Electrical Department
The City of Powell clears the power lines within the alley right away.
The homeowner is responsible for making sure the overhead lines are
clear to their house. For your safety, we will disconnect and reconnect the line during regular business hours without charge.
First check to make sure that none of the circuit breakers have been
tripped off. Don’t forget to check the outside main breaker if you have one. If everything checks out, then call the electric department during regular business hours at: 754-9537 after hours, call the police department at: 754-2212 so they can dispatch the on call person.
For all line locates please call both of these numbers: Wyoming One Call at 811 or from out of state, call 1-800-849-2476.
You own the electrical service on your house. You can call an electrical contractor or you can do the work yourself. If you’re doing the work, please call the electrical department at 754-9537 for our requirements and to answer any questions you might have. As well as to schedule any overhead service drop disconnect/reconnects.
Streets/Shop Departments
Permits may be obtained at City Hall located at 270 N. Clark St.
Chip-Seal is the most economical way the City has found to keep the streets sealed and in good condition. The streets are currently set on a seven-year rotation. Crack-Fill is usually performed on the streets that are to be Chip-Sealed the winter and Spring prior to the Chip-Seal process.
The owner of the property is responsible for all maintenance of the sidewalks on their property. This includes all sidewalk repairs, sweeping and snow removal. Snow that is removed from the sidewalks must be placed on the property or removed entirely and is not to be placed in the City street or gutter. The same holds true for leaves and other debris as well.
Water/Wastewater
Powell Police at 754-2212 as we have a person on call 24-7
No, you will need to call your plumber
We buy finished drinking water from Shoshone Municipal Pipeline.
Wyoming One Call at 1-800-849-2476
General Public Works Questions
It depends on what zoning district you are located in.
- R-E Front, rear lot lines – Fifteen (15) feet
Side lot lines – One (1) foot for every two (2) feet of structure height, not to less than ten (10) feet - R-L Front, rear lot lines – Fifteen (15) feet
Side lot lines – One (1) foot for every three (3) feet of structure height, not to less than five (5) feet - R-G Front, rear lot lines – Fifteen (15) feet
Side lot lines – One (1) foot for every three (3) feet of structure height, not to less than five (5) feet - B-G None provided adequate ingress / egress and clear zones are observed
- I-L Residential uses – Same as R-G
All other uses – None - I-G Residential uses – Same as R-G
All other uses – None
Once, (two lots) after that, subdivision requirements will take precedence
It depends on what zoning district you are located in.
- R-E Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet
- R-L Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet, but not less than three (3) times the total floor area of the building
- R-G Two (2) times the total floor area of the building, but not less than
- 1) Six thousand (6,000) square feet for one-and two-family dwellings with one owner.
- 2) Nine thousand (9,000) square feet for multifamily dwellings
- 3) Two thousand (2,000) square feet for townhouses when clustered as three (3) or more units
- 4) Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet for all other listed uses
- B-G Two (2) times the total floor area of the building
- I-L Equal to total floor area, but not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet
- I-G Equal to total floor area, but not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet
- Wind 110 mph
- Snow 20 psf
- Seismic Zone – B
- IBC – 2021
- Exposure – C
- Frost Depth 40″
Public Health
In general, the 90-gallon containers are collected on Tuesdays & Fridays and most of the residential 300-gallon containers are collected on Mondays & Thursdays. There are, however, some exceptions to this schedule. Commercial collection goes on 6 days a week Monday thru Saturday. If there are changes due to a holiday, those changes will be published in The Tribune or posted on the City Web.
Because our charges vary according to the amount of refuse you have and what you want hauled away we ask that you call 754-3552 to obtain pricing information.
If you have items too large for your container, simply leave them in the alley a short distance from your container and we will collect those items separately. Curbside collection customers need to call to arrange pick-up time.
The Park County Landfill at the corner of Road 5 and Lane 10 accepts branches. If you have questions for them, their phone number is 754-9418.
If you would like the City to chip your branches and you have garbage collection in the alley, please place the branches with all the cut ends facing the same direction in the alley. Please leave 3 feet clear around the dumpsters so the garbage truck can still empty them. Avoid blocking other citizens’ gates and driveways. The Sanitation Department starts chipping branches on one side of town and works their way through the entire town before starting over. During certain times of year, it can take over 6 weeks to get through the entire town. Your patience is appreciated.
If your garbage collection is on the street, please call the sanitation department at 754-3552 to schedule a day for chipping.
The county landfill is open from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Saturday. The landfill is closed on Sundays and major Holidays.
These units need to have the Freon removed by a licensed operator. After that is completed, please haul them to the landfill for no charge, as the metal is recycled.
