-use regulation applies only within incorporated municipalities.
Zoneomics - Limestone County Unincorporated Zoning ↗Lowndes County has no planning or zoning department listed and Alabama counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent specific enabling legislation.
Lowndes County, AL - County Commission ↗Alabama counties generally have no general zoning authority absent special enabling legislation; Macon County's Compliance Office regulates nuisances only and no countywide zoni…
Macon County, AL - Compliance Office ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed on the official county site, consistent with Alabama counties generally lacking zoning authority over unincorporated areas abse…
Marengo County, AL — Other Departments (official county site) ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed among Marion County's departments; land use in the unincorporated county is not zoned.
Marion County AL - Official Website ↗No zoning or planning department is listed among Marshall County's departments; the county administers only subdivision review and a flood ordinance, indicating no countywide zo…
Marshall County AL - Marshall County Online (Departments) ↗Per the county Development and Zoning page: 'There is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Mobile County' (municipalities zone within their own jurisdictions).
Mobile County Development and Zoning ↗Zoning is administered only within municipalities like Monroeville; Monroe County has no county zoning or planning department for unincorporated areas.
City of Monroeville Planning & Zoning ↗The county's subdivision regulations reference a 'zoning resolution ... when they exist', indicating Morgan County has no general countywide zoning; land use in unincorporated a…
Morgan County Subdivision Regulations (2010) ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed on the county's official site; Alabama counties generally lack county-wide zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent a sp…
Perry County, AL (official county government site) ↗No planning or zoning department appears in Pickens County's official government listing, consistent with Alabama counties lacking general zoning authority over unincorporated l…
Pickens County Alabama - Government ↗Alabama counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent a special legislative act; Pike County has no county zoning or planning department.
Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board - Building laws and codes (county authority) ↗County land regulation is limited to floodplain, subdivision, and timber matters; no countywide zoning districts are established for unincorporated areas.
Randolph County - Zoning & Permitting Regulations ↗No county planning or zoning department appears on the official departments page; the County Engineer administers subdivision regulations and utility permits, but no countywide …
St. Clair County AL - Departments ↗The county administers subdivision regulations but no county-wide zoning ordinance is indicated for unincorporated areas.
Talladega County Permits, Building & Development ↗The county Public Works page lists subdivision regulations but no countywide zoning ordinance or zoning department; Alabama counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorpo…
Tuscaloosa County Public Works - Subdivision Regulation ↗The county states it has no zoning rules or regulations except in the area around Walker County Airport (Bevill Field).
Walker County AL Engineering Department ↗No planning or zoning department is listed among the county's official departments, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Washington County, Alabama - Departments ↗No planning or zoning department is listed among county offices; land-use zoning is generally absent in unincorporated rural Alabama counties.
Wilcox County, Alabama - Official Website ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Winston County departments; zoning applies only within incorporated municipalities such as Haleyville.
Winston County, Alabama - Official County Website (Departments) ↗The borough administers only Title 40 resource land-use permits and directs zoning inquiries to individual cities; it does not impose borough-wide residential zoning.
Aleutians East Borough Permitting ↗There is no area-wide zoning in the unorganized borough; planning/zoning powers rest with the state, which adopts zoning only where needed under AS 38.05.037, so unincorporated …
Alaska DCCED - Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗There is no area-wide zoning in the Bethel Census Area; under AS 38.05.037 the state land division may adopt zoning in the unorganized borough only where a municipality does not…
Alaska Statutes AS 38.05.037 (Zoning regulations in the unorganized borough) ↗Census areas have no government of their own; there is no area-wide zoning in the Unorganized Borough outside incorporated cities.
Alaska DCRA Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗In the unorganized borough there is no local borough government exercising area-wide zoning; the state legislature is the governing body and no local zoning is administered.
Alaska DCCED - Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗No area-wide zoning exists in the Unorganized Borough; local land-use/platting authority applies only to organized boroughs and incorporated cities (e.g., City of Dillingham Tit…
Alaska DNR - Unorganized Borough (platting authority) ↗Planning and zoning are borough functions; in the Unorganized Borough there is no area-wide government exercising zoning outside incorporated cities such as Hoonah and Angoon.
Unorganized Borough, Alaska (governance summary) ↗The borough has no area-wide zoning; zoning exists only in opt-in Local Option Zoning Districts (KPB 21.44) covering a small set of named subdivisions.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning – Building/Construction Permit Information (rev. Mar 2025) ↗As part of the Unorganized Borough with no organized borough government, there is no area-wide planning or zoning in the Kusilvak Census Area outside incorporated cities.
Alaska DCCED - Municipal Government Structure ↗The Borough administers only subdivision and non-residential development permits; there is no borough-wide zoning ordinance regulating residential land use.
Lake and Peninsula Borough Planning/Permits ↗There is no local zoning authority in the Unorganized Borough; under AS 38.05.037 the state Division of Mining, Land and Water holds residual zoning power but no area-wide zonin…
Alaska Statutes Sec. 38.05.037 - Zoning regulations in the unorganized borough ↗No borough/area-wide zoning exists; in the unorganized borough the state legislature is the governing body and planning/zoning is not applied area-wide outside incorporated cities.
Alaska DCRA - Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗As part of the unorganized borough with no area-wide government, there is no area-wide planning and zoning outside incorporated cities; the state legislature is the nominal gove…
Alaska DCCED - Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗The Unorganized Borough has no elected borough assembly and provides no borough-level planning and zoning; zoning exists only inside incorporated cities.
Alaska DCCED - Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ↗Arkansas County has not adopted comprehensive countywide zoning; land-use regulation exists only within municipalities, and no county planning/zoning department is listed.
Arkansas.gov - Arkansas County ↗Ashley County's official department list includes no planning or zoning office and there is no county-wide zoning ordinance; controls exist only within municipalities.
Ashley County - County Officials ↗No county planning or zoning department appears on the Baxter County site; the county code merely authorizes a planning board to prepare zoning, with no adopted county-wide zoni…
Baxter County AR - Government Website ↗County Planning states there is currently no zoning in unincorporated Benton County; single-family residential and agricultural uses are allowed by-right.
Benton County AR - County Planning FAQ ↗The county's official department listing shows no planning or zoning department; Boone County does not administer county zoning in unincorporated areas (municipal planning exist…
Boone County AR Government - County Services ↗No county planning/zoning department is listed for Bradley County and Arkansas counties generally have no countywide zoning unless specifically adopted.
Arkansas.gov Bradley County Portal ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed for Calhoun County, consistent with this rural Arkansas county having no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Arkansas.gov - Calhoun County ↗The county lists no planning/zoning office; zoning is set by the incorporated cities, with no county-wide zoning ordinance for unincorporated Carroll County.
Arkansas.gov - Carroll County ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed and reporting indicates land-use is left to the municipalities, consistent with this rural county having no county-wide zoning in u…
Arkansas.gov - Chicot County ↗The county has no planning/zoning department; zoning applies only within the corporate limits of cities like Arkadelphia and Gurdon, not unincorporated Clark County.
Clark County Arkansas - Official County Government Website ↗Chapter 13, Article II (Planning/Zoning) only recites the Arkansas enabling statute (A.C.A. 14-17-209/210) and leaves the operative Section "Reserved," indicating no county zoni…
Clay County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13 (Urban/Rural Development) ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed for Cleveland County on the state's official county directory, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Arkansas.gov - Cleveland County ↗The county states it currently does not have a planning board in place; only floodplain permitting is handled at the county level.
Craighead County - Floodplain (Office of Emergency Management) ↗Crawford County lists no planning or zoning department, indicating no countywide zoning of unincorporated areas.
Crawford County, Arkansas - County Officials/Departments ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Cross County's listed offices, indicating no county zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Cross County AR Government - County Offices ↗Arkansas counties may adopt zoning but Dallas County lists no planning or zoning office, indicating unincorporated areas are not county-zoned.
Arkansas.gov - Dallas County Offices ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed for Drew County; zoning applies only within incorporated municipalities such as Monticello.
Arkansas.gov - Drew County ↗No planning or zoning department appears among Franklin County's listed offices, consistent with unzoned rural Arkansas counties.
Franklin County Arkansas Government - Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance appears on the official Fulton County government site.
Fulton County AR Government ↗Grant County's official department list includes no planning or zoning office and there is no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning controls exist only within municipalities such…
Grant County, AR - Officials & Departments ↗The county maintains no planning/zoning department and has not adopted a general residential zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas; land-use regulation is handled by municip…
Greene County AR – Official County Website ↗Hempstead County has no comprehensive county-wide zoning ordinance or county planning/zoning department; land-use regulation exists only within municipalities like Hope.
Hempstead County, Arkansas (official county site) ↗No county planning or zoning department appears among Hot Spring County's official offices, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Hot Spring County, Arkansas - Official Site ↗Inferred: no county planning board or zoning office is listed; Arkansas counties are zoned only where a planning board adopts zoning, which was not found for Howard County.
Arkansas.gov - Howard County ↗Independence County does not enforce county-wide residential zoning; the county portal lists no planning/zoning office.
Arkansas.gov - Independence County ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among Izard County's offices; land-use zoning is generally limited to incorporated municipalities.
Izard County (AR) Government ↗No county planning or zoning office appears in the official Jackson County directory; land-use/zoning in Arkansas is generally set by municipalities rather than at the rural cou…
Arkansas.gov - Jackson County Directory ↗The county government lists no planning or zoning department; unincorporated Johnson County has no county-wide zoning.
Johnson County AR (county departments) ↗Lafayette County has no planning or zoning department and no county-wide zoning ordinance; land-use controls exist only within incorporated cities.
Lafayette County - Arkansas.gov ↗No county planning or zoning office was found on official Lawrence County sources; Arkansas county zoning is optional and appears not adopted here.
Arkansas.gov - Lawrence County ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed for Lee County; land-use regulation is handled by incorporated cities such as Marianna, not the county.
Arkansas.gov - Lee County ↗The county maintains no planning or zoning department and has not established county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas; land-use control exists only within municipalities.
Little River County - Departments ↗The county directory includes no planning or zoning department; land-use rules apply only within cities such as Paris and Booneville.
Logan County, Arkansas - County Directory ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed for Lonoke County; Arkansas counties may adopt zoning under Title 14 but none is evident here.
Arkansas.gov - Lonoke County ↗The county does not enforce county-wide zoning; no planning/zoning department or ordinance is present. Zoning exists only within incorporated cities such as Huntsville.
Madison County, Arkansas - Official Website (offices/departments) ↗The county maintains no county-wide zoning; no planning/zoning department or ordinance is listed. Land-use regulation exists only within municipalities such as Yellville and Bul…
Marion County, Arkansas - Official Website (departments) ↗No county planning/zoning office is listed; zoning exists only within incorporated cities, not at the county level.
Arkansas.gov - Monroe County ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed for Nevada County; county zoning is optional in Arkansas and not adopted here.
Arkansas.gov - Nevada County ↗Ouachita County has no county-wide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas; land-use control is set by its municipalities.
Ouachita County, AR Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗Perry County has no county planning or zoning department and no county-wide zoning ordinance; land-use controls exist only within incorporated cities.
Perry County - Arkansas.gov ↗Zoning in Phillips County is administered at the city level (Helena-West Helena code enforcement); no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas was found.
Arkansas.gov - Phillips County ↗No county-wide zoning office or ordinance exists; the county has no planning/zoning department and zoning is handled only at the municipal level.
Pike County, Arkansas Official Website ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed; the county has not adopted a general zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Poinsett County, AR official website ↗Zoning in Polk County is administered at the city level; there is no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated land.
Association of Arkansas Counties - Polk County ↗The county has no planning or zoning department; zoning applies only within incorporated cities, so unincorporated Pope County has no county zoning.
Pope County Departments ↗Arkansas county zoning is opt-in and requires establishing a county planning board and adopting an ordinance under Ark. Code Title 14 Ch. 17; no Prairie County planning/zoning b…
Prairie County, Arkansas — official state county portal ↗No countywide zoning ordinance or planning/zoning office is documented for Randolph County; Arkansas counties generally do not zone unincorporated rural land absent adoption.
Randolph County (Arkansas.gov county portal) ↗The Saline County Planning Board regulates only subdivision rules; no countywide zoning ordinance was found for the unincorporated county.
Saline County Planning Board ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed for Scott County; county zoning is optional in Arkansas and not adopted here, so land-use control is municipal only.
Arkansas.gov - Scott County ↗No county planning/zoning office is listed and the county has no formal zoning ordinance.
Arkansas.gov - Searcy County ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; land use in unincorporated Sebastian County is not subject to county zoning controls.
Sebastian County Government (official county site) ↗No county zoning department exists; zoning in Sevier County is handled only within incorporated municipalities.
Arkansas.gov - Sevier County directory ↗The county has adopted only an Interim Land Use Policy Plan (Ord. 1998-016); no actual zoning ordinance with districts/map has been adopted for the unincorporated area.
Sharp County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13 ↗St. Francis County has not adopted a general residential zoning ordinance and relies on its municipalities for zoning; the county portal lists no planning/zoning office.
Arkansas.gov - St. Francis County ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed among Stone County offices; zoning applies only within the City of Mountain View, not the unincorporated county.
Stone County AR Government - County Offices ↗Union County's official offices listing includes no planning or zoning department, and county guidance references no zoning outside municipal limits.
Union County Arkansas - Official Site ↗No countywide zoning is administered by Van Buren County; land-use zoning in Arkansas is generally handled by municipalities, not rural counties.
Arkansas.gov - Van Buren County ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed on the official White County site; zoning is handled at the municipal level.
White County (AR) Government ↗No county planning board or zoning department is listed for Woodruff County on the state's official county portal; Arkansas counties zone unincorporated land only by adopting an…
Arkansas.gov - Woodruff County ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance exists; land use in unincorporated areas is unregulated by the county.
Yell County AR - Government ↗Baca County's own Zoning Permits and Land Use page indicates the county has no general zoning or land use regulations apart from septic/water-related rules.
Baca County Colorado - Zoning Permits and Land Use ↗Gunnison County explicitly has no zoning; instead all changes of use require a Land Use Change Permit that approves a specific use without establishing a zone.
Gunnison County Land Use Change Permits ↗Jackson County does not use traditional zoning and has no zoning districts; it relies on land use categories in the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Element.
Jackson County FL Planning Division ↗The unincorporated county has no zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department; its official pages list only building/electrical/mobile-home permits, and only the incorporated …
Atkinson County GA - Forms and Applications ↗Bacon County's official government site lists no planning/zoning department or zoning ordinance, and the county requires no building permits outside Alma, indicating the unincor…
Bacon County Government - Administration ↗Baldwin County's Land Use Code covers subdivision, manufactured-home-park, flood, erosion, special-use and building-code regulations but no zoning-district ordinance; a county z…
Baldwin County, GA — Land Use Code Regulations ↗The Georgia DCA GOMI 'Communities with Zoning Ordinance' atlas shades Calhoun County (SW Georgia, seat Morgan) as 'No County Zoning Ordinance'.
Georgia DCA GOMI Zoning Atlas (Communities with Zoning Ordinance) ↗The unincorporated county has no zoning ordinance (only the City of Folkston does), per the Joint Charlton County Comprehensive Plan.
Joint Charlton County Comprehensive Plan ↗The official Clinch County government site lists no planning, zoning, or land-use department among its offices, consistent with an unzoned rural county, though the authoritative…
Clinch County, Georgia (official county government site) ↗Decatur County states it 'has not yet adopted a zoning ordinance' and instead regulates land use through other ordinances, chiefly the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Decatur County GA - Building and Planning ↗A zoning verification letter from Early County confirms there is 'No Zoning Ordinance in Unincorporated Early County'; the county applies placement standards (minimum acreage, r…
Early County Code Enforcement ↗This rural county with no incorporated cities lists no planning or zoning department and no zoning ordinance appears in its code, only a state-required comprehensive plan.
Echols County Government - Departments ↗Emanuel County's Code of Ordinances contains a Planning (subdivision/land-development) chapter but no zoning ordinance chapter, and the county does not impose county-specific zo…
Emanuel County Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The county's codified ordinances include subdivision and manufactured-home regulations but no county-wide zoning ordinance, consistent with this rural county having no county zo…
Evans County, GA - County Ordinances ↗There is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Fannin County (nor in McCaysville or Morganton); development must still comply with county land use and building ordinances.
Fannin County Development Authority - Zoning, Permitting & Inspections ↗Georgia's DCA/GOMI zoning survey lists Glascock County as not having a countywide zoning ordinance (only city zoning exists in the county).
Georgia DCA - GOMI Communities with Zoning Ordinance (zoning atlas) ↗The county Planning department describes only subdivision and land-disturbance regulation (no countywide zoning ordinance); the National Zoning Atlas likewise reports unincorpor…
Hart County - Planning ↗The Georgia DCA GOMI 'Communities with Zoning Ordinance' atlas shades Telfair County as 'No County Zoning Ordinance'.
Georgia DCA GOMI Zoning Atlas (Communities with Zoning Ordinance) ↗The county's official ordinance list includes a building permit and manufactured home ordinance but no comprehensive zoning/land-use ordinance for the unincorporated county.
Toombs County Commission - Ordinances ↗Towns County does not appear among Georgia communities with a county zoning ordinance on the state (DCA/GOMI) zoning list; unincorporated Towns County is unzoned.
Georgia DCA/GOMI - Communities with Zoning Ordinance ↗The county's official ordinance listing includes building-permit, mobile-home, flood, and soil-erosion ordinances but no zoning or land-use ordinance, indicating the unincorpora…
Treutlen County Government - Ordinances ↗The county's official Standard Zoning page states: 'Washington County has no zoning regulations in the unincorporated areas of the county' (only flood/waterway building regulati…
Washington County Standard Zoning ↗The Georgia DCA GOMI zoning atlas and county site show no county zoning ordinance or dedicated zoning department for Webster County.
Georgia DCA GOMI Zoning Atlas (Communities with Zoning Ordinance) ↗The Georgia DCA GOMI 'Communities with Zoning Ordinance' atlas shades Wheeler County as 'No County Zoning Ordinance'.
Georgia DCA GOMI Zoning Atlas (Communities with Zoning Ordinance) ↗The Georgia DCA GOMI zoning atlas shades unincorporated Wilcox County as 'No County Zoning Ordinance' per the mandated Government Management Indicators survey.
Georgia DCA - Communities with Zoning Ordinance (GOMI) ↗The official county Code of Ordinances index contains no zoning ordinance; land use is regulated only through a subdivision development ordinance and mobile-home permit.
Wilkinson County Code of Ordinances ↗Idaho County Ordinance 67 classifies all unincorporated land as multi-use with no restrictions, except for subdivision (Ord. 70) and mobile/manufactured home (Ord. 53) ordinance…
Idaho County - Building/Living in Idaho County ↗Zoning regulations are published only for the City of Mt. Sterling (Chapter 40); no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated Brown County was found.
Brown County - Code of Ordinances ↗The official county departments directory lists no zoning or planning department, indicating the county does not administer countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Clark County, IL — Departments ↗The county's own offices list no planning or zoning department; only individual townships (e.g., Clay Township) have their own zoning ordinances, indicating no countywide zoning.
Clay County, Illinois - Official Website ↗There is no Coles County zoning pertaining to any parcel located outside the zoning jurisdictions of the municipalities (Mattoon, Charleston, Oakland, Lerna, Humboldt, Ashmore);…
Coles County - Zoning ↗No countywide zoning office or zoning ordinance is listed for Crawford County; zoning is administered by municipalities like the City of Robinson rather than the county.
Crawford County, Illinois - County Government ↗No zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department is listed among county offices; the county references a Comprehensive Plan update but no adopted county zoning was found.
Cumberland County, Illinois Official Website ↗Official county letter states zoning does not currently exist in Effingham County (though incorporated areas and their 1.5-mile radius may be zoned).
Effingham County Highway Department No-Zoning Letter ↗The county has no planning or zoning department; zoning is confirmed only through the planning and zoning department of the city where a property is located, indicating no count…
Gallatin County, Illinois - Departments ↗No county zoning or planning department exists in Greene County's department listing, indicating no countywide zoning for unincorporated areas.
Greene County IL Government ↗No planning/zoning department is listed among Hamilton County's offices and no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas was found; land-use controls exist only withi…
Hamilton County, IL - County Departments ↗No county zoning or planning department exists; the Real Property Committee only 'reviews and recommends' potential land-use policy, indicating no adopted countywide zoning ordi…
Jackson County IL - Real Property Committee ↗No county zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas was found; the only zoning administration documented is the City of Newton's municipal zoning ordinance.
City of Newton / Jasper County IL - Zoning ↗The county states plainly that the unincorporated parts of the county (not in city or village limits) have NO zoning; zoning exists only within municipalities.
Macoupin County - Licenses, Permits & Zoning Information ↗No county zoning department or zoning ordinance is administered by Morgan County; county GIS only maintains the City of Jacksonville's zoning/permitting mapping, indicating zoni…
Morgan County Departments ↗No county zoning or planning department appears in Pulaski County's official department directory; municipal zoning is handled within incorporated towns only.
Pulaski County IL official website (departments) ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed; land use in unincorporated areas is not county-zoned.
Saline County IL - Official Website ↗Schuyler County has no zoning/planning department and is an unzoned county; its only county land-use regulation is a standalone commercial solar-energy siting ordinance adopted …
Schuyler County IL - Commercial Solar Energy Ordinance ↗No planning or zoning department appears among the county's listed offices, consistent with this small rural non-home-rule county having no countywide zoning.
Scott County, Illinois - Official Website ↗Wayne County's official government site lists no planning or zoning department; the non-home-rule county has no county-wide zoning ordinance found (zoning is administered by mun…
Wayne County, Illinois (official) ↗The county maintains no zoning/planning department; zoning questions are directed to individual municipalities, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
White County, IL - Departments ↗No county zoning office is listed among county departments and adopted zoning codes exist only for the towns of English and Milltown, indicating no county-wide zoning of unincor…
Crawford County, Indiana official county site ↗The county has no plan commission and no zoning department, so no county-wide zoning ordinance is adopted for unincorporated areas; only municipalities administer zoning within …
Dubois County IN - Departments ↗Gibson County Ordinance 2021-01 repealed its comprehensive land use planning / zoning ordinance, and the county maintains no planning or zoning department.
Gibson County, Indiana - Ordinances ↗Greene County explicitly states it is not subject to planning or zoning ordinances in unincorporated areas.
Greene County, Indiana - FAQ (Planning/Zoning/Permits) ↗The county's official FAQ states there is no county-wide zoning in Pike County; only the incorporated towns have their own ordinances.
Pike County, IN - FAQs (Zoning) ↗Adair County's official ordinance index contains only airport-height zoning (near Greenfield Municipal Airport) and no general countywide zoning ordinance, indicating the county…
Adair County, IA - County Ordinances ↗The county states it does not have zoning in the unincorporated areas; only subdivision regulations and commercial/industrial development approvals apply.
Benton County Land Use FAQ ↗The county states plainly that Chickasaw County does not have a zoning ordinance in effect; land division is governed only by the subdivision ordinance.
Chickasaw County Land Use Office ↗The county lists no zoning or planning department and has not adopted county-wide zoning for unincorporated areas (only subdivision guidance exists); municipalities administer t…
Davis County IA - County Offices ↗The county states it currently does not have zoning in unincorporated areas; residents are directed to individual municipalities for zoning.
Hamilton County, Iowa — Services Directory ↗No zoning administrator or planning and zoning department appears among the county's official departments.
Ida County, IA Departments ↗The county states there are 'currently no zoning laws in Jefferson County, outside of the City of Fairfield.'
Jefferson County Iowa - Questions ↗The county's ordinance list includes only narrow airport tall-structure zoning, not a comprehensive countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated land.
Lucas County Iowa - County Ordinances ↗The county's ordinance list includes only a Paullina Municipal Airport height/land-use overlay, with no comprehensive county-wide zoning ordinance.
O'Brien County Board of Supervisors - Ordinances ↗The county's official ordinance page lists no zoning ordinance (only Wind and Solar ordinances), and the county has no planning or zoning department.
Ringgold County Ordinances ↗Taylor County's department directory lists no planning or zoning office, indicating no countywide zoning.
Taylor County Departments ↗The county ordinance index and department list include no county zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department.
Union County, Iowa - Ordinances ↗The county states its Zoning Ordinance (effective July 1, 2010) was rescinded on September 27, 2013, so no county zoning permit is required for uses or building projects.
Washington County Planning & Development ↗The county directs zoning-map questions to the Assessor's Office rather than a zoning administrator and publishes no county zoning ordinance, indicating no county zoning.
Wayne County - Where Do I Go For ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed in the official county directory and no county zoning resolution for unincorporated areas was found; municipal zoning applies o…
Atchison County Staff Directory (departments list) ↗No planning or zoning department or regulations are listed among the county's departments on its official site.
Barber County, Kansas - Home ↗No county planning/zoning department is listed; zoning is administered by cities (e.g. Fort Scott), with no county zoning shown for unincorporated areas.
Bourbon County Kansas - Official Site (Departments) ↗Brown County has no general countywide zoning; a 2025 Planning Commission proposal would establish only a single zoning district limiting commercial wind energy development, and…
Brown County KS - Forms / Planning Commission ↗No county planning or zoning office appears among Chase County's listed departments, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Chase County, Kansas official website ↗The county has no county-wide zoning code; land use in the unincorporated area is largely unregulated.
Tiny Home Regulations in Kansas (Chautauqua County section) ↗Cheyenne County's government lists no planning & zoning or code enforcement department; zoning is administered by cities such as St. Francis, not by the county.
Cheyenne County, KS - Government ↗The official Cloud County site lists no planning or zoning department, indicating the county does not administer county zoning for unincorporated areas.
Cloud County, KS - official county government site ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among the county's offices, indicating no countywide zoning regulation.
Comanche County, Kansas official website ↗The county's official FAQ states plainly: 'There is no zoning in Cowley County' (incorporated cities set their own).
Cowley County FAQ ↗Edwards County lists no county planning/zoning department and no county zoning ordinance; zoning regulation is found only at the municipal level (City of Kinsley).
Edwards County, KS Official Website ↗No planning or zoning department appears among Elk County's listed departments, consistent with this rural county having no county zoning.
Elk County Kansas :: Departments ↗Ellsworth County lists no county planning & zoning department; zoning/land use is administered by cities such as Ellsworth rather than at the county level.
Ellsworth County, KS - Official Website ↗The official Gove County departments page lists no planning or zoning department, indicating the rural county does not administer county zoning.
Gove County - Departments (official county site) ↗Graham County's own FAQ ('Do we have county zoning?') indicates the county does not have county-level zoning; verbatim body could not be retrieved but the official page title an…
Graham County - FAQ: Do we have county zoning? ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed among Grant County departments; land-use zoning applies only within the City of Ulysses.
Grant County, KS - Departments ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed for this least-populous, single-township rural county, consistent with no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Unified Greeley County, KS - Official Website ↗The county's official departments listing shows no planning/zoning office, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas (zoning handled only by the cities of Jetmore …
Hodgeman County (official county website) ↗The county directory lists no planning and zoning department, indicating no countywide zoning.
Jewell County, Kansas - County Directory ↗Lincoln County's official departments page lists no planning or zoning department, indicating the county does not administer county-level zoning.
Lincoln County, KS - Departments ↗Logan County has no planning and zoning department among its listed departments; zoning is a City of Oakley function, consistent with the county having no countywide zoning.
City of Oakley - Logan County Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance is referenced on the official county site; county zoning could not be confirmed.
Marshall County, Kansas — official county website ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; zoning exists only within incorporated cities (Meade, Plains, Fowler), not the unincorporated county.
Meade County, KS - Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; land-use zoning applies only within incorporated cities, not the unincorporated county.
Mitchell County, KS - Official Website ↗No county planning or zoning department or county zoning resolution is identified for Morton County's unincorporated area; zoning is administered only by the incorporated cities.
Morton County, KS official website (departments) ↗No zoning or planning office appears among the county's departments; land-use is not zoned at the county level for unincorporated Neosho County.
Neosho County, KS – Departments ↗Ness County's official department directory lists no planning and zoning department or zoning administrator, indicating no county zoning.
Ness County, KS — Departments ↗Norton County's official department directory includes no planning or zoning department, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas (zoning exists only within incor…
Norton County KS - Departments ↗The county lists no planning or zoning department; zoning in the area exists only at the city level (e.g., City of Osborne), not county-wide.
Osborne County - Departments ↗The county's official page states no defined regulations exist for rural areas; zoning applies only within incorporated municipalities such as Phillipsburg and Logan.
Phillips County, KS - Building Regulations & Permitting ↗No county planning or zoning department appears among the county's listed departments, indicating no county-administered zoning for unincorporated land.
Rawlins County Departments ↗No county planning/zoning department is listed; zoning regulation exists only within Scott City, not the unincorporated county.
Scott County, Kansas (county government) ↗No planning or zoning department appears anywhere in the county's department directory, indicating the county has not adopted zoning for its unincorporated area.
Sheridan County KS Department Directory ↗No county planning or zoning department appears among the county's listed offices; county-wide zoning is not indicated for unincorporated Smith County.
Smith County, Kansas (official county website) ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Stanton County offices; only the Appraiser and Clerk handle land records.
Stanton County, KS official website ↗Zoning is administered only by the Colby-Thomas County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission within a three-mile belt around Colby under Kansas extraterritorial zoning law, whic…
Kansas Reflector - three-mile extraterritorial zoning ↗No county zoning or planning department appears among the county's official departments; unincorporated Wallace County appears unzoned.
Wallace County, KS - County Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department appears among Washington County's offices; unincorporated areas appear unzoned.
Washington County, KS - County Departments ↗No county planning or zoning office appears among Wichita County's listed departments, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Wichita County, Kansas official website ↗The county's official Ordinances and Codes page lists only reapportionment, occupational-license, and business-license ordinances, with no countywide zoning ordinance (zoning ad…
Adair County - Ordinances and Codes ↗No planning or zoning commission/department is listed among county departments on the official county government site.
Ballard County KY Government Departments ↗Zoning is municipal only (City of Owingsville maintains its own zoning code); the DHBC building inspector is designated 'City of Owingsville Only,' with no evidence of countywid…
Kentucky DHBC – Bath County inspector sheet (building regulation limited to City of Owingsville) ↗The county Planning Commission has adopted only Subdivision Regulations (2016); no countywide zoning ordinance is listed, with zoning administered by the incorporated cities.
Bracken County, KY - Planning Commission ↗The county's official department list includes no planning-and-zoning or code-enforcement office; Jackson is the county's only incorporated city.
Breathitt County KY - Departments & Agencies ↗The county states plainly that 'Breckinridge County does not have planning and zoning'; only its incorporated cities (Cloverport, Hardinsburg, Irvington) have zoning.
Breckinridge County Government — Ordinances ↗No county planning or zoning ordinance or planning commission is referenced on Butler County's official site; the county appears among rural Kentucky counties that have not adop…
Butler County, KY Official Website ↗Only the City of Princeton has enacted planning and zoning; no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated Caldwell County was found.
City of Princeton Planning and Zoning ↗No planning and zoning office or commission appears among the county's listed offices, and Kentucky does not require counties to adopt zoning; no evidence of an adopted Carlisle…
Carlisle County, KY - County Contacts (official county site) ↗Zoning administration in Carroll County exists only at the City of Carrollton level (Carrollton Planning & Zoning Commission); no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated …
Carrollton, KY - Planning & Zoning Commission ↗Zoning is administered municipally (the City of Marion has a Planning Commission); no countywide zoning ordinance covers unincorporated Crittenden County.
City of Marion, KY - Planning Commission ↗The Cumberland County government departments directory lists no planning, zoning, codes, or building office, consistent with a rural county lacking countywide zoning.
Cumberland County, Kentucky - Departments & Agencies ↗Estill County's government is organized as a Fiscal Court with no planning or zoning office listed on its official site, consistent with rural Kentucky counties that have no cou…
Estill County, KY - Official Website ↗The county's official ordinance index lists building code, manufactured home, and other regulations but no zoning ordinance or planning/zoning commission.
Garrard County Ordinances ↗The Graves County Fiscal Court's ordinance list contains no zoning ordinance (only ATV, occupational license, and transient room tax ordinances); zoning applies only within the …
Graves County Fiscal Court - Ordinances ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Green County's departments and agencies.
Green County, KY - Departments & Agencies ↗Only the cities of Munfordville and Horse Cave have zoning regulations; unincorporated Hart County is governed only by subdivision regulations, with no countywide zoning ordinance.
Hart County - Building Information ↗Lee County's official elected-officials/offices listing shows no planning and zoning office, commission, or zoning administrator, consistent with rural Kentucky counties that ha…
Lee County Government - Elected Officials & County Offices ↗Leslie County's official government office listing shows no planning/zoning office and no county zoning ordinance was found; rural Kentucky counties under KRS Chapter 100 genera…
Leslie County Government - Elected Officials ↗No zoning office appears among the county's departments; the Letcher County Planning Commission records land-use restrictions under KRS 100.3681 (a planning-without-zoning tool)…
Letcher County Government - Departments ↗Magoffin County's official government directory lists no planning-and-zoning office or building department, consistent with a rural Kentucky county without countywide zoning.
Magoffin County, KY official government directory ↗No county planning/zoning department exists; zoning regulation applies within the City of Lebanon rather than the unincorporated county.
Marion County, Kentucky (county government) ↗Marshall County has no county zoning regulations; only the cities of Benton and Calvert City have zoning requirements.
Marshall County KY Zoning Compliance ↗No planning or zoning department/commission appears among the departments listed on the official county government site.
Martin County KY Departments & Agencies ↗The county's official development page lists property as 'Zoning- Not Zoned,' indicating McCreary County has no zoning ordinance.
McCreary County - Development ↗The official Menifee County offices roster lists no planning, zoning, or code-enforcement office, consistent with a rural fiscal court that has not adopted countywide zoning und…
Menifee County official government site ↗No planning and zoning department is listed by the county Fiscal Court, consistent with rural Kentucky counties lacking countywide zoning.
