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Cheyenne County Zoning & Planning / Land Use

The land use authority for Cheyenne County on Colorado's eastern plains. The county administers building permit applications through its Zoning & Planning office in Cheyenne Wells, but is listed by the Colorado Division of Housing among jurisdictions without building departments, indicating minimal local building-code enforcement.

Jurisdiction
Cheyenne County, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
Cheyenne Wells, CO
Contact
  • url: https://www.co.cheyenne.co.us/departments/zoning_planning.html
  • phone: 719-767-5872
Permit process note
The Zoning & Planning department (Land Use Administrator, P.O. Box 567, Cheyenne Wells) handles building permit applications along with conditional use permits, subdivision exemptions, and wind energy development permits; a fee schedule and application forms are published by the county.
Inspection requirements
Cheyenne County is listed by the Colorado Division of Housing among jurisdictions without building departments, so local building-code inspection capability is limited or absent.

Hail reports near the center of Cheyenne County, CO

Reports, last 24 months
2
Largest, last 24 months
1.00 in May 29, 2026
Most recent
May 29, 2026 1.00 in
Reports, last 5 years
7
5 most recent reports, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
May 29, 20261.00 in5 mi SW
Aug 10, 20251.00 in4 mi NNE
Jun 8, 20242.00 in7 mi SW
Jun 8, 20242.00 in6 mi WSW
Jun 8, 20241.00 in2 mi SSW

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database and daily storm reports (reports since the start of the current year are preliminary), within 10 miles of the center of Cheyenne County, CO. Data through Oct 7, 2026, not updated since. A report is an observation, not a damage record.

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