Zoning, building permits and septic rules in the Town of Lingle, Wyoming

At a glance

Zoning

Yes: the Town has its own zoning ordinance and district maps¹⁴

Minimum lot, single-family home

4,900 square feet (district schedule, § 11-3B-2)⁵

Building permit

Not confirmed inside town limits; ask Town Hall. Goshen County has no building inspections for unincorporated land⁶

Subdivision

Regulated by the Town's code (Title 10)⁷

Septic permit

Goshen County, $100 application fee³⁸

Water well

State permit required; $50 domestic filing fee⁹

RV, tiny home, ADU

Not confirmed inside town limits; ask Town Hall¹⁰

Who to call

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 15, 2026.

Does Lingle have zoning, and what does it mean for lots, RVs and tiny homes?

Yes. The Town of Lingle has its own zoning ordinance, and the code incorporates official zoning district maps¹⁴. No building or premises inside town limits may be used or occupied except in conformity with the regulations for its district¹.

The district schedule in § 11-3B-2 sets the minimum lot area for a single-family dwelling at 4,900 square feet, with 3,500 square feet per family for two-family dwellings and 800 square feet per family for multiple-family dwellings⁵. Check the zoning map for your parcel's district before you rely on those numbers, because the schedule is district-specific⁵.

We could not confirm what the Town's code says about long-term RV living, temporary camping, tiny homes, manufactured homes, accessory dwellings, setbacks or minimum dwelling size inside town limits. Ask Town Hall at 307-837-2422 before you buy¹⁰.

Do you need a building permit in Lingle, and who issues it?

We could not confirm the Town's building permit trigger, fees or exemptions, or whether the Town inspects construction. Town Hall is the office to ask, and it is also the place to ask about a certificate of occupancy¹⁰.

Goshen County's own answer applies only outside town limits: the county states that it does not have zoning regulations or building inspections for unincorporated land, and that statement does not decide what the Town of Lingle requires⁶. Do not read the county's answer as the Town's.

State rules still reach some projects. Wyoming requires a state electrical wiring permit for electrical equipment in new construction unless a local government has delegated electrical enforcement authority¹¹. The state fire marshal reviews plans for categories such as public buildings over 5,000 square feet and child-care centers housing more than 10 children¹². A single-family house is not on that list.

How do septic permits work for a lot in Lingle?

Septic permits in Goshen County come from the county, not the Town. The county's application states that the State delegated septic permitting to Goshen County by contract, and the same office serves every address in the county³.

A permit application is required for all new systems and for replacement tanks, leachfields or complete systems¹³. The application fee is $100, payable to Goshen County⁸. The application needs photos of an 8-foot-deep exploration pit and at least 3 percolation tests in the leachfield area; the county generally reviews it within 1-2 business days, and inspection requires 48 hours' notice¹⁴.

If your lot is connected to town sewer, the septic process may not apply to you. We could not confirm where Lingle's sewer service ends, so ask Town Hall¹⁰.

Can you drill a well in Lingle?

Wyoming requires an approved permit from the State Engineer before you drill a well for domestic or stock use. The domestic filing fee is $50⁹. Wells must be drilled by a Wyoming licensed water-well drilling contractor⁹. We could not confirm whether the Town of Lingle restricts private wells inside town limits, so ask Town Hall first¹⁰.

Building a home in Lingle: the steps, in order

1. Call Lingle Town Hall at 307-837-2422 and give the parcel address¹⁰. Ask for the zoning district, the building permit rule and whether the lot has town sewer and water¹⁰.
2. Check the district's lot-area rule; a single-family dwelling needs 4,900 square feet in the schedule we reviewed⁵.
3. If you are dividing land, ask about the Town's subdivision regulations in Title 10 of its code⁷.
4. If the lot is not on town sewer, apply to the Goshen County Planning Office for a septic permit¹³.
5. If the lot needs a well, file the State Engineer's U.W. 5 application first⁹.
6. Pull the state electrical wiring permit unless the Town has delegated authority¹¹.

What to check before you buy land in Lingle

Property tax, land prices and soils are county-level figures. Goshen County's effective property tax rate is 0.6% and its median property tax bill is $1,395 a year¹⁵¹⁶. USDA rates about 50% of Goshen County soils as not limited for a conventional septic drain field, so the county's soils are friendlier to septic than in many counties; a site evaluation is still required for the permit¹⁷¹⁴.

For land outside Lingle, the county's answers differ: unincorporated Goshen County has no county zoning. See the Goshen County page for rules on rural parcels². The nearest city of 100,000 or more is about 116 miles away¹⁸.

Watch-outs

• Goshen County's lack of zoning and building inspections applies to unincorporated land only; inside Lingle the Town's zoning ordinance governs²¹.
• The 4,900 square foot lot minimum is for single-family dwellings in the district schedule we reviewed; other districts may differ, so confirm your parcel's district with Town Hall⁵.
• We could not confirm the Town's building permit, RV, tiny-home, accessory-dwelling, setback or short-term-rental rules; Town Hall at 307-837-2422 can answer¹⁰.

Sources

1. 11-1-1: Title (Town of Lingle), quoted and re-checked
2. Planning & GIS, quoted and re-checked
3. Goshen County Land Use Plan, quoted and re-checked
4. 11-1-1: Title (Town of Lingle), quoted and re-checked
5. 11-3B-2: Lot Area (Town of Lingle), quoted and re-checked
6. Planning & GIS | Goshen County, WY, quoted and re-checked
7. Lingle, WY Laws (Town of Lingle), quoted and re-checked
8. 2024 Conventional Septic System Application with Cover, quoted and re-checked
9. seo.wyo.gov (Wyoming statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
10. Town of Lingle Town Hall (Clerk/Treasurer) (townoflingle.com)
11. 2025 Wyoming Statutes, Title 35, Article 1: Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, quoted and re-checked
12. 2025 Wyoming Statutes, Title 35, Article 1: Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, quoted and re-checked
13. Goshen County Land Use Plan, quoted and re-checked
14. 2024 Conventional Septic System Application with Cover, quoted and re-checked
15. Effective property tax rate: Bolthole Index county data
16. Median property tax bill: Bolthole Index county data
17. Share of soils USDA rates "not limited" for a conventional septic drain field (SSURGO). A strict rating: the median county is about 6% and a tenth of counties are 0%, so a low figure means most lots need a site evaluation or an engineered system, not that septic is impossible. Cite it only with that caveat: Bolthole Index county data
18. Straight-line distance from the county center to the nearest city of 100,000+ people: Bolthole Index county data

Written October 15, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.