Metcalfe County, Kentucky - Fiscal Court ↗Monroe County's official departments/agencies list shows no planning and zoning office; Kentucky does not mandate county-wide zoning and this rural county appears to have none f…
Monroe County, KY – Departments and Agencies ↗No official county-wide planning and zoning; only subdivisions within a 5-mile radius of the City of Mt. Sterling are subject to the city's zoning and subdivision regulations.
Kentucky Dept of Housing, Buildings & Construction - Montgomery County sheet ↗No county planning and zoning commission or county-wide zoning ordinance is published for Morgan County; only the incorporated City of West Liberty maintains a municipal zoning …
Morgan County, Kentucky - Fiscal Court ↗The Pennyrile Area Development District toolbox lists zoning maps only for incorporated cities (Central City, Greenville, Powderly, Drakesboro); no county-wide zoning ordinance …
Pennyrile Area Development District - Muhlenberg Online Toolbox ↗Zoning in Ohio County is administered only within the cities of Hartford and Beaver Dam by their Joint Planning Commission; unincorporated county land has no county-wide zoning.
Ohio County Cities Zoning (Hartford/Beaver Dam Joint Planning Commission) ↗The county FAQ states plainly: "there is no planning and zoning ordinance on the books."
Owen County, KY official FAQ page ↗Owsley County is not listed among Kentucky's planning-and-zoning jurisdictions and has no county planning commission or zoning ordinance in the statewide directory.
Kentucky Planning & Zoning Directory (KADIS) ↗No planning or zoning office appears among the county's departments, and the county's ordinance list (flood, livestock, hazmat, abandoned vehicles) includes no comprehensive zon…
Perry County, Kentucky - Ordinances ↗The official county government site lists no county planning or zoning department; consistent with the roughly two-thirds of Kentucky counties without countywide zoning, only th…
Powell County Local Government (official site, departments) ↗The county explicitly states 'Currently Pulaski County does not have zoning laws.'
Pulaski County, KY - Judge/Executive's Office ↗Robertson County's official departments/agencies page lists no planning-and-zoning office or building department, consistent with Kentucky's least-populous county having no coun…
Robertson County, KY official departments & agencies page ↗The county provides a 'No zoning letter' and lists no planning or zoning office, indicating Rockcastle County has no countywide zoning.
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court - Elected Officials ↗Rowan County's code of ordinances has land-use chapters (flood damage prevention, subdivision regulations, manufactured home parks) but no county-wide zoning ordinance for uninc…
Rowan County Code of Ordinances ↗Zoning exists only within incorporated cities such as Russell Springs; no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated Russell County was located on official sources.
City of Russell Springs Planning & Zoning Commission ↗The county's official Local Resources index lists no planning or zoning office, consistent with an unzoned rural Kentucky county.
Todd County Local Resources ↗There is no county-wide zoning in Trigg County; zoning exists only within the City of Cadiz, with some subdivision deed restrictions.
Cadiz-Trigg County Fact Sheet for Development ↗The county has planning/subdivision regulations administered by the Washington County Planning Commission, but these primarily apply within Springfield, not comprehensive zoning…
Washington County, KY Government FAQ ↗The county's official page states plainly that "The County of Wayne does not have a zoning ordinance," with land use governed only by individual deed restrictions.
Wayne County KY General Information ↗Webster County lists no planning or zoning commission; zoning verification is directed to the municipality where a property lies, and unincorporated county land has no county-wi…
Webster County Fiscal Court ↗Outside the municipal limits, Avoyelles Parish does not enforce comprehensive/density zoning in the unincorporated areas; the parish provides only floodplain management and perm…
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury - Permits ↗No parish-wide zoning ordinance appears in the Claiborne Parish Code of Ordinances; land-use controls are limited (e.g., lake watershed-district setbacks), consistent with rural…
Claiborne Parish, LA - Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The Police Jury administers building permits but no zoning program; the parish is largely unzoned outside the incorporated towns (Vidalia, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, Clayton).
Concordia Parish Police Jury - Permits ↗The parish Planning Department states the unincorporated areas of Lafourche Parish have no zoning regulations; land use is not determined through Planning.
Lafourche Parish Government - Planning ↗The LaSalle Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances contains no parish-wide zoning ordinance or zoning map; land-use rules are limited (incorporated towns such as Jena have their …
LaSalle Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The official Madison Parish government site lists no planning or zoning department among its departments, indicating no parish-wide zoning outside municipalities.
Madison Parish Police Jury official site (departments) ↗The parish code of ordinances contains building and subdivision regulations but no adopted comprehensive zoning ordinance; the police jury holds statutory zoning authority (La. …
St. Helena Parish Police Jury - Building Department ↗The Tensas Parish Police Jury adopted Code of Ordinances contains no zoning chapter; this rural Delta parish has no county-wide zoning.
Tensas Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗The Union Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances contains no zoning chapter, consistent with no parish-wide zoning over unincorporated areas.
Union Parish Police Jury Code of Ordinances (Municode) ↗No parish-wide zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department could be found for this rural parish (no code repository exists); inferred that only incorporated towns such as Oak…
Louisiana.gov - West Carroll Parish ↗Maine has no county-level zoning; land use, setbacks and shoreland zoning are administered by individual municipalities, not Androscoggin County.
Maine Office of State Fire Marshal - Building Codes ↗Maine counties have no zoning authority; land use/zoning is handled at the municipal level (the Hancock County Planning Commission provides only advisory regional planning, not …
Hancock County Planning Commission - Land Use ↗Counties do not zone in Maine; land-use zoning is enacted by individual municipalities, so Kennebec County itself has no county zoning ordinance.
Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A (municipal land use enforcement) ↗Maine has no county-level zoning; land use is regulated by individual municipalities, and Knox County lists no planning/zoning department among its offices.
Knox County, Maine - County Departments ↗There is no county-wide zoning in Lincoln County; land use and zoning are set by each individual town through its comprehensive plan and ordinances, with the Lincoln County Regi…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission - Future Growth ↗Maine has no county zoning; land use is regulated by individual municipalities (and by the state Land Use Planning Commission in the county's unorganized territory), not by Oxfo…
Maine DECD - Code Enforcement & Building Codes ↗Maine county government has no land-use/zoning authority; zoning is done by organized municipalities, and in Penobscot County's unorganized territory it is the state Land Use Pl…
Maine DACF - About the Land Use Planning Commission ↗Maine has no county zoning; land-use regulation and code enforcement are handled at the municipal level, so there is no Sagadahoc County zoning authority.
Maine Office of Community Affairs - Code Enforcement ↗Maine has no county-level zoning; land-use and zoning are administered by each municipality (Title 30-A ch. 187) via its Code Enforcement Officer.
MRS Title 30-A Ch. 187 Planning and Land Use Regulation ↗There is no county-level zoning; zoning is a municipal function, so each Bristol County city and town (e.g., Fall River, New Bedford) adopts and enforces its own zoning ordinance.
City of Fall River - Inspectional Services (enforces local zoning) ↗Antrim County has no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning authority rests with individual townships and villages (only some of which have adopted zoning).
Antrim County — Planning & Zoning ↗Benzie County has no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning is administered locally by individual townships, villages and cities.
2021 Guide to Permitting & Zoning, Benzie County (Networks Northwest) ↗There is no county zoning in Grand Traverse County; zoning and Land Use Permits are handled by individual townships, each with its own regulations.
Grand Traverse County - Building Permit Process ↗The county building department states there is no county-wide zoning and directs applicants to contact their municipality; zoning, where it exists, is handled at the municipal l…
Houghton County Building Department ↗Zoning in Ionia County is administered at the township and city level (e.g., Keene Township, Orange Township, City of Ionia) under Michigan's Zoning Enabling Act rather than by …
Keene Township (Ionia County) Zoning ↗Zoning is administered by local (township/city) zoning officials rather than a county-wide ordinance; the county building permit process requires contacting the local zoning off…
Iron County Construction Code (local zoning referenced) ↗Zoning in Lapeer County is administered at the township level (e.g. Lapeer Township and Arcadia Township each have their own zoning ordinances) rather than by a countywide zonin…
Lapeer Township Planning & Zoning ↗Zoning in Menominee County is administered at the township level (seven townships plus the Village of Powers have zoning ordinances; some townships such as Menominee Township ar…
Menominee County - Townships with Zoning Ordinances ↗County page states 'There is NO zoning in the Townships. There IS zoning in the City of Lake City & the City of McBain,' so unincorporated land is not zoned.
Missaukee County Building Department ↗Osceola County has no countywide zoning; some townships, villages and cities have adopted their own zoning ordinances.
Osceola County Zoning ↗Saginaw County does not have a county Planning and Zoning Department; zoning is administered by each municipality/township. The County Administrator's Office only reviews munici…
Saginaw County - Planning ↗Kanabec County does not have a county-wide zoning ordinance; cities and townships administer zoning, and the county only enforces a Shoreland Ordinance near lakes and streams.
Kanabec County MN - Zoning ↗The official Adams County department directory contains no planning/zoning or land-use department; zoning in the area is administered only by the City of Natchez within its limits.
Adams County, Mississippi - Official County Website (department directory) ↗Attala County's official government site lists no planning or zoning department and the county has no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Attala County, Mississippi (official county website) ↗Carroll County's official officials/departments listing includes no planning or zoning office; zoning appears to exist only within incorporated municipalities such as Carrollton…
Carroll County, MS - County Officials ↗Claiborne County's official government site lists no planning or zoning department; zoning inquiries are directed to the City of Port Gibson, indicating no countywide zoning of …
Claiborne County, Mississippi (official county website) ↗No planning or zoning department appears among the county's listed elected officials and departments, indicating no county-administered zoning.
Franklin County, MS official site ↗George County has no county zoning/planning office; zoning is administered only within the City of Lucedale.
George County MS - Official Website ↗The official Greene County departments roster lists no planning, zoning, or code-enforcement office, consistent with the county having no county-wide zoning.
Greene County MS official government site ↗Grenada County adopted a Comprehensive Plan (2022) hosted on its EncodePlus regulations portal but has no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning applies within the City of Grenada.
Grenada County, MS - Comprehensive Plan Navigator (EncodePlus) ↗Itawamba County's official department listing includes no planning or zoning office, and the county has no county-wide zoning; land-use control is municipal only.
Itawamba County, MS - Official Site ↗Lincoln County has no county zoning/planning department and is unzoned; zoning is administered only within the City of Brookhaven.
Lincoln County MS - Official Website ↗The county lists no Planning or Zoning department among its departments and there is no county zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas, only building inspection.
Lowndes County MS - Departments ↗Marion County's official department listings show no planning or zoning office and the county has no county-wide zoning; land-use regulation exists only within municipalities su…
Marion County, MS - County Government ↗No planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among the county's official departments, consistent with unzoned rural Mississippi counties.
Montgomery County, MS - Departments ↗No county zoning ordinance was found; Neshoba County's unincorporated-area regulation is limited to building permitting and floodplain/land-use verification, not zoning districts.
Neshoba County Board of Supervisors - Building Permitting ↗The county lists no planning or zoning department; land use in unincorporated Newton County is not zoned at the county level.
Newton County, MS - Departments ↗Perry County's official website lists no planning/zoning department and directs property owners to the zoning officials of the relevant city, indicating no county-level zoning i…
Perry County, MS - Official Website ↗Pike County's official ordinance list includes only a Subdivision (2024) ordinance under Planning and Development, with no county zoning ordinance and no planning/zoning departm…
Pike County MS - Ordinances ↗The county publishes no planning or zoning department among its listed departments, consistent with rural MS counties that do not enforce county-level zoning in unincorporated a…
Sharkey County, MS - County Departments ↗Smith County's official department list includes no planning or zoning office and there is no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning exists only within municipalities.
Smith County - Departments ↗The department publishes a 'No Zoning in the County' document; unincorporated Stone County has no zoning.
Stone County Planning & Building Department ↗Sunflower County's official office listing includes no planning or zoning department; zoning is administered only within municipalities such as Indianola, not county-wide.
Sunflower County, MS - Contact Us / County Offices ↗Tippah County's official site documents no county planning or zoning department; zoning applies only within its municipalities (Ripley and four towns), and the county directs zo…
Tippah County, MS - Official County Website ↗The official county departments page lists no planning or zoning office, consistent with this rural county having no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Tishomingo County, Mississippi - Departments ↗Walthall County's government office listing shows no planning or zoning department; permit/zoning inquiries are directed to the Town of Tylertown, indicating no countywide zonin…
Walthall County Government (county office listing) ↗The county Permit Division provides a downloadable 'No Zoning Letter,' indicating unincorporated Warren County has no county zoning.
Warren County MS Permit Division ↗The county's official department list includes no planning-and-zoning or code-enforcement office; zoning in the county appears limited to the City of Waynesboro.
Wayne County MS - Departments ↗The county's official department listing includes no planning or zoning office, consistent with an unzoned rural Mississippi county (zoning is handled by municipalities such as …
Winston County Departments ↗The county's official departments page lists no planning or zoning department; county government provides no county-wide zoning.
Yalobusha County, Mississippi - Departments ↗Adair County's official government site lists no planning and zoning department, and it is a non-charter rural county with no county-wide zoning ordinance found.
Adair County, Missouri (official) ↗County states 'Andrew County has no zoning ordinances in the county' (zoning may exist only within incorporated cities).
Andrew County - Commissioner ↗The county has no county planning & zoning office; zoning applies only within incorporated cities such as Rock Port, not the unincorporated county.
Atchison County - Local Government ↗The county FAQ explicitly states Audrain County does not have Planning & Zoning.
Audrain County FAQ and Related Links ↗The official county department directory contains no planning/zoning office; zoning applies only within incorporated cities such as Butler or Adrian.
Bates County Courthouse - Official County Website (department directory) ↗Benton County's official website lists no planning/zoning department or countywide zoning ordinance; Missouri non-charter counties generally lack zoning in unincorporated areas …
Benton County, MO - Official County Website ↗Bollinger County has no adopted building code and, as a rural non-charter county, imposes no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas; land-use control is limited to incorporat…
County Building Codes for Missouri (data.mo.gov) ↗No planning or zoning office is listed among the county's official offices; zoning exists only within municipalities such as Poplar Bluff.
Butler County, MO Elected Officials ↗The county states plainly: 'Callaway County has not adopted planning or zoning.'
Callaway County - Planning and Zoning Information ↗No county planning or zoning department exists in the county office directory; Cape Girardeau County has no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas (zoning applies …
Cape Girardeau County - County Offices ↗Carter County has no county planning or zoning department; unincorporated land is unzoned, as county zoning in a third-class Missouri county requires voter approval that has not…
State of Missouri Data Portal - County Building Codes for Missouri ↗Cedar County has no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas; land-use control is handled only within incorporated municipalities.
Cedar County, Missouri - county government site ↗No countywide zoning ordinance appears among Clark County's adopted ordinances; only municipalities such as Kahoka administer zoning.
Clark County, MO Ordinances ↗Cooper County has no countywide zoning; the county directs zoning inquiries to the municipality where the property is located.
Cooper County, Missouri official website ↗The county has no planning & zoning department among its listed offices and no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas; land use is governed only by state construct…
Crawford County, Missouri - official county website ↗Dade County has no countywide zoning department or ordinance for unincorporated areas; only incorporated cities such as Greenfield have local zoning.
Dade County, Missouri - Government Offices ↗Missouri non-charter counties lack zoning authority absent voter adoption; the Dallas County government directory lists no planning/zoning body, indicating no county-wide zoning…
Dallas County MO Government Officials directory ↗No county planning and zoning office appears in the county officials listing; no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated Daviess County was found on an official source.
Daviess County, MO - Officials ↗DeKalb County has no countywide zoning in unincorporated areas and lists no planning/zoning department; zoning exists only within incorporated cities such as Maysville.
DeKalb County, Missouri - Official County Website ↗Dent County lists no planning/zoning department among its offices and has no countywide zoning for unincorporated areas; zoning applies only within incorporated cities such as S…
Dent County, Missouri official website ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Dunklin County's listed offices, consistent with an unzoned rural Missouri county.
Dunklin County Missouri - County Offices ↗Gentry County lists no planning or zoning office among its offices, indicating no countywide zoning.
Gentry County Elected Officials ↗The county has no countywide zoning ordinance; zoning is administered independently by individual townships (Windsor Township and Bogard Township are listed as having their own …
Henry County, Missouri - Information (Planning & Zoning) ↗No county building codes exist and the county lists no zoning ordinance or planning/zoning office, consistent with MO non-charter rural counties without countywide zoning.
Hickory County, Missouri - FAQ ↗Holt County has no zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas and lists no planning/zoning department among its offices.
Holt County Courthouse - County Offices ↗The county government website shows no planning or zoning department, consistent with no countywide zoning in unincorporated Howell County (city zoning applies inside municipali…
Howell County Missouri (official county website) ↗Unincorporated Johnson County has no planning and zoning regulations, except within the Whiteman Air Force Base military airport zoning area.
