Superior building permits
VerifiedDepartment contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Superior, Colorado.
Last verified 2026-07-05 · Source · Embed this page’s badge · Version history
Building department
- Address
- 100 Superior Plaza Way, Suite 200, Superior, CO 80027
- Phone
- 303-381-2028
- Office hours
- Town of Superior general office hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (per Town website footer); Planning direct line 303-499-3675 ext. 131; Building direct line 303-381-2028; Permit Fees line 720-738-7326. The Building Division is operated under contract by SAFEbuilt; permit applications, submittals, and inspection requests are handled via the Community Core online portal and the superiorinspections@safebuilt.com email address.
- Website
- Official site
- Permit portal
- Apply online at Superior's portal
Inspection guide
See how inspections work in Superior — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.
Codes adopted
Colorado has no statewide-mandated building code edition. Under the Colorado Constitution's home-rule provisions (art. XX, home rule for municipalities since 1902; home rule for counties since 1970), building codes and zoning are an enumerated home-rule charter power, so cities and counties adopt and amend their own construction codes independently — predominantly the I-Codes, with editions and local amendments varying by jurisdiction. The one statewide floor is for energy: HB22-1362 (2022) created the Energy Code Board (jointly appointed by the Colorado Energy Office and the Department of Local Affairs) and requires that, on or after July 1, 2023 and before July 1, 2026, any municipality or county that adopts or updates a building code must adopt and enforce an energy code achieving performance equivalent to or better than the 2021 IECC together with the board's Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (which includes electric-ready, EV-ready, and solar-ready provisions); from July 1, 2026 onward the floor shifts to the board's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code or an equivalent. Electrical and plumbing permitting defaults to the Colorado State Electrical Board and State Plumbing Board (within DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations) — the state issues permits and inspects statewide except in counties/jurisdictions that operate their own certified Electrical or Plumbing Inspection Program, in which case the local program has authority instead. Always confirm the currently adopted code edition, local amendments, and inspection authority (state board vs. local program) with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.
- 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — adopted per Chapter 18 of the Superior Municipal Code, per the Town's Building Codes and Zoning Regulations page
- 2024 International Residential Code (IRC), with a local amendment adopting the 2018 IRC high-wind roof-covering criteria (ASTM D7158 Class G or H, or ASTM D3161 Class F) for reroofing, per the Town's Supplemental Roof Information page (2018 IRC edition adopted June 2020 specifically for the wind-region roofing requirement, ahead of the Town's broader 2024 code cycle)
- 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC)
- 2024 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- 2024 International Private Sewage Disposal Code
- 2024 International Property Maintenance Code
- Metro Cohort Model Code, based on the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — per the Town's Building Codes and Zoning Regulations page
- 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Superior Municipal Code Section 18-14-40 (Minimum Efficiency Requirement / Construction Waste Recycling) — requires an applicant for a new residential structure building permit to demonstrate a minimum of 50% of construction waste is recycled, with waste diversion tracking submitted to the Town at project completion; additions/remodels over 500 sq ft are encouraged (not required) to divert waste
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions)
Required for construction of new single-family homes, additions, and similar new residential structures within the Town of Superior. Reviewed under the 2024 IRC/IBC (as locally amended) plus the Town's structural/wind design criteria, Green Building Program, and Municipal Code Section 18-14-40 construction-waste-recycling requirement. Applications are submitted through Community Core and reviewed by the Town's Planning & Building Department, whose Building Division is operated by SAFEbuilt; Mountain View Fire Protection District conducts an independent, separately-timed fire/sprinkler plan review for new residential construction.
Residential Addition / Remodel Permit
Covers additions, remodels (including basement finishes), decks, fences, retaining walls over 4 feet tall, structural repairs, window replacement, and detached accessory structures greater than 200 sq ft in the Town of Superior. Reviewed under the 2024 IRC as adopted, using the same Permit Guidance review-period targets and Building Permit Fee valuation schedule as new construction.
Electrical Permit
Required for electrical wiring, service, and equipment work in the Town of Superior. Governed by the 2023 NEC as adopted, and billed under a dedicated Electrical Permit Fee table (separate from the general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule) based on either enclosed living area (for new/remodeled/added single-family, duplex, condo, or townhouse wiring) or dollar valuation (for service hookups, modular home connections, and other electrical work).
Plumbing Permit
Required for installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing systems in the Town of Superior, including water heater installation (expansion tank required if backflow is on the system). Governed by the 2024 IPC as adopted. No separate valuation-based fee table is published for plumbing; it is billed under the general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule.
Mechanical / HVAC Permit
Required for installation of air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps in the Town of Superior. Governed by the 2024 IMC as adopted. No separate valuation-based fee table is published for mechanical/HVAC work; it is billed under the general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule.
Residential/Commercial Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit
Required for installation of a rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system in the Town of Superior. Superior is a SolSmart-designated 'Open for Solar' community with a dedicated Sustainable Building page describing its solar permit process: the Town's own $300 permit fee is waived for qualifying solar PV permits, and the permit is issued within 5 business days of a complete application passing plan review — both figures confirmed directly from the Town's own Sustainable Building page (superiorcolorado.gov). The underlying Colorado use tax and Colorado statewide fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113) still apply.
Roofing Permit (Reroof / Repair)
Required for roof replacements and repairs of 100 sq ft or more in the Town of Superior. Billed under the general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule. