Section IX: Permits
The plan review fee is required to be paid at submittal. The balance of the permit fees is collected upon issuance of the permit.
Instructions for Calculating Permit Fees.
1. Determine the valuation (labor and materials).
2. Using the total permit valuation, calculate the permit fee using the table below.
3. Calculate the plan review fee (percentage of the permit fee for the appropriate work type: building, mechanical, etc.).
4. Calculate the use tax (fifty percent (50%) of the total valuation of the project times three and three-fourths percent (3.75%) use tax).
Description |
Fee |
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Building, Plumbing and Mechanical (Based on Valuation) |
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$1.00 – $500.00 |
$23.50 |
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$500.01 – $2,000.00 |
Additional per $100 of Valuation |
$3.05 |
$2,000.01 – $25,000.00 |
Additional per |
$14.00 |
$25,000.01 – $50,000.00 |
Additional per |
$10.10 |
$50,000.01 – $100,000.00 |
Additional per |
$7.00 |
$100,000.01 – $500,000.00 |
Additional per |
$5.60 |
$500,000.01 – $1,000,000.00 |
Additional per |
$4.75 |
$1,000,000.01 – Up to $5,608.75 for the First $1,000,000.00 plus $3.15 for Each Additional $1,000.00, or Fraction Thereof |
Additional per |
$3.15 |
Plan Review and Permitting |
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Building |
Percentage of Permit Fee |
65.0% |
Plumbing |
Percentage of Permit Fee |
65.0% |
Mechanical |
Percentage of Permit Fee |
65.0% |
Plumbing and Mechanical Permit (Already Reviewed With Building Permit) |
$125.00 |
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Inspections |
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Outside Normal Business Hours Minimum 2 hours |
$150.00 / Hour |
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Reinspection Fees (Work Not Ready for Inspection or Called for Corrections Not Made) |
$150.00 / Hour |
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Inspections for Which No Fee Is Specifically Indicated |
$150.00 / Hour |
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Additional Plan Review Required by Changes, Additions or Revisions to or Revisions to the Approved Plans Note: Fees to Be Charged Directly to Applicant |
$150.00 / Hour |
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Sign Permit |
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Stationary Sign |
$30.00 Plus $0.50 Per sq. ft. |
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Banner |
$10.00 |
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Temporary |
$10.00 |
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Grading/Excavation Permit |
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Major – Over 20,000 sq. ft. or Over 5,000 cu. yd. |
$400.00 |
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Minor – Less Than or Equal to 20,000 sq. ft. or Less Than or Equal to 5,000 cu. yd. |
$250.00 |
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Grading Plan Review |
$125.00 / Hour |
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ROW/Street Cut/Sidewalk Closure |
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ROW/Street Cut/Sidewalk Closure |
$250.00 |
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Permit Fees: Other |
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Demolition |
$200.00 |
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Fence |
$75.00 |
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Reroof – Residential |
$200.00 |
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Reroof – Commercial – Based on Project Valuation |
$400.00 |
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Solar |
$200.00 |
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Water Heater/Boiler – Replacement |
$75.00 |
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Permanent Foundation |
$450.00 Plus Valuation-Based Fee |
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Permit Fees: Elevators and Escalators |
Per State of Colorado Regulations |
Permit Refunds and Violations.
Refunds. Building Official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3. Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
Violations.
Persons who shall violate a provision of Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. |
Class B Municipal Offense |
Expiration and Reissue of Permits.
1. Reissued or new permit shall be one-half (½) of the permit fee of the original permit, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one (1) year.
2. Expiration of Permit.
a. Work must commence within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuing of permit.
b. Unless determined otherwise by the Building Official, because of the size or complexity of the project, each inspection must be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the previously mandated inspection according to the following inspection:
i. Reinforcement in footings or structural (monolithic) slab.
ii. Reinforcement in stem-wall or basement wall.
iii. Wall and roof sheathing (as required by AHJ).
iv. Framing (which implies that plumbing, electrical, and mechanical have already passed inspection at the time of the framing inspection).
v. Insulation.
vi. Drywall or other interior wall coverings.
vii. All final inspections. (Ord. 715 §2 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Res. 2019-24 §6 (Exh. B), 2019; Amended Res. 2020-36 §5 (Att. B), 2020; Amended Res. 2021-26 §5 (Att. B), 2021; Amended Res. 2022-32 §5 (Att. B), 2022; Amended Res. 2023-32 §5 (Att. B), 2023)