Johnson County MO EDC - Licensing/Permits ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; Laclede County does not administer countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Laclede County MO - County Departments ↗The county states it has no zoning restrictions and no building codes or regulations.
Lawrence County MO Planning & Zoning ↗The county has no planning and zoning within its unincorporated areas.
Lincoln County, MO - Planning & Zoning ↗Inferred: no county planning/zoning department is listed for Linn County and Missouri non-charter rural counties are not zoned unless adopted by referendum.
Missouri Association of Counties - Linn County ↗Macon County states plainly that it does not have any Planning and Zoning and does not operate countywide zoning for unincorporated areas.
Macon County Commission ↗County department directory lists no planning/zoning department; Madison County has no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas (zoning exists only within cities suc…
Madison County, MO - Departments ↗The official county department directory contains no planning/zoning office; zoning applies only within incorporated cities such as Vienna.
Maries County, Missouri - Official County Website (department directory) ↗The county has no planning or zoning laws, confirmed by its signed 'No Planning or Zoning' documents.
McDonald County Ordinances ↗Unincorporated Nodaway County has no countywide zoning ordinance, though a few townships (e.g., Polk Township) have adopted subdivision/zoning rules.
Nodaway County, MO - Official Site ↗Oregon County is among the rural Missouri counties with no county zoning or land-use regulation for unincorporated areas.
Missouri Association of Counties - Oregon County ↗Osage County has no countywide zoning for unincorporated areas, per the county clerk's official 'No Zoning or Building' document.
Osage County Clerk (official) - 'Osage Co. No Zoning or Building' ↗Ozark County is a non-charter third-class rural county with no countywide zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Missouri Association of Counties - Ozark County ↗The county's official government site lists no planning or zoning department; as a non-charter Bootheel county it does not administer countywide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Pemiscot County Government ↗Perry County's official county services listing shows no planning/zoning department; unincorporated areas operate without county-wide zoning.
Perry County, MO - Official Website (County Services) ↗No published countywide zoning ordinance was found; the county Planning/Zoning function appears limited to subdivisions/floodplain rather than comprehensive unincorporated-area …
Pettis County Planning/Zoning ↗The county's official department directory lists no planning or zoning department (only a Health Department, Road Department, Commission, etc.); Phelps County does not maintain …
Phelps County, Missouri - official county website ↗No county planning/zoning department or comprehensive land-use zoning ordinance appears among Pike County's listed ordinances, consistent with Missouri rural counties without ad…
Pike County MO - County Ordinances ↗Polk County's official office list includes no planning, zoning, or building/code-enforcement department; as a non-charter rural county it has no countywide zoning for unincorpo…
Polk County Courthouse - Departments ↗No county zoning ordinance appears among Randolph County's published ordinances; unincorporated areas are not subject to countywide zoning.
Randolph County Ordinances ↗No county-wide zoning was identified for Ripley County; as a rural non-charter Missouri county that has adopted no county codes, zoning applies only within incorporated cities (…
State of Missouri Data Portal, County Building Codes for Missouri ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; Saline County has no countywide zoning for unincorporated areas.
Saline County MO - County Government ↗No county zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department is published; the county development office handles infrastructure and grants, not land-use zoning.
Scott County MO - Office of County Development ↗No county-wide zoning was identified for Shelby County; as a rural non-charter Missouri county with no adopted county codes, zoning applies only within incorporated cities (infe…
State of Missouri Data Portal, County Building Codes for Missouri ↗County board/office directory shows only a Planning Commission with no zoning department, zoning board, or zoning administrator, consistent with no adopted county zoning.
Texas County Board Directory ↗Washington County does not require permitting for sites outside the city limits of Potosi and has no countywide zoning; land-use controls apply only within incorporated municipa…
Meramec Regional Planning Commission - Washington County ↗No planning/zoning office or zoning permit appears among the county's listed permits and licenses, consistent with no countywide zoning in unincorporated Webster County.
Webster County, Missouri - Permits and Licenses ↗The county's official department listing includes no planning/zoning office; no county zoning ordinance was found on Wright County's official sources.
Wright County MO - County Government / Courthouse Departments ↗Broadwater County has subdivision regulations and a growth policy but does not have comprehensive county zoning outside incorporated areas.
Broadwater County 2020 Growth Policy ↗Carter County's official department listing shows no planning or zoning department, consistent with an unzoned rural ranching county.
Carter County, MT official website (Departments) ↗The county states 'most of the County does not have zoning'; zoning consists only of two small citizen-driven zoned areas (Highland Park and Forest Park), so the unincorporated …
Dawson County Planning - Zoning ↗Fallon County has no general county-wide zoning; the Planning Department lists only limited special-area regulations (Plevna Zoning Regulation and Baker Airport Affected Area).
Fallon County MT - Planning Department ↗The county's official department directory lists no planning or zoning department, and no county-wide zoning ordinance was found on Glacier County's official site.
Glacier County - Department Directory ↗The county's official office list includes a planning board but no zoning department or countywide zoning code; land division is handled via subdivision review under the state S…
Judith Basin County - Departments ↗The Lincoln County Planning Department administers Subdivision, Floodplain, and Lakeshore Construction regulations and Buildings for Lease or Rent, but does not list a countywid…
Lincoln County Planning Department ↗Madison County regulates land through subdivision regulations and a 2025 Growth Policy rather than comprehensive county-wide zoning; unincorporated areas default to county subdi…
Madison County - Planning Office Publications/Regulations ↗The county's official site states McCone County is still 'developing Zoning Regulations,' indicating no countywide zoning has yet been adopted.
McCone County (official site) ↗County-wide zoning is not in place; only the incorporated towns of Alberton and Superior have adopted zoning, while the county administers subdivision regulations rather than zo…
Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning ↗The county's official department listing includes no planning or zoning office, consistent with an unzoned rural Montana county.
Petroleum County Departments ↗County growth-policy land-use documentation states 'Pondera County is not zoned'; only the City of Conrad has zoning, though the county and Conrad have subdivision regulations.
Pondera County Growth Policy - Land Use (Appendix B) ↗The Planning Board offers only subdivision plat and certificate-of-survey forms; no county zoning regulations were found.
Powder River County Planning Board ↗Prairie County's Land Planning Board is advisory and handles subdivision review and growth policy only; there is no countywide zoning ordinance.
Prairie County Land Planning Board ↗The County Planner page indicates the county has no zoning/permitting requirements ("Rosebud County does not currently have any zoning or permitting requirements"); no countywid…
Rosebud County - County Planner ↗Land Services' enumerated regulations (subdivision, floodplain, airport, buildings-for-lease/rent, road encroachment) do not include a county-wide zoning ordinance; rural Sander…
Sanders County Land Services ↗Sheridan County has a Growth Policy adopted by resolution but explicitly notes it is 'not regulatory'; no countywide zoning ordinance was found.
Sheridan County, MT - Planning ↗The county Planner issues letters to interested parties confirming the absence of zoning in the county.
Teton County Montana - Planner ↗The county administers subdivision regulations but no countywide zoning ordinance is referenced on its official pages.
Toole County - Environmental Health and Sanitarian ↗Treasure County has a Planning Board and Growth Policy but no countywide zoning ordinance was found; Montana growth policies are statutorily non-regulatory.
Treasure County, MT - Planning ↗The county's permit guide directs zoning matters to the incorporated towns (Glasgow, Fort Peck, Nashua); there is no countywide zoning for unincorporated land, only municipal zo…
Valley County Planning - Permits (PDF) ↗The county's official FAQ states plainly: 'Does Banner County have zoning regulations? A. No.'
Banner County Nebraska - FAQs ↗No zoning or planning office is among the county's listed offices, and reporting indicates Blaine County does not enforce county-wide zoning regulations.
Blaine County, Nebraska - Our Offices ↗Butler County has no enacted countywide zoning; its Planning Commission is conducting surveys and developing a comprehensive plan with possible future zoning regulations.
Butler County Planning Commission ↗No county zoning department, planning commission, or zoning ordinance is listed on Dixon County's official site, indicating no countywide zoning.
Dixon County, Nebraska - County Government ↗The county states "Platte County is not zoned," with county zoning only applying within 2 miles of Columbus or 1 mile of a village/2nd-class city.
Platte County Planning & Zoning ↗A 2002 zoning draft was never adopted by the County Board; the county is only in 2025 contracting consultants to develop new zoning, so no county zoning regulations are currentl…
Richardson County Planning & Zoning - Forms, Permits and Regulations ↗County page states 'Wayne County has adopted a comprehensive plan, but has not adopted zoning regulations.'
Wayne County, NE - County Zoning ↗The county regulates only land division/subdivision under Code Title 8 (with minimum lot sizes) via the Planning Commission and has "no existing zoning ordinances"; no zoning di…
Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority - Eureka County ↗Belknap County exercises no zoning authority; zoning is a municipal (town) function in New Hampshire and the county has no planning or zoning department.
Belknap County, NH - Departments ↗The county does not administer zoning; in New Hampshire zoning is a municipal (town) function and Carroll County has no planning/zoning department.
Carroll County, NH - Departments ↗Cheshire County has no zoning or planning department and exercises no zoning authority; zoning is a municipal (town) function in New Hampshire.
Cheshire County, NH - Departments ↗Zoning in New Hampshire is a municipal (town) function; Grafton County has no county-level zoning (only Coos County holds zoning authority over unincorporated places).
NH Municipal Association: The State of Local Land Use Regulations in New Hampshire ↗Under the NJ Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62), zoning power is vested in municipalities; Atlantic County does not administer county-wide zoning.
NJ Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D) ↗Land-use zoning in New Jersey is a municipal function under the Municipal Land Use Law; Camden County itself does not zone (it administers development/subdivision review only), …
Camden County Development Regulations ↗Zoning is administered by municipalities in New Jersey; Cape May County's Planning Board only reviews subdivisions and site plans (e.g. along county roads), not parcel zoning.
Cape May County Subdivision and Site Plan Resolution ↗Land use and zoning are controlled by municipal zoning ordinances under the NJ Municipal Land Use Law; counties do not zone in New Jersey.
NJ Department of Community Affairs - Uniform Construction Code ↗Zoning in New Jersey is delegated exclusively to municipalities under the Municipal Land Use Law; Salem County itself does not zone (county planning board handles subdivision/si…
New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D) ↗Land-use zoning in New Jersey is a municipal function under the Municipal Land Use Law; Somerset County itself does not zone, so each municipality sets its own zoning.
NJ DCA - Uniform Construction Code / Municipal Land Use ↗The county's published ordinance list contains no zoning ordinance; land use is guided only by an advisory Comprehensive Land Use Plan, not zoning regulations.
Catron County Ordinances ↗The county states it does not have a zoning ordinance; land use is regulated instead by Ordinance 2020-01 (Comprehensive Environment and Safety Ordinance), while incorporated ci…
Cibola County Planning and Zoning ↗McKinley County has no general zoning ordinance; land development is regulated only through subdivision regulations and the county master plan.
McKinley County - Land Use ↗The county states plainly that 'Otero County has no zoning or licensing requirements,' though covenants, deed restrictions, and other regulations may apply.
Otero County Zoning page ↗The county's published ordinance list (61 ordinances) includes subdivision regulations but no zoning ordinance, indicating the unincorporated county is not zoned.
Quay County, NM - Ordinances ↗San Juan County has no comprehensive countywide zoning for unincorporated areas; only limited land-use ordinances exist (e.g., manufactured home parks, Farmington extraterritori…
San Juan County Ordinances ↗Sierra County has no zoning ordinance; land use is governed by a subdivision ordinance, floodplain and manufactured-housing ordinances, and a comprehensive plan, but not zoning …
Sierra County Comprehensive Plan Update 2017 ↗Zoning in New York is a municipal (town/village) power; Allegany County does not administer county-wide zoning - its Planning department only assists local municipalities.
Allegany County Planning ↗New York counties have no zoning authority; zoning is administered by individual towns and villages, not Cattaraugus County.
Cattaraugus County FAQ ↗In New York, zoning is administered by municipalities (towns/villages), not the county; Chemung County itself does not adopt zoning, though individual towns enforce local zoning…
Town of Chemung Code Enforcement ↗Zoning in New York is enacted at the municipal (town/village) level, not by counties; Chenango County itself has no county zoning ordinance and defers zoning/planning board matt…
Chenango County Code Enforcement - Town Representatives ↗In New York land-use zoning is administered by municipalities (towns/villages), not the county; Clinton County does not run a countywide zoning ordinance.
Town of Clinton (Clinton County) - Building Permit Application ↗Zoning in New York is administered by municipalities (towns/villages/cities), not by counties; Cortland County itself does not zone, though its constituent municipalities conduc…
City of Cortland - Code Enforcement Division ↗New York counties do not zone; land-use zoning is a municipal (town/village) power, and the Franklin County Planning Department serves only an advisory review role.
NY DOS - Franklin County Planning Department ↗Genesee County does not adopt county-level zoning; zoning is exercised by towns and villages, with the county Planning Board performing General Municipal Law Article 12-B (239-m…
Genesee County, New York - Planning ↗New York counties do not zone; land-use zoning is administered by each town/village, and the Town of Herkimer has a Zoning Enforcement Officer who enforces town zoning ordinances.
Town of Herkimer - Codes Department ↗In New York, zoning is a municipal (town/village/city) power, not a county function; Jefferson County's Community Planning and Development office assists municipalities but the …
Jefferson County - Community Planning and Development ↗There is no county-level zoning; zoning laws are enacted by individual towns/villages and the county only administers them through intermunicipal agreements.
Lewis County Building and Fire Code Department ↗New York counties do not zone; zoning is a municipal (town/village) function, and Livingston County's role is only advisory review of municipal zoning actions through its County…
Livingston County Zoning Referral Process ↗The county does not administer zoning; under New York home-rule municipal law, towns, villages, and cities determine land-use and zoning decisions and are the first point of con…
Madison County Land Use / Zoning ↗Ontario County has no countywide zoning; zoning is adopted and administered by individual towns and villages (e.g., Town of Canandaigua) under NY Town Law/Village Law.
Town of Canandaigua (Ontario County) - Code Enforcement ↗Zoning in New York is a municipal power; Orange County itself does not zone land, so each town and village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance.
NY Department of State - Building Standards and Codes ↗New York counties do not adopt zoning; zoning is administered by individual towns and the City of Oswego, not by Oswego County.
City of Oswego Zoning Code ↗New York counties do not zone; the county Code Enforcement office lists building/electrical/septic/pool permits but no zoning permit, as zoning is handled by individual towns an…
Otsego County Code Enforcement - Permit Applications ↗New York counties do not zone; land-use zoning in Schoharie County is administered at the town/village level (e.g., Town of Schoharie ZBA and zoning boards).
Town of Schoharie Zoning/ZBA Forms ↗Zoning in New York is a municipal (town/village) function rather than a county one; Schuyler County does not administer county-wide zoning, though individual municipalities (e.g…
Schuyler County, NY - Code Enforcement ↗Zoning is handled at the town/village level (a Building Permit requires a copy of the Town or Village's Zoning Permit if applicable); the county itself does not zone.
Seneca County Code Enforcement Applications ↗New York counties do not zone; zoning is a town/village function, and the Steuben County Planning Department only performs advisory GML 239 referral review of municipal zoning a…
Steuben County Planning & Zoning Assistance ↗The county does not administer zoning; applicants must go to their local Town or Village Compliance Officer, who determines whether the project requires Zoning or Planning Board…
Washington County Building FAQ ↗The county does not zone; the Wayne County Planning Board is advisory only, and zoning authority and decisions rest with individual towns and villages, which handle referrals th…
Wayne County Department of Planning ↗New York counties do not zone; land-use zoning is handled by towns (county documents reference the Town Zoning Office), while the county handles building-code enforcement.
Wyoming County Environmental Health - Sewage Disposal Instructions ↗The county does not zone; the Yates County Planning Department only reviews municipal referrals and consults with towns/villages, which set their own zoning.
Yates County Planning & Development ↗Alamance County is one of the roughly 21 NC counties without countywide zoning; it administers a subdivision ordinance but has no county zoning districts, and repeated attempts …
Alamance County Planning — Zoning ↗The Planning Department administers only a Subdivision Ordinance and a Property Rights Protection Ordinance; no countywide zoning ordinance is identified.
Alleghany County - Planning & Inspection ↗County has no comprehensive countywide zoning; the Planning Department administers only specific land use ordinances (watershed, floodplain, subdivisions, towers, high-impact us…
Ashe County Planning - Land Usage Ordinances ↗Avery County has not adopted a comprehensive countywide zoning ordinance; it enforces only specialized land-use ordinances (flood plain, high impact, subdivision, soil & erosion…
Avery County Ordinance Page ↗Zoning approval in Cherokee County comes from a town official or district; the county's list of adopted ordinances contains no countywide zoning ordinance (most unincorporated l…
Cherokee County Ordinances and Plans ↗The county does not enforce comprehensive countywide zoning; a zoning permit is only required within the city limits or ETJ of the Town of Hayesville from that local authority.
Clay County Building Permit Requirements ↗County states there is currently no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning applies only within municipalities' jurisdictional boundaries.
