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Walsh building permits
VerifiedWalsh, Colorado — as published 2026-08-14.
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Building Permit (Structures, Carports, Fences, and Other Construction)
VerifiedRequired for any structure built within Town of Walsh limits, including buildings, carports, and fences. Reviewed and approved by the Town's Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting (first Monday after the 10th of each month), after a completed application is submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent. No model building code (IBC/IRC or otherwise) has been adopted by the Town; this is a Board-approval process rather than a technical code-compliance plan review.
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source
Requirements
- Completed building permit application submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent prior to beginning construction
- Board of Trustees approval required at a regularly scheduled meeting (held the first Monday after the 10th of each month)
- Applies to any structure built within town limits, including buildings, carports, and fences
- $15.00 filing fee due with application
- No distinct commercial-building-permit or tenant-improvement (TI) permit exists — a commercial structure, a new commercial interior build-out, or an interior alteration to an existing commercial space uses this identical Building Permit process and $15.00 flat fee, per the Town's own generic 'any structure built within town' language
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationSubmitted in person or by contacting Walsh Town Hall (719-324-5411) to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent; no standalone downloadable PDF form for this permit type was found on the Town's website (unlike the Mobile Home Permit, which has one)
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Filing Fee | $15.00 | Flat fee, stated directly on the Town of Walsh's official Permits page; not a valuation-based schedule |
Mobile Home Permit (Placement or Modification)
VerifiedRequired for the placement or modification of any mobile home within Town of Walsh limits. Reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees at the same monthly meeting cycle as the general Building Permit. Governed by the Town's own lot-size and setback standards published directly on its downloadable Mobile Home Permit application form, rather than any adopted model building code.
Verified 2026-07-06 · Source
Requirements
- Completed Mobile Home Permit application submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent
- Board of Trustees approval required at a regularly scheduled meeting (held the first Monday after the 10th of each month)
- Minimum lot dimension of 3,500 square feet per mobile home
- No more than one mobile home permitted per lot or portion of a lot measuring a minimum of 3,500 square feet
- Minimum setbacks: 10 feet from the rear property line, 15 feet from the front property line, 7 feet from the side property line
- The mobile home must not be attached to any existing structure
- $15.00 filing fee due with application
- The Town of Walsh expressly reserves the right to refuse any and all mobile home permits, per the application form
Required documents
- RequiredTown of Walsh Permit for Placement or Modification of Mobile HomesOfficial downloadable PDF application form hosted directly on the Town's Permits page; requests name, lot/block/addition, year/make/model, size of mobile home, distance from lot lines, and description of lot/placement
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Home Permit Filing Fee | $15.00 | Flat fee, stated directly on the Town of Walsh's official Permits page; not a valuation-based schedule |
Solar PV Installation (Building Permit)
VerifiedThe Town of Walsh has no dedicated solar-PV application, fee, or standard — a rooftop or ground-mount solar installation is a 'structure built within town' and is therefore billed and reviewed under the Town's single general Building Permit process (Board of Trustees approval, $15.00 flat filing fee) that already covers buildings, carports, and fences (see residential-building-permit). No IBC/IRC or NEC-based technical plan review exists at the town level, and the Town's Permits page is silent on electrical work of any kind, including solar interconnection. Colorado's statewide solar-permit-fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113, enacted by HB21-1284 — $500 residential/$1,000 nonresidential aggregate fee cap) applies as a legal backstop but does not change the practical process here, since Walsh's flat $15 fee is already far below the cap.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Completed building permit application submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent prior to beginning installation — the Town's Permits page describes coverage as 'any structure built within town,' which a solar installation falls under; no solar-specific application or carve-out exists
- Board of Trustees approval required at a regularly scheduled meeting (first Monday after the 10th of each month)
