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Deck / Covered Patio Permit in Columbine Valley, Colorado

Decks and patio covers are named examples of small-scope projects under the Town's general Building Permit process, with dedicated per-square-foot valuation rates. The Building Permits FAQ explicitly notes decks above ground generally require a permit.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Generally, if the deck is above ground, a permit is required, per the Town's FAQs
  • Structures anchored by footings or caissons (e.g., pergolas) require the Building Permit with Plan Review track
  • HOA approval required for exterior structures

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Fee schedule

Miscellaneous Project Valuation — DeckTown of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, Miscellaneous Project Valuation Schedule, Deck line
$65 per square foot
Miscellaneous Project Valuation — Patio CoverTown of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, Miscellaneous Project Valuation Schedule, Patio Cover line
$65 per square foot
Miscellaneous Project Valuation — Patio EnclosureTown of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, Miscellaneous Project Valuation Schedule, Patio Enclosure line
$135 per square foot
Building Permit Fee (valuation-tiered, applied to the above per-sq-ft valuation)
Town of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, effective August 14, 2026 — Building Permit Fee Schedule, lowest valuation tier ($1–$500) at $66.50; Show full citationTown of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, effective August 14, 2026 — Building Permit Fee Schedule, lowest valuation tier ($1–$500) at $66.50; higher tiers scale from the same table. This supersedes the January 1, 2026 edition the record previously cited, in which the minimum was $33.00; the superseded PDF is still reachable at its old URL but is no longer linked from the Town's Fee Schedule page.
$66.50 minimum, scaling per the Town's general Building Permit Fee Schedule
Inspection / Re-inspection FeeTown of Columbine Valley Building Permit Fee Schedule, inspection fee sentence beneath the valuation table
$45 per inspection

Review timeline

Plan reviewColumbine Valley’s published plan-review target
2–7 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing (if anchored by footings/caissons)

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

See the full Columbine Valley inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • A patio enclosure is valued at more than double the rate of a simple deck or open patio cover ($135/sq ft vs. $65/sq ft) — confirm which category your project falls under before estimating your fee.
  • Decks are explicitly named by the Town as one of its 'few days' fast-track examples for permit issuance — this is one of the quicker permit categories in Columbine Valley.

Frequently asked questions

Generally yes — per the Town's FAQs, 'if the deck is above ground, you will need a permit.'

In Columbine Valley, the published Miscellaneous Project Valuation — Deck is: $65 per square foot. Additional published fees: Miscellaneous Project Valuation — Patio Cover — $65 per square foot; Miscellaneous Project Valuation — Patio Enclosure — $135 per square foot; Building Permit Fee (valuation-tiered, applied to the above per-sq-ft valuation) — $66.50 minimum, scaling per the Town's general Building Permit Fee Schedule; Inspection / Re-inspection Fee — $45 per inspection. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Columbine Valley's published plan-review target for a deck / covered patio permit is 2–7 business days.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (track depends on whether footings/caissons are involved); HOA Approval. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Columbine Valley requires 2 inspection(s) for a deck / covered patio permit, in order: Footing (if anchored by footings/caissons), Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Columbine Valley Building Department (303-795-1434).

Apply through Town of Columbine Valley Building Department at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, CO 80123. Phone: 303-795-1434, email: bzapata-diaz@columbinevalley.org. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by appointment (Town Hall itself is open until 4 p.m.). Building Department Coordinator: Bonnie Zapata-Diaz. Inspection requests must be called in to 303-795-1434 between 8 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday. Dispatch line (non-emergency): 303-795-4711.. Official information: https://columbinevalley.org/building-department/.

Columbine Valley, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Columbine Valley Building Codes page, current as of page last-modified date 2026-06-17; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — same page, adopted alongside the IBC; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — same page; The Town's Building Codes page (columbinevalley.org/building-codes/) names editions for only three codes: the 2024 IBC, the 2024 IRC, and the 2023 NEC. No adopted edition of the IECC (energy), IPC (plumbing), IMC (mechanical), IFGC (fuel gas), IFC (fire), or IEBC (existing building) is named there or on the Building Department, Building Permits, or Fee Schedule pages. The IBC and IRC contain their own integrated plumbing, mechanical, and fuel-gas provisions, but the Town does not state whether it relies on those or adopts companion codes separately, so no separate IPC/IMC/IFGC edition is listed here. If your design turns on an energy, plumbing, mechanical, or fire code edition, confirm it with the Building Department before you finalize drawings.; A third-party code aggregator lists Columbine Valley under a stale 'IRC 2003 / NEC 2003' entry with no IECC data. That aggregator is out of date relative to the Town's own live Building Codes page and is not used as a source here — only official sources are. If you find the older figures quoted elsewhere, disregard them.; HB22-1362 (Colorado Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act) note: this statute requires any Colorado local government that adopts or updates ANY building code between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2026 to concurrently adopt the 2021 IECC (or equivalent) plus an Electric Ready and Solar Ready code. The Town's Building Codes page shows a dateModified of 2026-06-17 (within this window) and reflects an update from a prior code cycle to the 2024 IBC/IRC — however, the Town's own page does not mention IECC, Electric Ready, or Solar Ready adoption anywhere, and no separate ordinance or resolution documenting HB22-1362 compliance was found after searching the Town's website, Board of Trustees packets, and general web search. This is flagged as an open compliance question rather than assumed either way — the Town may be out of step with HB22-1362, may have adopted an energy code not documented on this particular webpage, or the page update may not itself constitute a triggering 'adoption or update' event under the statute's technical definition. Confidence on this specific point is partial; verify directly with the Building Department (303-795-1434) before relying on it for compliance purposes.. Local amendments apply — see the Columbine Valley overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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Fee schedules

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