Craven County Permitting Process ↗The county Planning page states Duplin County does not currently have countywide zoning and unincorporated property is 'unzoned,' though land-use ordinances (Unified Development…
Duplin County, NC - Planning ↗Haywood County administers subdivision, watershed, floodplain and ridge-protection ordinances but does not have a traditional countywide zoning ordinance.
Haywood County Development Services ↗Jones County's ordinance list shows no countywide zoning ordinance; the county relies on an advisory Land Use Plan (2013-2033) rather than adopted countywide zoning.
Jones County, NC - Ordinances ↗Macon County regulates development through a Subdivision Ordinance and related development regulations rather than a comprehensive countywide zoning ordinance.
Macon County Subdivision Ordinance ↗Martin County has no countywide zoning; land-use zoning is administered only by individual municipalities such as Williamston.
Martin County Building Inspections Department ↗The county's official ordinance list shows only a subdivision ordinance and no county-wide zoning ordinance.
Mitchell County - Ordinances ↗The county's official ordinances list contains no comprehensive zoning ordinance; land use is regulated via subdivision, manufactured-home-park, flood, and CAMA land use plan or…
Pamlico County Ordinances and Plans ↗The county's permitting guidance states zoning permits are required only for properties inside incorporated towns (Bostic, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Spindale); uni…
Rutherford County, NC - Obtaining My Permit ↗Swain County's full ordinance inventory includes subdivision, erosion, flood, and watershed land-use rules but no general countywide zoning ordinance.
Swain County Ordinances ↗The county states there is no county-wide zoning; only certain land use ordinances apply outside the Brevard and Rosman municipal/ETJ jurisdictions.
Transylvania County Planning & Community Development - Land Use Ordinances ↗Watauga County has no countywide zoning; land use is regulated instead through a High Impact Land Use Ordinance rather than comprehensive zoning districts.
Watauga County Planning and Inspections - Ordinances ↗The county lists no zoning/planning department; land-use control in unincorporated areas is handled by individual townships (e.g., Roland Township) rather than a countywide zoni…
Bottineau County - Departments ↗The county states it does not implement countywide zoning; zoning regulations are implemented by the individual cities and townships.
Ramsey County, ND — Planning & Zoning ↗ND DEQ records show zoning in Sargent County adopted at the individual township level (e.g., Forman, Herman, Vivian townships) rather than a countywide county zoning ordinance.
North Dakota DEQ - Sargent County Zoning records ↗The ND Association of Counties official directory for Sioux County lists no planning/zoning office; consistent with an unzoned rural North Dakota county.
North Dakota Association of Counties - Sioux County Officials Directory ↗The county states plainly that Traill County does not have countywide zoning regulations.
Traill County ND - Permits & Planning ↗Adams County has no countywide zoning office in its official department listing; land-use zoning in unincorporated areas is handled at the township level rather than by a county…
Adams County Government - County Offices ↗The county has no county-wide zoning; the Ashland County Planning Department states almost all townships have their own zoning resolution and map, and residents must contact the…
Ashland County Planning Department - Zoning ↗Zoning is administered locally by township/municipal zoning offices rather than the county; the county Building Department directs applicants to their local zoning office for ap…
Ashtabula County - Building Department ↗The county planner states Athens County does not have adopted Zoning Regulations; it has only Subdivision and Floodplain regulations.
Athens County OH — Regional County Planner ↗There are no zoning regulations adopted by the County of Belmont; zoning is left to individual townships and municipalities.
Belmont County CIC - Zoning & Planning ↗The county has a Regional Planning Commission that provides subdivision regulations and township maps but no countywide zoning office; zoning, where present, is administered at …
Carroll County Ohio - Agencies and Departments ↗Crawford County has no county-wide zoning; zoning is administered at the local level - cities, most incorporated villages, and some townships have zoning, but not all unincorpor…
Crawford County Engineer - Townships/Zoning ↗The county directs residents with zoning questions to their local municipality; zoning is administered by cities and villages, not the county.
Cuyahoga County - Permits and Licenses ↗Darke County has no county-wide zoning; zoning authority rests with individual cities, villages, and townships, and un-zoned areas fall under Township Trustees.
Darke County Services (Zoning) ↗Land use zoning is administered at the township level in Fairfield County rather than by a countywide zoning ordinance; county Regional Planning handles subdivision and floodpla…
Fairfield County Building Department / Regional Planning ↗The county explicitly states there is no zoning in the unincorporated area other than floodplain and subdivision regulations; incorporated villages/cities set their own.
Gallia County OH Planning - Permits ↗Guernsey County has no countywide zoning; zoning is handled at the township level under Ohio Revised Code Ch. 519, while the county only administers subdivision regulations via …
Guernsey County Map Department / Planning Commission ↗There is no countywide zoning; the county guide notes zoning is 'only required in townships and villages where zoning laws are currently enforced,' so zoning depends on the spec…
Hancock County, OH - Preparing to Build in Hancock County ↗There is no countywide zoning; only certain townships/villages (Archer, Cadiz, Freeport, Moorefield, North) have their own zoning.
Harrison County Zoning ↗No county zoning department is listed; the Highland County Planning Commission administers subdivision/lot-split regulations rather than a countywide zoning ordinance (zoning in…
Highland County Planning Commission ↗The county Regional Planning FAQ states there is no countywide zoning; zoning exists only in the city of Logan and can only be enacted at the township or municipal level.
Hocking County Regional Planning - Frequently Asked Questions ↗The county does not administer countywide residential zoning; the building authority directs owners to check with their local city, village or township for any zoning permit. Th…
Holmes County Planning Commission - Overview ↗The county states zoning only applies in municipalities or subdivisions that adopted their own rules; no formal county-level zoning applies in unincorporated areas.
Morgan County Engineer — Development ↗There is no countywide zoning; zoning is administered at the township level (a zoning permit from the township is typically needed in unincorporated areas).
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department ↗There is no countywide zoning; only Buffalo Township, Wayne Township, and the Noble Airpark have adopted zoning, and the balance of unincorporated Noble County is unzoned.
Noble County (OSU Extension) — Zoning and Building Permit Process ↗There is no countywide zoning; land-use zoning in Perry County is handled at the township level under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 519, and only some townships (e.g., Jackson Towns…
Perry County - Jackson Township Zoning Resolution ↗There is no countywide zoning; the county FAQ lists zoning only in specific jurisdictions (Airport, City of Chillicothe, certain townships/municipalities and flood zones), typic…
Ross County Building Department - FAQ ↗There is no countywide zoning; zoning exists only where individual townships (e.g., Clay, Valley) have adopted their own township zoning resolutions.
Scioto County Engineer - Zoning Standards ↗Shelby County directs zoning matters to individual Township Trustees / Zoning Enforcement Officers rather than a countywide zoning ordinance, consistent with Ohio's township-bas…
Shelby County, OH Checklist for Various Developments ↗There is no county-wide zoning in Trumbull County; the county Planning Commission is advisory only, and zoning is adopted and administered by individual townships.
Trumbull County Planning Commission - Subdivision & Zoning ↗Ohio county zoning exists only where commissioners adopt a zoning resolution under ORC Chapter 303; no countywide zoning resolution is identified for Vinton County, and land-use…
Ohio Revised Code 303.11 - County Zoning ↗Washington County has no countywide zoning resolution; the county Planning Commission administers only subdivision regulations, and zoning where it exists is adopted at the town…
Washington County - Planning Commission ↗Zoning in Ohio is administered by townships and municipalities, not the county; townships require a CAP and cities/villages require zoning permits, with no countywide county zon…
Wayne County - Zoning Permit or CAP ↗Williams County as an entity has no county-wide zoning; only certain townships (Center, Springfield, Pulaski) and municipalities are zoned.
Williams County Zoning ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed among Adair County's offices; rural Oklahoma counties typically have no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Adair County Courthouse - Official Site ↗No county planning or zoning office or zoning ordinance is listed among county offices.
Alfalfa County - Offices ↗County zoning in Oklahoma is a permissive power the board of county commissioners may adopt under Title 19; Atoka County has not adopted a comprehensive county zoning ordinance …
Oklahoma Statutes Title 19 sec. 19-868.11 (Zoning by board of county commissioners) ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed on the official county site; land-use zoning is not administered in the unincorporated county.
Beaver County OK - Offices ↗The county does not operate a comprehensive zoning code over rural land; land-use zoning in the unincorporated area exists only within the Elk City Regional Planning Commission'…
Elk City OK Code of Ordinances Ch. 18 - Planning (Regional District) ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed; zoning is administered by cities such as Watonga through their own code enforcement, indicating no countywide zoning in unincorpor…
Blaine County (OKCounties.org) - Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance is published for unincorporated areas; only floodplain management is administered.
Bryan County, OK Official Website ↗The county states it does not at this time have any codes that restrict the use or development of property in the unincorporated portions of the county; there is no county zoning.
Canadian County Permit Office ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Carter County offices, indicating no adopted county zoning for unincorporated areas.
Carter County OK - County Government ↗No county-level planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among the county's offices/departments; land-use regulation exists only within incorporated cities such as T…
Cherokee County, Oklahoma - Departments ↗No county zoning department or zoning ordinance is listed on Coal County's official site; zoning in unincorporated areas is not enforced (municipalities like Coalgate handle the…
Coal County, Oklahoma - official county site ↗In Oklahoma, county planning commissions may adopt a development plan for unincorporated areas but do not have authority to zone; no countywide zoning ordinance is administered …
Oklahoma Attorney General - Counties and Townships Authority to Zone/Permit FAQ ↗In November 2024 Craig County voters rejected Proposition 1, which would have created a county planning commission and board of adjustment to adopt/enforce zoning in unincorpora…
News On 6 - Craig County Rejects Zoning Proposal ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Delaware County's listed departments, indicating no county zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Delaware County OK - Departments ↗No countywide zoning ordinance or county planning commission is documented for Dewey County on official sources; Oklahoma county zoning applies only where commissioners have for…
Oklahoma Attorney General - County/Township Zoning & Permit Authority FAQ ↗No county zoning ordinance is referenced on the county commissioner's permits page; Oklahoma rural counties generally do not zone unincorporated land, which is regulated only by…
Garfield County Commissioner - Permits ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Grady County offices; Oklahoma county zoning by the board of commissioners is optional and none is evident for unincorpor…
Grady County Government Departments ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed; unincorporated Grant County has no county zoning, consistent with rural Oklahoma counties.
Grant County, Oklahoma - Offices & Departments ↗Greer County's official offices list shows no planning or zoning department, indicating no countywide zoning in the unincorporated county.
Greer County official offices directory (OKCounties.org) ↗Under Oklahoma law a county must affirmatively adopt zoning through a county planning commission; rural Harmon County has no such department and no adopted county zoning.
Oklahoma AG - Counties' Authority to Zone and Permit (FAQ) ↗Zoning inquiries are directed to the governing municipality and no countywide zoning/planning department is present, indicating no county zoning over unincorporated areas.
Harper County, OK - County Services Directory ↗Under Oklahoma Title 19, county zoning in unincorporated areas exists only where the board of county commissioners adopts zoning regulations; no Hughes County zoning ordinance o…
Oklahoma Attorney General - Counties Authority to Zone (FAQ) ↗Oklahoma boards of county commissioners may adopt zoning but Jefferson County has no planning/zoning department or adopted county zoning; unincorporated areas are effectively un…
Oklahoma Attorney General - Counties and Townships Authority to Zone, Permit, and Approve (FAQ) ↗Johnston County lacks a dedicated planning or zoning department; unincorporated land is not governed by a county zoning ordinance, with land-use control only inside incorporated…
Johnston County Economic Development - Obtaining a Permit ↗The county's official no-zoning letter states the unincorporated portions of Kingfisher County have no implemented zoning restrictions, apart from FEMA special flood hazard area…
Kingfisher County No-Zoning Letter ↗No planning or zoning office appears in the county's official directory; no county zoning ordinance found.
Kiowa County Directory ↗No county planning or zoning department appears in Latimer County's official offices directory; unincorporated Latimer County has no countywide zoning.
Latimer County (OKCounties.org) - County Offices ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Lincoln County's listed departments and offices, consistent with no countywide zoning in unincorporated Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Lincoln County, Oklahoma - Departments ↗The county FAQ states there is no zoning in unincorporated areas of Logan County.
Logan County OK Planning & Zoning FAQ ↗Love County has no planning or zoning department listed among county offices, indicating no county zoning in unincorporated areas (municipal zoning applies within Marietta only).
Love County Courthouse - Offices ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance is listed among Major County's departments; zoning is not administered at the county level.
Major County, Oklahoma (official county website) ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed for Marshall County, Oklahoma.
Marshall County, OK - Departments ↗The county government lists no planning or zoning department; zoning is administered only within municipalities such as Pryor.
Mayes County Commissioners - Departments ↗The county's permit program lists only floodplain and road permits, with no zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas (Oklahoma rural counties generally do not zone).
McClain County - Permits and Applications ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; unincorporated McCurtain County is not zoned.
McCurtain County, OK - County Site (Departments/Forms) ↗There are no zoning restrictions in the unincorporated areas of McIntosh County; only floodplain and state construction requirements apply.
McIntosh County OK - Flood Plain Permit ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Muskogee County departments; no county zoning ordinance was found.
Muskogee County Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Noble County OK departments; rural Oklahoma counties generally have no county zoning.
Noble County, Oklahoma - Official Website ↗County zoning in Oklahoma is a permissive power a board of county commissioners may adopt under Title 19; Nowata County has not adopted a comprehensive county zoning ordinance o…
Oklahoma Statutes Title 19 sec. 19-868.11 (Zoning by board of county commissioners) ↗Zoning regulations noted as 'City Only'; no countywide zoning is administered for unincorporated Okmulgee County.
Choose Okmulgee - Local Government ↗No county planning or zoning office appears in Ottawa County's official department directory; zoning is handled at the municipal level only.
Ottawa County Departments ↗No planning or zoning office is listed among county offices and no county zoning ordinance was found for unincorporated Pawnee County.
Pawnee County Official Website - County Offices ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance was found for unincorporated Pittsburg County; the county's official portal shows no zoning function.
Pittsburg County, OK - Permits (OKCounties.org) ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Pontotoc County offices; zoning, where it exists, is administered by cities/towns within the county.
Pontotoc County (OKCounties.org) - County Offices ↗Oklahoma counties have no zoning by default and must establish a planning commission under Title 19 to zone; rural Pushmataha County has no published county zoning ordinance or …
Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC) ↗The county lists no planning or zoning department (only Assessor, County/Court Clerk, and Commissioners) and directs zoning questions to the relevant city, indicating no county …
Seminole County OK - Contacts and Directions ↗No county planning or zoning department or ordinance appears on the official Sequoyah County site, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Sequoyah County, OK - Official Site (OKCounties.org) ↗Tillman County lists no planning or zoning department; zoning is handled only by its municipalities, not countywide.
Tillman County Departments ↗No adopted Woods County zoning ordinance or planning/zoning department was found; Oklahoma counties may but are not required to zone unincorporated areas and rural Woods County …
Oklahoma Attorney General FAQ: County Authority to Zone/Permit ↗The county lists no planning or zoning office and unincorporated Woodward County has no county zoning ordinance; zoning applies only inside municipalities such as the City of Wo…
Woodward County - Offices ↗Armstrong County has no county-wide zoning; zoning is handled by individual municipalities (some have zoning ordinances, some have none). The county administers only a Subdivisi…
Armstrong County - Planning and Development ↗The county Planning Commission provides zoning assistance to municipalities but zoning is adopted and administered at the municipal (borough/township) level, not countywide.
Beaver County Office of Planning & Redevelopment ↗There is no county-wide zoning; land use ordinances are adopted municipality-by-municipality (the county publishes a per-municipality land use ordinance chart) and the county pl…
Bedford County Planning Department FAQ ↗Berks County has no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning is enacted by individual municipalities, with the County Planning Commission facilitating multi-municipal planning.
Berks County Planning Commission - Multi-Municipal Planning ↗Zoning in Pennsylvania is administered by municipalities, not the county; Blair County municipalities (e.g., Township of Blair) maintain their own zoning/design standards.
Township of Blair, PA - Design Standards (eCode360) ↗The county Community Planning & Mapping department administers a countywide Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and assists municipalities with ordinance development, but…
Bradford County - Community Planning & Mapping ↗Zoning in Bucks County is administered by its individual municipalities under the PA Municipalities Planning Code; the county itself does not administer county-wide zoning.
Bucks County Ordinances & Resolutions ↗The county Planning Commission administers a countywide Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) but zoning is adopted and enforced at the municipal level (e.g., Butle…
Butler County Planning Commission ↗Zoning in Cambria County is enacted at the municipal level, not countywide; the County Planning Commission only assists municipalities in developing their own zoning ordinances,…
Cambria County Planning Commission - Municipal Ordinances ↗The Carbon County Office of Planning & Development reviews subdivision and land development plans but does not administer countywide zoning; zoning is handled at the municipal l…
Carbon County Office of Planning & Development ↗The county administers a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (effective May 2023) but no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning in Pennsylvania is a municipal function.
