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Look up a property’s zoning and find the right permit office.

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Start with the jurisdiction of the property. County permit offices may serve only unincorporated areas.
Use the official map and confirm project requirements with the planning or building office.

4 guides with reviewed service links · Inyo

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County government · Inyo

Assessor

Listed for Inyo County, California. The cited official directory identifies this office; task requirements and the availability of individual locations must be confirmed with the office.

GIS Data & MapsOfficial instructions

Officially linked county property-map resource. This verifies the referral and stated label; interactive layers, parcel results, legal boundaries, buildability and application eligibility are not determined here.

Published GIS datasets and web maps

Inyo County's Geographic Information System (GIS) provides access to many datasets, including; parcels, road centerlines, addresses, a variety of environmental hazards, administrative boundaries, elevation data, and imagery. Data can be downloaded in GIS format, or viewed in web maps. The GIS staff are located in the Information Services Department, and provide services and data to public and private organizations, individuals, and county employees.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Spatial accuracy limitation

Spatial errors - The areas depicted by these maps/data are approximate, and are not necessarily accurate to surveying or engineering standards. X/Y coordinates may be in error by several hundred feet or more.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

Inyo County · Inyo assessor — property records and provider resources (opens in a new tab)

Official property-office map referral: GIS Data & Maps

GIS Data & Maps

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County government · Inyo

Public Works — Building and Safety

Inyo County building permit services. Confirm which county or city agency handles your property before applying.

County building permit informationOfficial instructions

Official county building permit guidance. Service boundaries and project requirements must be confirmed with the department.

Source checked October 14, 2026

Inyo County · Inyo — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Building and Safety

ivision Staff Victim Services Policies Public Administrator Public Guardian Public Works Building & Maintenance Airport Building and Safety Lighting Districts Permits Roads Staff Transportation Commission Water Systems County Service Area #2 Sheriff CCW - Info & Permit Application Links Citizen RIMS Emergency Alerts Jail Job Opportunities and Recruitment Info Media & Press Releases MINT - Major Investigations & Narcotics Team Preparedness Updates Policies Property Records Report a Crime Search

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County government · Inyo

Inyo County Information Services — GIS

Official geographic information and map-access function. A county association identifies the published provider/referral context; it does not assert legal map boundaries, county planning authority inside cities, or complete coverage of every layer.

Inyo Information Services public GIS zoning layerOfficial instructions

The county's public GIS application visibly lists Parcels and Planning → General Plan/Zoning layers. This records the actual application layer list, without querying any parcel, downloading features or determining legal boundaries.

Actual public application layer list; no feature or parcel queries

Planning General Plan Zoning

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

Official county map information · inyo public map rendered official map information (opens in a new tab)

Official county map/provider evidence: exact named map, actual layer list, access instructions or limitation

Planning General Plan Zoning

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Inyo public GIS data-by-parcel map referralOfficial instructions

Information Services publishes a specifically named GIS Data by Parcel Map. This is a GIS-derived parcel-information tool, distinct from a recorded survey or official legal-boundary determination.

Source checked October 26, 2026

Inyo official map information · Inyo official zoning map information candidate (opens in a new tab)

Official county map/provider evidence: exact named map, actual layer list, access instructions or limitation

GIS Data by Parcel Map

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County government · Inyo

Inyo County Planning

County Planning application information; confirm the applicable property and project jurisdiction.

Inyo Planning Department application downloadsOfficial instructions

Official Planning application directory. Choose the correct land-use application and submittal requirements; this entry does not establish an online filing transaction or building-permit approval.

Service area: County Planning application information. Confirm jurisdiction for the property and project; incorporated-city authority is not established by this entry. Area details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

Inyo County · Inyo County planning application instructions and forms (opens in a new tab)

Planning Dept. Apps | Inyo County California — service-planning-application-06027

Application DownloadPlanning Dept. Apps

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