- $15.00 flat filing fee due with application, same as any other structure
- No adopted model building code (IBC/IRC/NEC) applies at the town level — approval is a Board of Trustees governmental action, not a technical code-compliance plan review
- Colorado's statewide fee cap, C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113 (HB21-1284), limits any Colorado local government to charging no more than its actual cost, capped at $500.00 for a residential solar permit ($1,000.00 nonresidential) — not a binding constraint here since Walsh's flat $15 fee is already well under this ceiling, but cited for completeness
- No Town-administered electrical permit program was found; the Town's Permits page does not address electrical work (including PV interconnection) one way or the other — confirm directly with Walsh Town Hall (719-324-5411) whether any state or other process applies to the electrical portion of the installation
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationSame general application used for other structures; submitted in person or by contacting Walsh Town Hall — no standalone solar-specific form was found
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Filing Fee | $15.00 | Same flat fee that applies to any structure built within town limits, per the Town of Walsh's official Permits page — no distinct solar fee line exists |
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station / EVSE Permit
VerifiedThe Town of Walsh has no dedicated EV charger/EVSE permit, application, or fee, and its official Permits page (which lists only Burn Permit, Building Permit, and Mobile Home Permit) is entirely silent on electrical work of any kind, including EV charging equipment -- the same gap already documented for solar PV interconnection on this file's solar-pv-permit entry. If the EV charger installation involves a new structure (e.g., a carport or shelter to house the charger), that would fall under the Town's single general Building Permit process ($15.00 flat filing fee, Board of Trustees approval at its monthly meeting) the same way solar installations are treated as 'any structure built within town.' A standalone wall-mounted charger with no new structure has no identified TOWN-level permitting mechanism -- but because Walsh has no local electrical inspection program at all (its Permits page lists no electrical permit of any kind), the electrical/EVSE-circuit work itself falls under the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA/DPO)'s statewide electrical permit and fee schedule, the same state fallback mechanism that applies to all electrical work in jurisdictions without a local electrical inspector. Walsh's population (roughly 500) is far below the 10,000-person threshold that triggers 'covered municipality' status under Colorado's HB24-1173 (Electric Vehicle Charging System Permits Act, effective 8/7/2024), so that statute's mandatory adoption and 3-business-day decision-notification requirements do not apply here.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- No standalone EV charger/EVSE permit, application, or fee exists; the Town's official Permits page lists only Burn Permit, Building Permit, and Mobile Home Permit, with no electrical-work category of any kind
- If the installation includes a new structure (carport, shed, or similar to house the charger), a Building Permit application would be required per the Town's general 'any structure built within town' standard, submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent, with Board of Trustees approval at its monthly meeting (first Monday after the 10th)
- A standalone EVSE circuit/wall-mount with no associated new structure has no identified town-level permitting mechanism -- confirm directly with Walsh Town Hall (719-324-5411) whether any process (town or otherwise) applies
- No adopted model building or electrical code (IBC/IRC/NEC) applies at the town level for any permit type in this file; Board of Trustees approval is a governmental action, not a technical code-compliance plan review
- Walsh's population is far below the 10,000-person threshold for 'covered municipality' status under Colorado HB24-1173, so the Act's mandatory EV-permitting-standards adoption and 3-business-day decision timeline do not apply as a legal requirement here
Required documents
- OptionalBuilding Permit ApplicationSame general application used for other structures; would apply only if the EV charger installation includes a new structure. No EV-specific or electrical-specific form was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Electrical Board Permit Fee (EV charger/EVSE circuit) -- Section B, non-living-area installation | $90 base fee for valuation up to $2,000, plus $8.00 per additional $1,000 of valuation (rounded up) -- per the State Electrical Board's May 2019 published schedule; a 2024 Colorado legislative fiscal note (HB 24-1263) documents the base state electrical inspection fee increasing from $88 to $92 effective FY2024-25, so the current exact base figure may be modestly higher than $90 | Colorado Revised Statutes § 12-115-121 (State Electrical