Clarion County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance ↗Clearfield County administers only a countywide Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), not countywide zoning; zoning is adopted municipally where it exists.
Clearfield County Planning Department ↗Crawford County has no countywide zoning; the county adopted only a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (2025) for municipalities lacking local regulation, while zoning i…
Crawford County Planning Office ↗There is no single county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning in Dauphin County is adopted and administered by individual municipalities (townships and boroughs), and codes vary by mu…
Dauphin County - Municipalities ↗Zoning is enforced at the municipal level; the county Planning Commission only provides advisory subdivision/land-development review, and the county directs zoning questions to …
Delaware County Planning Department - Development Review ↗The Elk County Planning Department administers only the county Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and reviews municipal plans; zoning is enacted at the municipal level, …
Elk County Planning Department ↗The county has no county-wide zoning; the Conservation District & Planning Department administers only subdivision/land development (SALDO) and comprehensive planning, with any …
Forest County PA - Conservation District & Planning ↗The county administers a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, but zoning is enacted and administered at the municipal level under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, not…
Franklin County Planning Department ↗Fulton County has no county-wide zoning; per the county Planning FAQ only McConnellsburg Borough has a zoning ordinance, so unincorporated townships are generally unzoned.
Fulton County, PA - Planning FAQ ↗Zoning is handled at the municipal/township level (townships have their own Zoning & Code Enforcement Officers); the county administers only a county-wide Subdivision and Land D…
Greene County - Washington Township (municipal officials) ↗The county states it does not have a county-wide zoning ordinance or Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance; all zoning and subdivision regulation is administered individual…
Jefferson County PA Planning ↗Juniata County has no countywide zoning; subdivision, land development, and zoning ordinances are adopted municipality-by-municipality (some townships have none).
Juniata County Planning - Municipal Ordinances ↗The county FAQ states 'Currently there is no county-wide zoning ordinance'; individual municipalities maintain their own zoning.
Lawrence County, PA Planning & Community Development FAQ ↗Zoning in Lehigh County is administered by individual municipalities under the PA Municipalities Planning Code; the county administers subdivision/land development (SALDO), not …
Lehigh County Ordinances (Subdivision and Land Development) ↗McKean County has no countywide zoning; zoning is handled by individual municipalities (only 10 of 22 municipalities are zoned), though the county administers a subdivision/land…
McKean County Planning Commission ↗Mifflin County does not have countywide zoning regulations; only individual municipalities (e.g., Brown, Derry, Granville, Union Townships and several boroughs) have adopted the…
Mifflin County - Zoning ↗There is no countywide zoning; only Coudersport Borough has a zoning ordinance, and the county only recently heard a presentation on possible county-level zoning.
Potter County Planning Department ↗Snyder County has no countywide zoning; zoning ordinances are adopted by individual municipalities (currently Middleburg, Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam boroughs and Monroe, Penn …
Snyder County Planning Commission ↗Somerset County has no active countywide zoning; its former county zoning ordinances (Interchange and Rt. 31 West Corridor) have been repealed, and only individual municipalitie…
Somerset County - Planning Commission ↗Sullivan County has no county-wide zoning; the county Planning & Development office administers only a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance under the PA Municipalities Pla…
Sullivan County, PA Planning & Development office ↗The county's planning role is limited to subdivision and land-development review; no countywide zoning ordinance is described (any zoning is adopted at the municipal level).
Susquehanna County Planning & Development - Questions & Answers ↗The county Planning Commission reviews zoning ordinances and amendments submitted by municipalities, indicating zoning is enacted at the municipal level rather than county-wide.
Tioga County Planning Commission ↗The county states 'Venango County does not have a county-wide zoning ordinance,' though some municipalities within the county have adopted their own zoning.
Venango County - Subdivision & Land Development (SALDO) ↗Washington County has no countywide zoning; zoning, subdivision, and land development ordinances are enacted and administered by the individual municipality where the property i…
Washington County PA - Planning / Subdivision & Land Development ↗The county states it has no adopted countywide zoning ordinance; 14 of 28 municipalities have their own zoning.
Wayne County, PA - Zoning ↗Westmoreland County has no countywide zoning ordinance; zoning is entirely within the purview of local municipalities, some of which have adopted zoning and some of which have not.
Westmoreland County Subdivision, Development & Zoning ↗Wyoming County does not have county-wide zoning; only ten individual municipalities have adopted their own zoning ordinances, administered at the municipal level.
Wyoming County PA Zoning ↗Laurens County has no zoning ordinance; development in unincorporated areas is governed by the county Subdivision Ordinance rather than zoning districts.
Laurens County Planning Department ↗The county's ordinance list includes Land Development (subdivision) Regulations, flood, and building/fire codes but no comprehensive zoning ordinance establishing countywide zon…
Williamsburg County, SC - Ordinances ↗Buffalo County's official department list includes no planning and zoning office, and no countywide zoning ordinance was found; zoning is a local-option power in South Dakota.
Buffalo County, South Dakota - County Offices ↗Campbell County had no county zoning as of the wind-farm zoning debate (commission chair: 'we have no regulations at all'); a temporary zoning ordinance was proposed in 2019 but…
KELOLAND News - Campbell County Considers Zoning ↗No zoning ordinance appears among the county's adopted ordinances (only building-permit, drainage, and other ordinances are listed).
Charles Mix County - County Ordinances ↗No planning and zoning department is listed among Corson County's offices and no county zoning ordinance is published; inferred no county zoning.
Corson County SD - Official Website (Departments) ↗County FAQ states plainly: 'Currently, there is no zoning or building codes in Custer County.'
Custer County Planning & Economic Development ↗County states 'Outside of Edgemont and Hot Springs There is no planning and zoning' in unincorporated Fall River County.
Fall River County SD - Planning & Zoning ↗No county planning/zoning department or zoning ordinance is evident for Haakon County; zoning appears limited to the City of Philip.
Haakon County, SD - Official County Site ↗Jones County's listed government offices include no planning or zoning department, and county zoning is optional under SDCL 11-2, indicating no county zoning ordinance in this l…
Jones County Government Offices (Murdo, SD) ↗The county's official Planning & Zoning page states Oglala Lakota County does not currently have any planning or zoning regulations in place for any of the fee land.
Oglala Lakota County - Planning & Zoning ↗No planning and zoning department or countywide zoning ordinance appears in Tripp County's official directory or website.
Tripp County Department Directory ↗No planning & zoning department or zoning ordinance is listed among the county's official departments.
Ziebach County - Home ↗Campbell County's official site states the county does not have a county-wide zoning commission; zoning ordinances are handled at the municipal level.
Campbell County, TN - Business/County Government ↗The county's Planning Commission administers only minimal subdivision regulations; no countywide zoning resolution was found.
Claiborne County Planning Commission ↗The Clay County government lists no planning or zoning department among its offices, consistent with rural TN counties having no countywide zoning.
Clay County, Tennessee Government ↗The county's official departments page lists no planning, zoning, or codes department, indicating no countywide zoning.
Decatur County Departments ↗The county's official site states DeKalb County does not have countywide zoning regulations.
DeKalb County Building Department ↗County page plainly states Fentress County does not have zoning regulations (except inside City of Jamestown).
Fentress County Zoning and Permitting ↗The county states the unincorporated areas of Giles County are not subject to zoning regulations; only subdivision standards apply when land is subdivided.
Giles County Regional Planning Commission ↗The county Planning Commission administers only subdivision regulations for unincorporated land; no countywide zoning ordinance is in place.
Grainger County Planning Commission ↗Grundy County has not adopted comprehensive county-wide zoning under the Tennessee County Zoning Act; the TN Supreme Court struck down a 2020 county resolution as an improperly …
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts - Grundy County Zoning Ruling ↗Hancock County has no county-wide zoning ordinance; its Planning Commission administers only subdivision regulations (adopted 2021).
Hancock County, TN (official county website) ↗Hardin County government lists no county planning or zoning department; zoning in the county exists only within municipalities such as Savannah, so unincorporated land is genera…
Hardin County Government - Departments ↗The county states plainly that it 'does not have any zoning restrictions, or code enforcement.'
Hawkins County, TN official site ↗The county Codes Enforcement page states Henry County does not have local zoning regulations in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Henry County - Property Subdivision and Codes Enforcement ↗Houston County's official government site lists no planning, zoning, or codes department, indicating no countywide zoning outside incorporated municipalities.
Houston County, Tennessee Government - Departments ↗The Jackson County government lists no planning or zoning department, consistent with rural TN counties without countywide zoning (city of Gainesboro has its own zoning).
Jackson County, Tennessee Government ↗The county states it has no zoning department ('We do not have a Zoning Department').
Johnson County TN - Newcomer Information ↗Unincorporated Lawrence County has no residential zoning regulations except within designated special flood hazard areas, which require a floodplain permit.
Lawrence County Zoning/Building Regulations flyer ↗Outside the City of Hohenwald, Lewis County does not zone and only requires what is outlined in Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA); it employs no building/codes staff.
Lewis County Government - Zoning ↗County FAQ states 'there is no zoning in unincorporated Marion County, Tennessee,' though some plats have private covenants/HOAs.
Marion County FAQ ↗No county planning/zoning office or building-codes department is listed among McNairy County's departments or officials, indicating unincorporated areas are not county-zoned.
UT CTAS - McNairy County Officials Directory ↗The Monroe County Regional Planning Commission publishes subdivision, mobile-home/RV, flood and nuisance regulations but no comprehensive county-wide zoning resolution for uninc…
Monroe County Regional Planning Commission ↗Per the county FAQ, each city has its own codes but outside city limits no zoning code exists, so unincorporated Obion County is not zoned.
Obion County, TN - FAQs ↗The county states it does not have building codes or zoning restrictions for properties outside the Livingston city limits.
Overton County, TN - Permits & Zoning ↗Putnam County has no formal county zoning code; it has adopted subdivision regulations but not zoning (incorporated cities like Cookeville have their own zoning).
Putnam County TN - Regional Planning Commission ↗Rhea County has repeatedly declined to adopt county-wide zoning; only subdivision regulations apply in the unincorporated county, while incorporated cities (e.g., Dayton) mainta…
Southeast Tennessee Development District - Rhea County (Subdivision Regulations) ↗Stewart County lists no county planning or zoning department; codes/zoning are administered only by the City of Dover, indicating no county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas.
Stewart County Government - Official Site ↗The county's official department/services list includes no planning or zoning office; zoning enforcement appears limited to the incorporated town of Spencer rather than a county…
Van Buren County, TN - Departments & Services ↗County lists Subdivision Regulations for the Warren County Planning Region and Environmental Regulations but no countywide zoning resolution was found.
Warren County Codes Documents & Links ↗Zoning in Weakley County falls under individual cities; there is no county-wide zoning in the unincorporated county (which has no building codes/restrictions besides the permit …
Weakley County Trustee's Office - Building Permits ↗No county zoning department or ordinance; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas. Zoning exists only within incorporated cities such as Palestine.
Anderson County, Texas - Official Website (department listing) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas ('there are no zoning regulations' outside city limits); Andrews County lists no zoning department.
Bexar County - County building/zoning authority FAQ (Texas framework) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; unincorporated Angelina County is not zoned.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 211 ↗Aransas County has no zoning in unincorporated areas; Texas counties lack general zoning authority, and the county's only land regulation is its subdivision regulations under Te…
Aransas County Subdivision Regulations ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Archer County regulates only via subdivision regulations, not zoning.
Archer County, Texas (official county site) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; zoning power (LGC Ch. 211/231) is limited to cities and a few specified counties, which does not inclu…
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; no county zoning ordinance was found and the county permits page shows only development/subdivision and OSSF permit…
Atascosa County — Permits and Forms ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and Austin County's permitting page references no zoning ordinance.
Austin County Permits ↗Texas counties do not have zoning authority (their land-use power is limited to platting and specific enumerated topics); Bailey County has no county zoning in unincorporated ar…
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗No county zoning ordinance is listed; the county administers Subdivision and Land Development Regulations rather than zoning, consistent with Texas counties lacking zoning autho…
Bandera County, Texas - official county site ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Bastrop County Development Services lists no zoning permit and regulates only development, platting, flo…
Bastrop County Development Services - Forms & Applications ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated land; only the City of Seymour zones within its limits and ETJ, not the rest of Baylor County.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 233 ↗No county zoning ordinance was found; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated land, and Bee County lists only development and OSSF permits.
Bee County Community Affairs ↗The county has no authority to enforce zoning in unincorporated Bell County; there is no zoning outside the cities.
Bell County Engineer - FAQ ↗County FAQ states: 'In the unincorporated areas of the County ... there are no zoning regulations.'
Bexar County FAQ - How is my property zoned in the County ↗Blanco County has no zoning; the Commissioners' Court regulates only the subdivision process in unincorporated areas, consistent with Texas counties lacking general zoning autho…
Blanco County Development Rules and Regulations ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and Borden County lists no planning or zoning department; unincorporated county land is unzoned.
Borden County, Texas - County Government ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas ('there are no zoning regulations' outside city limits).
Texas county land-use authority (Bexar County FAQ) ↗Texas counties cannot zone unincorporated land; Bowie County has no county zoning ordinance or planning/zoning office.
Bowie County, Texas ↗The county states it does not regulate land use or have any zoning ordinances in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Brazoria County Floodplain - Building Permits ↗The county states there are no zoning regulations in Brazos County; only ETJ areas of cities are subject to city zoning.
Brazos County FAQ - Zoning ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Brewster County's permits/procedures information reflects no county zoning regime (zoning exists onl…
Brewster County, Texas - Permits & Procedures ↗By Texas law counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Briscoe County's unincorporated land is unzoned.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗No county zoning or planning department appears on the Brooks County site; Texas counties generally lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Brooks County TX - Official Website ↗No county zoning is administered; Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and the county permitting page shows no zoning program.
Brown County Permitting ↗The county lists no zoning; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and the county's own page describes only subdivision, driveway, floodplain, u…
Burleson County - Construction Permits ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and Burnet County publishes no zoning ordinance; regulation is limited to plats, septic, and floodpl…
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county's Development Ordinance regulates subdivision, floodplain, and construction permits but conta…
Caldwell County Development Ordinance ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Calhoun County's official services list only floodplain development permits and no zoning ordinance.
Calhoun County TX - Services ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed among Callahan County offices; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Callahan County, Texas - Commissioners Court (County Offices) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Cameron County regulates via building/subdivision rules rather than a zoning ordinance.
Cameron County Department of Transportation ↗Texas counties, with few exceptions, have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, so Camp County has no county zoning.
TCEQ OSSF Information for Homeowners ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Carson County official website ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed; Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land absent specific legislative authority.
Cass County TX - Official Website (Departments) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas ('there are no zoning regulations'), and Castro County maintains no planning/zoning department.
Texas county authority for building permits/zoning (Local Gov't Code framework) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Chambers instead uses subdivision regulations and drainage criteria.
Chambers County TX - Permitting ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority over unincorporated land, and no planning/zoning office is listed among Cherokee County's departments.
Cherokee County, TX - County Offices ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Childress County has no county zoning ordinance.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Chapter 231 grants zoning power only to specific legislatively designated counties (not Clay County).
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (County Zoning Authority) ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Cochran County shows no zoning/planning department.
Cochran County, Texas (official) ↗No zoning or planning department appears among the county's listed offices; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Coke County, Texas - Official County Website ↗No planning or zoning office appears in the official Coleman County directory, consistent with Texas counties lacking general zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Coleman County Government ↗The county has no zoning in unincorporated areas except limited regulation of sexually-oriented businesses, salvage/junk yards and animal slaughter operations.
Collin County Development Services FAQ ↗Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and the official Collingsworth County site shows no planning or zoning department.
Collingsworth County, Texas (official county site) ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and the county maintains no zoning program.
Colorado County TX - OSSF / Development & Permitting ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; Comal County's permit guidance lists no zoning and regulates land use only through OSSF, floodplain, subdivision and right-of-way r…
Comal County TX - Permits ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed; Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land absent specific legislative authority.
Comanche County TX - Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department appears among Concho County's offices; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Concho County, Texas - Official County Website ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Cooke County regulates rural land via platting/subdivision and septic only, not zoning.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Coryell County uses subdivision and OSSF rules rather than zoning.
Bexar County, TX - How is my property zoned in the County (Texas law) ↗No zoning or planning department appears on the county's official site; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Cottle County, Texas (official county website) ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority over unincorporated land, and Crane County lists no planning/zoning department.
Crane County, TX - County Website ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and Crockett County lists no zoning or planning department.
Crockett County, Texas official government website ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Crosby County's official site shows no planning/zoning department.
Crosby County, Texas official website ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated land, and the county lists no planning/zoning department.
Culberson County (official) ↗The county regulates only subdivision platting and on-site sewage; Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated land and none is exercised here.
Dallam County Subdivision Regulations 2025 ↗Dallas County states it does not have the authority to enact zoning, though it can adopt other regulations for its unincorporated area.
Dallas County Planning and Development - Zoning ↗No county zoning department or ordinance is published; Texas counties have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Dawson County TX - Official Website ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed on the county site; Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Deaf Smith County, Texas - Official Site ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Delta County regulates land only through subdivision rules and regulations, not zoning districts.
