Building Inspections

Scheduling an Inspection

 The Town of Jackson will be conducting all inspections virtually on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  In person inspections will be conducted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Inspections cannot be requested through the Smart Gov portal, even If you used the portal to obtain your permit. The Town will be utilizing the following process for conducting inspections until further notice;

The permit holders or authorized agents should request their inspections via the Building Inspection Request hotline 24 hours in advance. Inspections requests not received by 3:30 P.M. will not be conducted the next business day and will be scheduled with the following business day.

When requesting an inspection please leave your name, phone number, Facetime number or Zoom email (as applicable), permit number, address of the project, a two hour inspection window (within 8:00-10:00, 10:00 - 12:00 or 1:00-3:00) and type of inspection requested. The Building Inspection Request Line number is (307-733-0520 Ext. 1351).The Building Department will no longer be confirming inspection requests. It is the responsibility of the permit holder/agent to be ready for your inspection per the two-hour inspection window requested. The Town of Jackson’s Building Department will contact the permit holder/agent requesting the inspection only if the two-hour window requested cannot be accommodated. 

Partial inspections will only be conducted as necessary for the sequence of construction or as approved by the town’s inspector/building official. Combination inspections (Rough Gas, Rough Plumbing, Rough Mechanical, and Framing) are required by the building department and can only be scheduled after a passed Rough Electrical Inspection. 

All inspection requests should be very specific as to what is being inspected and at what locations. The permit applicant/agent is responsible to verify the work is completed correctly and is ready for inspection, prior to requesting an inspection. All construction related to the items being inspected should have previously been reviewed and approved by the design team and building official prior to construction (stamped plans). Unauthorized or incomplete work will constitute a failed inspection.

Tuesday’s and Thursday’s inspections will be conducted via FaceTime (preferred) or Zoom. This will require a compatible device from the user requesting the inspection. A cell phone number for the FaceTime inspection should be provided with the inspection request as well as an email address. If you do not have the ability to FaceTime or Zoom please contact the building inspector for additional inspection options. The Building Department may provide/require virtual inspections on any day of the week, as needed, to provide continuity of inspections due to limited staff.  

FaceTime or Zoom inspections will be conducted between 8:00-Noon and from 1:00-3:00 P.M. Please provide a two-hour window within these times that you will be available for the inspection. 

The building inspector will try to contact you a minimum of three times within 15 minutes of that requested two-hour inspection window. After three failed attempts, the inspection will be considered not ready, and it will need to be rescheduled via the inspection line.

Inspection results will be sent to the email address provided to the Town of Jackson.

If the above is not able to be accomplished by the contractor/owner arrangements will need to be made through the Building Official so that we can find a way to conduct the inspection. This could place the possibility that the inspection could be out for up to 3 days before we could accomplish it. 

The Town will not be conducting supplement inspections to special inspections at this time and will consider the approved special inspection as a passed inspection. Third party inspectors are required to email the results of all inspections to our building inspector within 48 hours of conducting the inspection.  

All correspondence and questions to the building inspector should be directed to his email (Lprobst@jacksonwy.gov) or direct line (307)734-3495 and not left on the inspection request line. Do not utilize any mobile phone numbers for official correspondence.

*Inspections provided by the Town of Jackson are made in good faith, the Contractor and property owner shall always be responsible for code compliance no matter what the circumstances. If at any point, later inspections reveal noncompliance with Code or approved plans or development approvals, failure to so discover during these violations or failures during utilization of abbreviated inspections shall not constitute a waiver of the Town’s ability to enforce the adopted Codes or the scope of issued permits and approvals. If any portion of the permitted scope of work inspected in this manner comes under future scrutiny or produces any sort of questionable construction or is found defective the Town assumes no additional liability beyond what is defined in the currently adopted Building Codes and the Contractor carries all normally assumed and assigned liability as defined by Code, Profession and Licensing.

Requirements

The following are required during inspections:

1. The Building Permit, Inspection Card and Stamped Town of Jackson reviewed plan set must be on-site and accessible for the inspector.
2. All work for the inspection must be complete and in place. Failure to have the work completed will constitute a failed inspection and will need to be rescheduled through the Inspection Request Hotline.
3. Partial Inspections are not permitted unless authorized by the building official. A combination Rough Mechanical/Rough Gas/Rough Plumbing/Frame inspection can be scheduled only after the Rough Electrical Inspection is complete.
4. All work is to be uncovered with OSHA approved safe access to all locations being inspected. Failure to have the work uncovered or means of inspection via safe access will constitute a failed inspection.
5. Construction is to put in place as per the Town of Jackson’s reviewed and stamped construction documents. Deviations or changes from the plans are not allowed. All construction document changes need to be stamped by the applicable design team member and submitted to the Town of Jackson as an addendum for review.

Important Reminders

The complete set of approved permit plans are required to be on site for all inspections. Failure to be ready for or pass a requested inspection may result in a $83/hr re-inspection fee, a 48-hour window for processing the reinspection fee, once received, as well as the standard 24 hour notice for another inspection request via the inspection request hotline. 

When requesting an inspection please make sure you have a good phone connection and speak slowly in a clear manner.

Other Involved Departments

The Town of Jackson Building Department only provides inspections applicable to the Building Department located in the town limits. Inspections required by other departments or in Teton County will need to be scheduled through the appropriate department. Included below is a list of other departments often involved in the inspection process.

1. Engineering Department Inspection: Call 307-733-3079
2. Fire/Electrical Department Inspection(s): Call 307-733-4732
3. Health Department Inspection: Call 307-732-8490
4. Planning Department Inspection: Call 307-733-0440, ext. 1304
5. Teton County Building Inspections: Call 307-733-3959

As applicable, all other departments must inspect and sign-off on the Permit/Inspection Card prior to scheduling a Final Building Inspection.

Upon Completion

Once all departments have signed off on the Permit Inspection card please scan all inspection cards and electronic inspection records and email them to Annette Langley to process the Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Completion (depending on your project type). If you have questions regarding the process contact Annette.

1.  Annette Langley- 307-733-0440 X 1352 or email Annette Langley

 We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work to maintain the integral health of our community with the building life safety of our community. Please feel free to call or contact the building official or building inspector with any questions or concerns.