Board permit-fee authority; Show full citationHideColorado Revised Statutes § 12-115-121 (State Electrical Board permit-fee authority; renumbered from the commonly-cited § 12-23-117 effective 10/1/2019). The Town of Walsh's own official Permits page lists only Burn Permit, Building Permit, and Mobile Home Permit -- no electrical permit or electrical inspector of any kind -- confirming the Town has no local electrical inspection program. Per DORA's own published framework, the Colorado State Electrical Board performs electrical inspections in locations throughout the state not inspected by a local authority, so all electrical work in Walsh, including an EV charger/EVSE circuit, falls under this state fee schedule. Confirm the current exact figure with the State Electrical Board, 303-894-7800, since fees are reviewed and adjusted periodically. |
| Building Permit Filing Fee (if a new structure is involved) | $15.00 | Same flat fee that applies to any structure built within town limits, per the Town of Walsh's official Permits page -- covers the structural/non-electrical portion only if the charger is paired with a new carport or shelter. |
Sign Permit — No Dedicated Sign Ordinance (General Building Permit Applies)
VerifiedThe Town of Walsh has no dedicated sign ordinance, sign-specific application, fee, or size/setback standard -- its official Permits page (which lists only Burn Permit, Building Permit, and Mobile Home Permit) and the Town's full site map (Town Admin, Public Safety, Services, Facilities, Community, Links sections) contain no zoning, planning, or sign-specific page of any kind. A sign erected within town limits falls, at most, under the Town's single general Building Permit process as 'any structure built within town, i.e. buildings, carports, fences and etc.' -- the same fallback already documented in this file for solar PV and EV charging installations. Walsh has a genuinely active small commercial base (roughly 35 businesses per the Town's own Business Directory page, including a grocery store, bank, funeral home, and farm-implement dealer, each of which visibly operates with exterior signage), so this is a confirmed absence of a distinct sign-permit process rather than an unresearched gap.
Verified 2026-08-14 · Source
Requirements
- No sign-specific permit, application, fee, size limit, height limit, or setback standard was found anywhere on the Town of Walsh's official website
- If a sign is erected as, or attached to, 'a structure built within town,' the Town's general Building Permit process would apply: completed application submitted to the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent, Board of Trustees approval at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting (first Monday after the 10th), $15.00 flat filing fee
- No adopted model building code (IBC/IRC) or sign code governs sign design, structural attachment, or electrical/illumination requirements at the town level
- Baca County -- the only other governmental authority over this location -- has no zoning or land use regulations and does not administer building or land-use permits of any kind, per the Baca County Board of Commissioners' 2/22/2017 letter already documented in this file, ruling out a county-level sign-permit fallback
- Confirm directly with Walsh Town Hall (719-324-5411) before assuming a specific sign project is unregulated, since the Town's silence on signs specifically (versus its explicit 'buildings, carports, fences' language) has not been tested against every possible sign type
Required documents
- OptionalBuilding Permit ApplicationSame general application used for other structures; would apply only if the sign is treated as a structure built within town. No sign-specific form or ordinance was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Filing Fee (if the sign is treated as a structure) | $15.00 | Same flat fee that applies to any structure built within town limits, per the Town of Walsh's official Permits page -- no distinct sign fee line exists |
Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Permit — No Local Program Published
VerifiedThe Town of Walsh is served by its own Walsh Fire Department (400 North Kansas Street, Fire Chief James Forgey), a town-operated, all-volunteer department covering Walsh and the eastern half of Baca County -- not a separately incorporated fire protection district. The Department's official page (townofwalsh.colorado.gov/public-safety/walsh-fire-department) was fetched and read in full: it covers only the Department's location, coverage area, and volunteer-recruitment process, with zero mention of a fire sprinkler permit, fire alarm permit, plan review, fee schedule, or any adopted fire code (IFC or otherwise). The Town's official Permits page likewise lists only Burn Permit, Building Permit, and Mobile Home Permit -- no fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit of any kind. This mirrors the confirmed pattern already established for Wet Mountain Fire Protection District (serving Silver Cliff/Westcliffe, Custer County): a rural Colorado fire department/district that publishes no permit or fee process online.