Delta County TX - Development Services ↗There is no general county zoning in unincorporated Denton County; the only county-administered land-use zoning is the special Lake Ray Roberts Land Use Ordinance covering that …
Denton County - Development Services ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; DeWitt County regulates only OSSF and flood damage prevention, with no countywide zoning ordinance.
DeWitt County - official site (Permits/Regulations/Applications) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Dickens County publishes no planning/zoning department.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 ↗Texas counties may not adopt comprehensive zoning ordinances in unincorporated areas; no county zoning was found for Dimmit County.
Bexar County FAQ — County zoning authority (Texas framework) ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Donley County's listed departments, consistent with Texas counties lacking general zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Donley County Government ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and Duval County lists no planning/zoning department.
Duval County, Texas - Official County Website ↗Texas counties may not adopt comprehensive zoning in unincorporated areas; Eastland County has only limited statutory exceptions (e.g., an Airport Zoning Ordinance), not general…
Eastland County, Texas — official county website ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Ector County exercises subdivision and manufactured-home regulation, not zoning districts.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 211 (Municipal Zoning Authority) ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority by statute; Edwards County publishes subdivision and land-development regulations but no zoning ordinance.
Edwards County - Subdivision & Land Development Regulations ↗The county explicitly states it has no zoning authority; unincorporated land has no county zoning except near the Fabens Airport or Historic Mission Trail.
El Paso County - Permits ↗County states plainly there is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Ellis County, though certain development/business orders apply.
Ellis County Department of Development - Regulations ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, so unincorporated Erath County is not zoned.
Bexar County, TX - How is my property zoned in the County (Texas law) ↗Texas counties may not adopt comprehensive zoning ordinances; land-use control in unincorporated areas is limited to platting, septic, floodplain, and health matters.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 233 ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority over unincorporated land; Fannin County administers subdivision regulations and platting, not zoning.
Fannin County Subdivision Regulations ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Fayette County does not administer zoning.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗No zoning or land-use department is listed on the county site; Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land.
Fisher County, Texas official website ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority over unincorporated land; Floyd County lists only county Subdivision Rules, not a zoning ordinance.
Floyd County, Texas ↗Texas counties generally have no authority to adopt comprehensive zoning ordinances in unincorporated areas, and no zoning applies in unincorporated Foard County.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗As a Texas county, Fort Bend has no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county regulates development through subdivision, drainage and floodplain (flood-damage-prevent…
Fort Bend County - Development Permits ↗No planning or zoning office is listed for Franklin County (subdivision rules exist but no general zoning), consistent with Texas counties lacking zoning authority over unincorp…
Franklin County Government ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and no Freestone County zoning ordinance was found.
Freestone County, Texas Official Website ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (Local Gov Code); Frio County publishes no county zoning ordinance.
Bexar County (official) - County Land-Use/Zoning Authority FAQ (Texas statewide statute) ↗Texas law prohibits county zoning in unincorporated areas (counties have no general zoning authority); Gaines County unincorporated land is unzoned.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 (municipal zoning authority) ↗As a Texas county, Galveston County has no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; it regulates development via floodplain/development permits rather than zoning distr…
Galveston County - Engineering/Floodplain Permitting ↗Texas grants comprehensive zoning authority to municipalities (Local Government Code Ch. 211), not to counties, so unincorporated Garza County has no county zoning.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 (Municipal Zoning Authority) ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority; Gillespie County regulates land only through subdivision rules (e.g., 6-acre minimum lot for well/OSSF) and floodplain development, not zon…
Gillespie County (TX) Engineering Department ↗No county zoning; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and the county permits page references none.
Glasscock County Permits ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated land; Goliad County regulates septic and floodplain but not zoning districts.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 233 ↗The county regulates via subdivision and OSSF/floodplain permits with no zoning program, consistent with Texas counties lacking general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Gonzales County - OSSF/Permits ↗The county lists no planning/zoning department; Texas counties generally cannot impose zoning in unincorporated areas.
Gray County, Texas - County Offices ↗"Grayson County does not have any zoning regulations for the unincorporated areas of the county outside of the Lake Ray Roberts Zoning District and the North Texas Regional Airp…
Grayson County TX - Development Services ↗No zoning or planning department is listed among county services; Texas unincorporated areas are not zoned by the county.
Gregg County Services Overview ↗No county zoning program exists; Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and no zoning is administered by Grimes County.
Grimes County Environmental Permits ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Guadalupe County regulates land development only through Subdivision Regulations, not zoning.
Guadalupe County - Subdivision Regulations ↗No county zoning ordinance is described; county land-related permits are limited to floodplain and septic, consistent with Texas counties lacking zoning authority.
Hale County - Special Projects (Permits) ↗Hall County lists no planning or zoning department; Texas counties generally lack authority to zone unincorporated areas.
Hall County, Texas official website (county offices) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; no county zoning ordinance is published by Hamilton County.
Hamilton County TX - Permits & Regulations ↗No county zoning; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and the county site references none.
Hansford County, Texas (official site) ↗Texas counties have no authority to adopt zoning ordinances for unincorporated areas, so Hardeman County has no county zoning.
Bexar County (official) FAQ on Texas county authority (statewide rule) ↗As a Texas county, Hardin County has no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; its permit program lists only development, floodplain, subdivision and infrastructure permits, …
Hardin County - Permits ↗Unincorporated Harris County has no zoning; land use is governed instead by platting, deed restrictions, floodplain, health and state regulations.
Harris County Office of the County Engineer - Permits FAQ ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Harrison County publishes no county zoning ordinance.
Bexar County (official) - County Zoning Authority FAQ (Texas statewide statute) ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Hartley County maintains no planning/zoning office.
Bexar County TX - County Zoning Authority (Texas law) ↗Haskell County lists no planning or zoning department; Texas counties generally lack authority to zone unincorporated areas.
Haskell County, Texas official website (county offices) ↗Outside the San Marcos Regional Airport zoning area, Hays County states it does not have zoning authority; unincorporated areas operate without traditional zoning.
Hays County Development Services FAQs ↗Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land, and Hemphill County has no zoning or planning department listed on its official site.
Hemphill County, Texas - official county site ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; land use in unincorporated Henderson County is not zoned.
Henderson County - County Ordinances ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority; Hidalgo County regulates unincorporated land through subdivision/platting rules rather than zoning districts.
Hidalgo County - Planning Department ↗Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; no county zoning ordinance was found on Hill County official sources.
Hill County - OSSF Permits & 911 Signage ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Hockley County lists no planning or zoning office among its departments.
Hockley County, Texas - County Departments ↗As a Texas county, Hood County has no general zoning authority over unincorporated land; the Development FAQ lists only septic, road-access, water-well and floodplain permits, n…
Hood County Development Department FAQs ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Hopkins County lists only subdivision regulations, OSSF, and flood damage prevention, with no countywide zoning …
Hopkins County - official site (Permits/Regulations) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (limited to a few legislatively named counties, which does not include Houston County).
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Howard County does not administer zoning.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Hudspeth County's official site shows no planning/zoning department.
Hudspeth County, Texas official website ↗No countywide zoning; only a localized Lake Tawakoni Planning & Zoning overlay applies within 5,000 feet of Lake Tawakoni.
Hunt County Development ↗No county zoning department or zoning ordinance is listed on the county site; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Hutchinson County, Texas - official county site ↗Texas counties cannot adopt zoning in unincorporated areas; Irion County regulates only subdivision platting and related water/sewer/OSSF disclosures, not land-use zoning.
Irion County Subdivision/MHRC Regulations ↗The county's Public Works page states there are no zoning requirements in unincorporated Jack County.
Jack County, Texas - Public Works ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and the county's permitting page addresses only development, floodplain, and septic permits, not zoning.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Texas county land-use authority (Bexar County FAQ) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, so there are no county zoning regulations outside Fort Davis city limits.
Texas county authority FAQ (no unincorporated zoning) ↗Texas counties generally lack land-use zoning authority; Jefferson County regulates unincorporated development via floodplain/development permits rather than a use-based zoning …
Jefferson County, TX Environmental Control - Development Permits ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas and Jim Hogg County lists no planning/zoning department.
Jim Hogg County, Texas - Official County Website ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; no county zoning ordinance is documented.
Jim Wells County Safety & Inspection Department ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Johnson County regulates land through subdivision platting and development permits rather than zoning di…
Johnson County Land Development and Platting ↗No county zoning department or ordinance is published; Texas counties lack general zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Jones County, TX Official Website ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority over unincorporated land and Karnes County's permitting page lists no zoning program.
Karnes County Special Projects & Permits ↗As a Texas county, Kaufman County has no general zoning authority over unincorporated land; Development Services administers plats and permits but not zoning districts.
Kaufman County Development Services ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority; unincorporated Kendall County has no zoning, only recorded deed restrictions and county development rules.
Kendall County - Development Information ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (LGC Ch. 231 grants it only to specific named counties such as Cameron/Willacy Padre Island); Kenedy Co…
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Kent County maintains no planning or zoning office.
Kent County, Texas - Official County Offices ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Kerr County's development regulation is limited to subdivision, floodplain, and access rules with no zoning dist…
Kerr County Engineer ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Kimble County's site shows subdivision/plat rules but no zoning ordinance.
Kimble County official website ↗Texas general-law counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and King County lists no zoning or planning department.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗The county administers subdivision and OSSF regulation but no zoning; Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Kinney County, Texas - Permits (OSSF / Subdivision) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (zoning is granted only to specific counties under Ch. 231); Kleberg County lists no planning/zoning de…
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (County Zoning Authority) ↗No county zoning ordinance is evident; Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land.
Knox County, Texas official website ↗No county zoning is offered or applicable; Texas counties lack general zoning authority over unincorporated land.
La Salle County, TX - Permits & Applications ↗No county zoning or planning department/ordinance is listed; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas (zoning exists only within incorporated citi…
Lamar County, Texas - Official Website (site map / departments) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Lamb County issues a zoning/permitting letter and has no countywide zoning ordinance.
Lamb County - Permits/Zoning ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Lampasas County regulates only subdivision platting and on-site sewage, not land-use zoning.
Lampasas County Subdivision Regulations (2021) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; Lavaca County regulates via subdivision and development permits, not zoning districts.
Lavaca County - Permits & Applications ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; Lee County regulates via subdivision/development regulations rather than zoning districts.
Lee County Subdivision and Development Regulations ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and no county zoning ordinance appears on Leon County's official site.
Leon County, TX - Permits ↗The county administers building/floodplain and septic permits but no zoning; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Liberty County - Engineering, Permits and Inspections ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Texas county land-use authority (Bexar County FAQ) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and Lipscomb County lists no planning or zoning department; unincorporated county land is unzoned.
Lipscomb County, Texas - County Government ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority over unincorporated areas, and Live Oak County maintains no zoning department; zoning exists only within incorporated cities.
Live Oak County Official Website ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Llano County administers subdivision, floodplain and development-permit regulations but no zoning ordinance.
Llano County - Development Services Citizen Portal ↗Texas law forbids counties from adopting general zoning in unincorporated areas, so there are no county zoning regulations in Loving County.
Texas county authority - zoning (Bexar County FAQ) ↗Lubbock County's own document states the county has no zoning regulations in the unincorporated area.
Lubbock County (official county document) ↗Under Texas law, zoning authority is granted to municipalities (LGC Ch. 211); Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority ↗No county zoning is administered; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas and none is listed among county functions.
Madison County TX - Permits ↗Texas counties generally have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Marion County's official site shows no zoning or planning department.
Marion County, Texas - Official County Website ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority over unincorporated land; Martin County does not zone unincorporated areas.
Texas State Law Library - Building Codes in Texas ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Mason County shows no zoning/planning department.
Mason County, Texas (official) ↗The county administers subdivision and floodplain regulations but no traditional zoning is indicated; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Matagorda County Environmental Health ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Maverick County lists a Planning Department but no county-wide zoning ordinance was found.
Maverick County Departments ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed and Texas counties generally lack authority to zone unincorporated land.
McCulloch County, Texas (official site) ↗Texas law does not authorize county zoning; McLennan County's residential order explicitly does not authorize adoption or enforcement of zoning regulations. County maintains sub…
McLennan County - Residential Building Requirements ↗The county regulates only subdivisions and floodplain development, not land-use zoning; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
McMullen County - Permits ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Medina County regulates land via subdivision rules, not zoning.
Medina County - What Type of Permits Are Required ↗No zoning or planning department appears on the county's official site; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas, with only subdivision/manufacture…
Menard County, Texas (official county website) ↗Midland County states it 'does not have any specific planning and zoning requirements' for unincorporated areas (city ETJ regulations may apply within 5 miles of Midland).
Midland County, TX - Commissioners Court FAQ ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Milam County regulates land only through subdivision and floodplain/development rules rather than zoning districts.
Milam County Development Permit Application (floodplain) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Chapter 231 grants zoning power only to specific legislatively designated counties (not Mills County).
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (County Zoning Authority) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; only cities such as Colorado City administer zoning, and Mitchell County publishes no planning/zoning depar…
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 ↗No county zoning program is evident; Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Montague County Sewage Inspector ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; unincorporated Montgomery County is not zoned and instead regulates land via subdivision and floodplain development permits.
Montgomery County Environmental Health - Development Permit Structure ↗The county government lists no planning or zoning department; Texas counties generally cannot impose comprehensive zoning in unincorporated areas.
Moore County, Texas (official county government site) ↗Texas counties may not adopt comprehensive zoning ordinances; land-use control in unincorporated areas is limited to platting, septic, floodplain, and health matters.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 233 ↗Under Texas law, general-law counties have no comprehensive zoning authority over unincorporated land; Motley County does not (and cannot) impose zoning outside incorporated cit…
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M), Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; land-use regulation is limited absent a special statutory adoption.
Texas State Law Library - Building Codes (Texas) ↗Newton County has no zoning department; Texas counties generally lack authority to impose zoning in unincorporated areas.
Newton County TX official website ↗No county zoning ordinance or zoning department was found; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Nolan County, Texas - Official Site ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Nueces County exercises only subdivision/plat review through Commissioners Court and Public Works.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (County Zoning Authority, limited) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas, so there are no county zoning regulations outside incorporated city limits.
Texas county authority FAQ (no unincorporated zoning) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (limited exceptions by statute); no Oldham County zoning ordinance was found.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Orange County administers only development/floodplain permits, not zoning districts.
Orange County Environmental Health & Code Compliance - Development and Floodplain ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county administers only subdivision regulations, not zoning.
Bexar County TX - County Zoning Authority (Texas law) ↗No planning or zoning department appears among Panola County's official offices, and Texas counties generally lack authority to impose zoning in unincorporated areas.
Panola County, TX - County Offices ↗There are no zoning requirements within the unincorporated areas of Parker County.
Parker County Permitting Department ↗No county planning or zoning department exists; Texas counties generally cannot impose comprehensive zoning in unincorporated areas.
Parmer County - Departments (official county site) ↗No county zoning department or ordinance is published; Texas counties have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Pecos County TX - Departments ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county permits page addresses only development/OSSF permitting, not zoning districts.
Polk County TX Permits Department ↗Texas does not grant zoning authority to counties; unincorporated Potter County is not zoned (zoning exists only within the City of Amarillo). The county regulates subdivision p…
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Presidio County maintains no planning/zoning office.
Bexar County TX - County Zoning Authority (Texas law) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority; Rains County's regulations cover subdivisions and OSSF but there is no county zoning ordinance.
Rains County - Permits and Regulations ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority; Randall County regulates subdivision/platting in the unincorporated area but does not zone.
Randall County Subdivision Regulations (2023) ↗No county planning or zoning office exists; Texas counties lack general zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Reagan County, TX - Official Website ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Real County's official site shows no planning/zoning department (it has subdivision rules only, not zoning).
Real County, Texas official website ↗Under Texas law, general-law counties have no comprehensive zoning authority over unincorporated land; Red River County does not (and cannot) impose zoning outside incorporated …
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M), Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗No county zoning ordinance is published; Texas counties have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Reeves County TX - Permits and Regulations ↗Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas and Refugio County publishes no zoning ordinance.
Refugio County official website ↗No county planning or zoning department is listed and Texas counties generally lack authority to zone unincorporated land.
Roberts County Texas (official site) ↗Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Robertson County publishes no zoning ordinance.
Robertson County official website ↗Texas does not grant zoning authority to counties; unincorporated Rockwall County is not zoned. The county regulates subdivision and development (platting, driveways, floodplain…
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions ↗The county has subdivision regulations but no zoning department or ordinance, consistent with Texas counties generally lacking authority to zone unincorporated land.
Runnels County official website ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; regulation is limited to platting, septic, floodplain and public health.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗No zoning or planning department is listed among county offices, consistent with Texas counties lacking general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Sabine County official website (county departments) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; no county zoning ordinance was found for San Augustine County.
San Augustine County, Texas - Official Website ↗The county administers 'Regulations for Subdivisions and Development' but no zoning ordinance, consistent with Texas counties lacking zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
San Jacinto County, TX County Regulations ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county regulates via subdivision and floodplain rules rather than zoning.
