Feasibility studies · Jackson and Teton County
Know what the parcel allows before you buy it.
Zoning, overlays, covenants and the fire code, read for one parcel in the Town of Jackson or Teton County and put in writing.
The moment
You're under contract, and the due-diligence clock is running.
The listing says buildable. The zoning map looks fine. What neither tells you is how much house the parcel will take, where on it you can put one, and what the overlays, the covenants and the fire code will ask of it.
Those answers are in the Land Development Regulations, the plats and the recorded documents. I read them for one parcel and put what I find in writing, inside your window, so you decide with the facts instead of after them.
What the study covers
Everything that decides what you can build.
If half of this list is unfamiliar, that's the reason to have it read. Each item is checked against the parcel and reported in plain language.
- Parcel and legal
- The legal description, zoning jurisdiction and comp plan district, allowed uses and accessory residential unit (ARU) eligibility, and, from the Standard band up, what the covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) restrict beyond the zoning.
- Overlays and habitat
- Every overlay in play, Natural Resources Overlay (NRO) review, habitat and winter range, vegetation and waterbodies, scenic viewshed and bear conflict area.
- Wildfire, flood and slope
- What the wildland-urban interface (WUI) code asks of the parcel, the flood zone and slope limits. The ignition-resistant (IR) construction class is issued separately by Jackson Hole Fire/EMS.
- Scale, setbacks and site
- Floor area and scale, setbacks, landscape surface ratio (LSR) and site development area, plant units and fencing, exterior materials and lighting.
Free lot check
What the county maps on one parcel.
Zoning, overlays, the wildfire map and the flood zone for any parcel in Teton County, read from the county's GIS. It's the first page of the study, not the study.
What this is, and isn't
This is the county's mapped GIS data, read for one parcel by a script. It isn't a survey, a legal description or a professional determination, and it doesn't read the covenants, the plat or what the LDRs allow on the lot. The county's maps are for guidance and can't be used to design or build. The full study reads all of it.
Fee bands
Priced by how much the parcel has in play, from a first read to a full study.
| Band | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Any parcel. The zoning and the LDR sections that apply, allowed uses, setbacks, height, floor area and landscape surface ratio, the overlays named, and a site plan exhibit with the setbacks drawn. Five business days. | $1,500 |
| Standard | One thing in play: the Natural Resources or Scenic Resources Overlay, wetlands, a flood zone, or covenants (CC&Rs) to review. | $4,000 |
| Complex | Two or more of those, a lot in a planned unit development (PUD) or planned resort with its HOA review, or a parcel with subdivision potential. Quoted. | from $6,000 |
Since 1 January 2025 every private parcel in the Town and County sits inside the mapped WUI under the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC). The wildfire classification that sets what it requires is issued by Jackson Hole Fire/EMS through its own review, so it sits outside the study. I recommend applying for it early.
The Overview takes five business days. A Standard or Complex study takes ten, or five on rush at +50%.
Who it's for
Anyone who needs the answer before the money moves.
Buyers under contract
The answers inside the due-diligence window, while you can still walk away.
Owners of a lot
What you can build before you pay anyone to design it.
Brokers
A study you can point a buyer to when the question is bigger than the listing.
For brokers
Send me a parcel.
Hand a nervous buyer a real answer instead of a shrug. When a buyer asks what they can build, send them here. The study works for your buyer. The Overview arrives in five business days; a Standard or Complex study in ten, or five on rush.
The honest read
Before you buy the lot.
Twenty questions to answer before the due-diligence window closes.
Take it to the showing or hand it to a buyer. The study is for when the answers for one parcel matter.
Why me
I've sat on the side of the table that applies these rules.
I spent six years on the Jackson Town Planning Commission, reviewing the kinds of applications this study anticipates. Every band is read against the code I helped apply.
Tell me about the parcel.
Send the address or the listing, and I'll tell you which band it falls in.