Verified 2026-08-14 · Source
Requirements
- No fire sprinkler or fire alarm permit, application, fee, or plan-review process is published by the Walsh Fire Department or the Town of Walsh
- No adopted fire code (International Fire Code or otherwise) was found on either the Town's Permits page or the Fire Department's own page
- If a new structure incorporating fire suppression/alarm systems is built, the structural/general scope would still route through the Town's general Building Permit process (Board of Trustees approval, $15.00 flat fee) -- but no separate fire-system-specific review, inspection, or fee exists at the town level
- Contact the Walsh Fire Department directly (via Town of Walsh, PO Box 280, Walsh CO 81090, or Walsh Town Hall 719-324-5411) to confirm whether any informal fire-system review occurs for a specific project, since none is documented online
Required documents
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (if a new structure is involved)Same general application used for other structures; would cover only the structural/general scope of a project, not a fire-system-specific review. No fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm-specific form was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Permit Fee | No fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit fee is published by the Walsh Fire Department or the Town of Walsh. Show full citationHideNo fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit fee is published by the Walsh Fire Department or the Town of Walsh. Contact the Walsh Fire Department via Town of Walsh, PO Box 280, Walsh, CO 81090, or Walsh Town Hall at 719-324-5411, to confirm whether any fee or review applies to a specific project. |
Change of Use Permit — No Zoning Ordinance Exists (Confirmed Absence)
VerifiedThe Town of Walsh has adopted no zoning ordinance and has no Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Adjustment -- the Town's entire government consists of six elected Trustees, a Mayor, a Town Clerk, and a Town Superintendent (per the Town Admin/Board page, independently enumerated in this file's localAmendments). Because a change-of-use permit is, by definition, a zoning/occupancy-classification review mechanism, and Walsh has no zoning code or use-classification system of any kind to trigger such a review, no change-of-use permit process exists at the town level. Baca County -- the only other governmental authority over this location -- likewise has no zoning or land-use regulations, per the Baca County Board of Commissioners' 2/22/2017 letter already documented in this file ('Baca County has no zoning or land use regulations at the current time, except regulations regarding septic tanks, septic fields, and leach lines'), ruling out a county-level change-of-use fallback. A project that also involves physical construction or alteration of a structure would still require the Town's general Building Permit ($15.00 flat fee, Board of Trustees approval), but a pure change of occupancy/use with no physical alteration has no identified permitting requirement of any kind in Walsh.
Verified 2026-08-14 · Source
Requirements
- No zoning ordinance, use-classification system, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Adjustment exists for the Town of Walsh -- confirmed via the Town's full site map (no zoning/planning page exists) and the Town Admin/Board page (only Trustees, Mayor, Town Clerk, and Town Superintendent positions exist)
- No change-of-use permit, application, or fee is published anywhere on the Town's official website
- Baca County has no zoning or land-use regulations of any kind (per the County Commissioners' 2/22/2017 letter), so there is no county-level change-of-use process to fall back on either
- If a change of use is accompanied by physical construction, alteration, or a new structure, the Town's general Building Permit process would apply to that construction scope ($15.00 flat fee, Board of Trustees approval at its monthly meeting) -- but this is the general structure permit, not a dedicated change-of-use/occupancy review
- Confirm directly with Walsh Town Hall (719-324-5411) before relying on this absence for a specific project, particularly one involving a change from residential to commercial occupancy or vice versa
Required documents
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (only if physical construction/alteration accompanies the change of use)Same general application used for other structures; covers only physical construction scope, not a zoning/occupancy-classification review, since none exists in Walsh
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Use Permit Fee | No change-of-use permit or fee exists -- Walsh has no zoning ordinance or use-classification system to trigger such a review. Confirmed absence, not an unresearched gap. Contact Walsh Town Hall at 719-324-5411 with questions about a specific project. |
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