San Patricio County Subdivision Rules ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; only the City of San Saba administers zoning.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 ↗The county's Permits & Regulations page lists no zoning ordinance among its only regulations; Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Schleicher County TX - Permits and Regulations ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; only cities/ETJ arrangements can zone, so unincorporated Scurry County is unzoned.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 (county land-use/zoning authority) ↗Texas counties generally have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Shackelford County's official site shows no zoning or planning department.
Shackelford County, Texas - Official County Website ↗Under Texas law only municipalities, not counties, may adopt zoning ordinances, so unincorporated Shelby County has no zoning.
Texas Real Estate Research Center (Texas A&M) - Land-Use Restrictions in Texas ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Sherman County has no planning/zoning office.
Sherman County Commissioners Court / county offices ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority; Smith County regulates only subdivision layout in unincorporated areas, not land-use zoning.
Smith County Subdivision Regulations ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; unincorporated Somervell County is not zoned, with land-use regulation limited to incorporated Glen Rose.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 211 ↗Texas counties generally cannot zone; LG Code Ch. 231 grants zoning authority only to specifically named counties, which does not include Starr County.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 (County Zoning Authority) ↗Under Texas law counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Stephens County publishes only subdivision regulations rather than a zoning ordinance.
Stephens County, Texas (official county website) ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Sterling County maintains no planning or zoning office.
Sterling County, Texas - Official County Offices ↗Under Texas law counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Stonewall County has no zoning ordinance.
Bexar County FAQ - How is my property zoned in the County (Texas counties lack zoning authority) ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Sutton County lists no planning or zoning office.
Sutton County, TX - Official Website ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority and no zoning department is listed for Swisher County.
Swisher County official website ↗The county states unincorporated Tarrant County does not enforce zoning regulations, though it maintains development standards.
Tarrant County Engineering Services - Development ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Taylor County regulates only subdivision platting, roadway/drainage standards and floodplain development, not zo…
Taylor County - Subdivision Development Procedures and Regulations ↗No county planning or zoning office is listed on the official county site; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Terrell County, Texas - Official Site ↗Texas zoning authority is granted to municipalities; Texas counties generally have no zoning power over unincorporated land, so there is no county zoning in Terry County.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 (Municipal Zoning Authority) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas except where the Legislature has specifically granted it, which does not include Throckmorton County.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (limited to a few legislatively named counties, which does not include Titus County).
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov) ↗The county's regulatory authority (Local Government Code sec. 232.001 subdivision, TCEQ OSSF agent, roads/drainage, floodplain) does not include zoning; Texas counties have no g…
Tom Green County Subdivision Regulations ↗Texas counties have no statutory zoning authority; unincorporated Travis County is not zoned and instead regulates land through development, floodplain, and subdivision permits.
Travis County Development Services ↗No county zoning ordinance is referenced on Trinity County's site; Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Trinity County, Texas - Septic Permit Process / County site ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Tyler County's regulations list subdivision rules but no zoning.
Tyler County Regulations ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Upshur County's department list includes no planning or zoning office.
County of Upshur (TX) — Departments ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas (Local Government Code Ch. 231); Upton County publishes no zoning ordinance.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Uvalde County lists no planning/zoning department.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 231 (County Zoning Authority) ↗No county zoning department or ordinance is published; Texas counties lack general zoning authority over unincorporated land (the county administers subdivision platting only).
Van Zandt County, TX - Subdivision Regulations ↗Texas counties lack general zoning authority; Victoria County regulates unincorporated development via floodplain and development standards rather than zoning districts.
Victoria County Development Services ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Walker County regulates via subdivision, floodplain, and OSSF rules rather than zoning districts.
Walker County TX - Planning & Development ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Waller County regulates land use through Subdivision and Development Regulations rather than zoning districts.
Waller County TX - Subdivision and Development Regulations ↗No planning or zoning department is listed among Ward County offices; Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas.
Ward County, Texas official website (departments) ↗Under Texas law only municipalities, not counties, may adopt zoning; Washington County has no zoning in its unincorporated areas.
Washington County Engineering & Development Services ↗Texas counties generally cannot zone unincorporated land; Webb County administers land-development and floodplain regulations rather than a zoning ordinance.
Webb County Planning Department ↗No county zoning ordinance is administered; the county permit department lists only OSSF, floodplain, and rural addressing, consistent with Texas counties lacking zoning authori…
Wharton County Permit & Inspection Department ↗Texas counties generally have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and no county planning/zoning department is listed for Wheeler County.
Wheeler County, Texas (official county website) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; zoning power is granted by statute only to specifically named counties, which do not include Wichita C…
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 231 (county zoning authority) ↗Texas counties generally have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas absent a specific legislative grant, and none was found for Wilbarger County.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 (municipal zoning authority) ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority in unincorporated areas; the county's land-use controls are limited to a Floodplain Ordinance and Subdivision Rules & Regulations, with n…
Willacy County Permits Department ↗There are no zoning regulations in Williamson County; the county has no authority to zone property for land use and cannot issue a Certificate of Occupancy.
Williamson County - FAQ: Zoning Regulations ↗Texas counties have not been granted general zoning authority; Wilson County regulates unincorporated land only through subdivision and development rules, not a zoning ordinance.
Wilson County - Subdivision and Development Rules and Regulations ↗Texas counties have no zoning authority over unincorporated land, and Winkler County lists no planning/zoning department.
Winkler County Departments ↗Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Wise County regulates development via OSSF and subdivision rules only.
Wise County FAQ ↗Zoning authority in Texas is granted to municipalities (LGC Ch. 211); Wood County has subdivision regulations but no countywide zoning over unincorporated land.
Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority ↗No county zoning department or ordinance is listed; Texas counties generally have no zoning authority over unincorporated land.
Yoakum County official website ↗Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas; Young County publishes subdivision regulations but no zoning ordinance.
Young County - County Policy & Regulations ↗Texas counties have no general zoning authority in unincorporated areas, and Zavala County maintains no planning/zoning ordinance office.
Bexar County TX - County Zoning Authority (Texas law) ↗Vermont has no county zoning; zoning bylaws are adopted and administered by individual municipalities under Title 24 Chapter 117 (e.g., towns in Addison County), not by the county.
Vermont Statutes - 24 V.S.A. sec 4411 (Zoning bylaws) ↗Caledonia County itself does not administer zoning; under 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117 zoning is adopted and enforced at the town level, and many Caledonia County towns (e.g., St. John…
24 V.S.A. Ch. 117 - Municipal Zoning Permits ↗There is no county zoning in Vermont; zoning bylaws are adopted and administered by individual municipalities (Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester, etc.) under 24 V.S.A. Ch…
24 V.S.A. 4414 - Vermont municipal zoning ↗Zoning in Vermont is administered at the municipal (town) level under Title 24 Chapter 117; there is no county zoning in Grand Isle County.
Vermont ACCD - Planning Statutes and Rules (Title 24 Ch. 117) ↗Zoning in Vermont is enacted and administered by municipalities under 24 V.S.A. ch. 117; there is no county-level zoning in Orleans County.
Vermont Statutes - 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117 (Municipal and Regional Planning) ↗Vermont counties have no zoning authority; zoning is adopted and administered by individual towns/cities (each with its own Zoning Administrator), not by Rutland County.
Town of West Rutland (Rutland County, VT) - Zoning ↗There is no county zoning in Vermont; zoning bylaws are adopted and administered by individual towns (e.g., Town of Windsor, West Windsor) under 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117.
24 V.S.A. Chapter 117 - Vermont municipal zoning ↗The county code contains subdivision (Land Use, Ch. 51), building, and flood-damage-prevention ordinances but no countywide zoning ordinance with zoning districts.
Buchanan County, VA Code - Table of Contents (eCode360) ↗The county's own economic development page markets Carroll County as having 'no zoning'; the county administers only a Subdivision of Land ordinance and manufactured home park r…
Carroll County Economic Development ↗Dickenson County relies on the statewide USBC and no countywide zoning ordinance was found among the county's ordinances; county housing materials note the county lacks zoning o…
Dickenson County, VA - County Ordinances ↗Floyd County's official ordinance list contains no countywide zoning ordinance (only a Land Division/subdivision ordinance, manufactured home and solid waste ordinances), indica…
Floyd County Code of Ordinances ↗The county's official Economic Development page states plainly, "Patrick County does not have zoning and does not require a business license."
Patrick County, VA - Economic Development ↗As of mid-2026 Wythe County is one of the few Virginia localities without an adopted zoning ordinance; only a draft land-use classification ordinance is under public review.
Wythe County - Land Use Classification (draft) ↗Per the county FAQ, unincorporated Wahkiakum County does not have zoning; only the incorporated Town of Cathlamet has zoning (Title 19).
Wahkiakum County FAQ - Is there zoning? ↗The county's official ordinance list (floodplain, addressing, E-911, etc.) contains no zoning ordinance.
Barbour County Commission - County Ordinances ↗Berkeley County has no comprehensive countywide zoning; only special-area zoning ordinances exist (Airport Height/Sound/Runway Protection and the Windewald/Tuscarora District). …
Berkeley County — Planning & Zoning Regulations ↗No countywide zoning ordinance was located among Braxton County's posted ordinances; any zoning is handled by incorporated municipalities.
Braxton County, WV - View Ordinances ↗County officials state unincorporated Brooke County has no zoning (only two of WV's 55 counties do) and the county planning commission has been inactive.
Weirton Daily Times - Brooke County commissioners mull zoning regulations ↗Cabell County's official ordinance list includes a floodplain ordinance and unsafe-structure ordinance but no county-wide zoning ordinance; zoning applies within the City of Hun…
Cabell County - Ordinances ↗Calhoun County's official ordinance list shows only unsafe-structure, salvage-yard, and demolition ordinances, with no zoning ordinance or planning/zoning commission, consistent…
Calhoun County Commission - Ordinances ↗Clay County's official government portal lists no planning or zoning department or countywide zoning ordinance, consistent with rural WV counties that have no zoning.
Clay County, WV Official Government Site ↗The Doddridge County Commission page lists no planning commission, zoning authority, or land-use regulation among its functions, indicating the rural county has no county zoning.
Doddridge County Commission - official county government site ↗The county's official government pages list no planning or zoning office and no zoning ordinance among its departments/ordinances (only floodplain and unsafe-buildings), consist…
Gilmer County Commission (official county site) ↗County's official ordinance list includes a Subdivision/Land Development Ordinance and Building Code Ordinance but no countywide zoning ordinance was found.
Hampshire County Planning Office - Ordinances ↗No county zoning or planning department is listed on the county site; zoning, where it exists, is administered by incorporated municipalities.
Hancock County WV - Official Site ↗No Lewis County zoning ordinance was found and the county does not appear in the WVU Land Use Law Clinic zoning registry, consistent with WV rural counties lacking county-wide z…
WVU Land Use & Sustainable Development Law Clinic - Local Ordinances ↗Lincoln County references only permissive authority to adopt planning/zoning ordinances and administers floodplain rules; there is no comprehensive countywide zoning ordinance.
Lincoln County WV Commission ↗Logan County states there is no formal zoning ordinance, though some locally adopted ordinances apply to certain types of establishments.
Logan County Commission Code Enforcement Division — FAQ ↗Marion County's official government site lists no county planning or zoning department; WV county zoning requires local adoption/referendum, and zoning is administered only with…
Marion County WV (official county government) ↗The county directory lists no zoning or planning department and no countywide zoning ordinance is identified.
Marshall County WV - Directory ↗No county zoning ordinance appears on Mason County's official site; WV zoning is optional for county commissions and most rural counties remain unzoned.
Mason County, WV official site ↗The county's official department directory lists no planning or zoning department and no county zoning ordinance was found, consistent with WV rural counties lacking zoning.
McDowell County Commission — County Directory ↗The county's official ordinance directory lists no zoning ordinance (only a subdivision/land-development and floodplain ordinance), indicating no countywide zoning.
Mercer County Commission Ordinances ↗Mineral County does not have general zoning regulations in effect; the only zoning-type ordinance regulates the location of exotic-entertainment establishments.
Mineral County, WV - Planning Commission (Additional Info) ↗County zoning is an optional local power under WV Code Chapter 8A and no adopted Mingo County zoning ordinance or planning-commission map was found.
West Virginia Code Chapter 8A (WV Legislature) ↗No zoning ordinance appears in the county's adopted-ordinances list; the Planning Commission 'recommends zoning districts and regulations' only if the county chooses to implemen…
Monroe County, WV - County Ordinances ↗Morgan County has no traditional zoning ordinance with zoning districts; it regulates development through Improvement Location Permit, subdivision/stormwater, and floodplain ord…
Morgan County WV - Planning Commission ↗Nicholas County has no zoning regulations except within the city limits of Summersville and Richwood.
Nicholas County Commission FAQs ↗The Ohio County Commission lists no county planning or zoning department; zoning is administered at the municipal level (e.g. City of Wheeling) rather than county-wide.
Ohio County Commission - Government Departments ↗Official Pendleton County Commission minutes (May 18, 2021) state there are no zoning laws in Pendleton County and no ordinance prohibiting types of development.
Pendleton County WV Commission Minutes (May 18, 2021) ↗The county lists no planning/zoning office and there is no comprehensive countywide zoning ordinance in this rural county.
Pleasants County, WV - County Offices ↗The Pocahontas County Commission has no zoning department or county-wide zoning ordinance (only a floodplain ordinance); land-use zoning exists only within incorporated towns.
Pocahontas County Commission ↗The county FAQ states plainly: 'No, the county has no zoning. If you are building inside an incorporated area you need to contact that city hall.'
Preston County Commission FAQ ↗Randolph County has no zoning restrictions outside incorporated municipalities.
Randolph County WV (Randolph County Development Authority) - Sites & Buildings ↗No planning or zoning office appears among Ritchie County's listed government agencies, and WV counties only have zoning where adopted by ordinance; none was found.
Ritchie County, West Virginia - County Government Agencies ↗No zoning ordinance appears among Roane County's adopted ordinances, consistent with county zoning being optional under WV Code Chapter 8A.
Roane County WV - County Ordinances ↗Summers County has a Planning Commission but has not adopted a countywide zoning ordinance for its unincorporated areas.
Summers County Commission - Planning Commission ↗Tyler County regulates only floodplain development, with no general zoning ordinance found and the county absent from the WVU Land Use Law Clinic zoning registry.
WVU Land Use & Sustainable Development Law Clinic - Local Ordinances ↗The county administers building and floodplain permits but references no county zoning ordinance, consistent with rural WV counties without adopted zoning.
Wayne County WV - Building Permits ↗No county planning or zoning department appears on the official county site, consistent with rural WV counties that have not adopted countywide zoning.
Webster County, West Virginia - Official Site ↗The county's official ordinance list includes no zoning ordinance, consistent with rural WV counties that have not adopted zoning.
Wetzel County WV - View Ordinances ↗The official Wirt County government agencies listing shows no planning, zoning, or land-use department, consistent with rural WV counties having no zoning.
Wirt County - Other County Government Agencies ↗The county's Comprehensive Planning Program / Land Use Regulations are subdivision regulations administered by the Planning Commission; 'zoning' appears only as a glossary term …
Wood County Land Use Regulations (2015) ↗No county zoning ordinance or planning/zoning office was found on official Wyoming County sources; the county has only a non-binding comprehensive plan.
Wyoming County EDA - County Agencies ↗Fond du Lac County has no county-wide general zoning; each of its 21 towns controls its own zoning ordinance and permit issuers (the county administers only shoreland/floodplain…
Fond du Lac County - Town Zoning ↗Big Horn County has no comprehensive countywide zoning, only localized overlays such as airport-protection and floodplain areas.
Big Horn County - Planning & Zoning ↗Converse County has no general zoning ordinance; adopted land-use controls are limited to an Airport Influence Area, Flood Damage Prevention regulations, subdivision regulations…
Converse County Regulations ↗The county maintains a Land Use Planning & Zoning Commission and a 2014 Land Use Plan but has not adopted a county-wide zoning code with regulatory districts.
Crook County Land Use Planning & Zoning Commission ↗Fremont County has no county-wide zoning; the only zoning exceptions are FEMA-designated floodplain zones around Lander, Riverton, Dubois and Hudson, South Pass City historic zo…
Fremont County - Building Codes & Certificates of Occupancy ↗The county Planning & GIS page states "Currently Goshen County does not have Zoning Regulations or Building Inspections."
Goshen County - Planning & GIS ↗The WCCA survey (Sept 2023) reports Johnson County Zoning Regulations: No (no zoning districts).
Wyoming County Commissioners Association — County Zoning, Licensing and Permitting Survey (2023) ↗The WCCA survey (Sept 2023) reports Washakie County Zoning Regulations: No.
Wyoming County Commissioners Association — County Zoning, Licensing and Permitting Survey (2023) ↗The county's planning office states Weston County is in the minority in not using zoning; its sole local land use controls are subdivision regulations.
Weston County - Planning and Zoning ↗One email a week: the best counties to live off-grid, rule changes that matter, and rule changes as counties adopt or drop codes. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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