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We're excited to announce that the Valley County Building Department will be changing to digital building permit application submittals starting October 1st, 2026. Apply for all of your permits, schedule on-line inspections, check the status of your…

The Building Department will be closed on the following dates. No inspections are available on these dates:Feb 16 Presidents' DayJune 19 JuneteenthSept 7 Labor DayNov 11 Veterans DayDecember 25 Christmas Day May 25 Memorial DayJuly 3 Independence Da…

We will not accept building permit applications after 4:30 pm due to processing times.  Thank you.

Please wait to excavate until you have your building permit.  

Valley County Building Department will be closed and no inspections will be available on these days on the following dates:JUNETEENTH  JUNE 19TH;INDEPENDENCE DAY  JULY 4TH; LABOR DAY  SEPTMBER 1; COLUMBUS DAY  OCTOBER 13; VETERANS DAY  NOVEMBER 11; …

Please plan on supporting your building permit application with a sewer or septic approval.  It doesn't matter if the sewer in your subdivision is private or not, approval is still required.  

Please note that changes to building plans MUST be approved by the owners in writing before we will review and approve them.  

Building permit applications for new residential units and new non-residential units (commercial) will be subject to added fees if they are within Valley County’s jurisdiction and one of the three fire districts: Donnelly Fire District, McCa…

Please submit your applications with paper plans in person, or by mail, only.  What size?  At least 18x24" and no larger than 24 x 36 inches.  Please take a moment to be sure your design criteria and roof snow load on your plan…

Owner Signature is required on the building permit application.  If you are a Contractor or an Authorized Agent preparing the application for the Owner, please also sign.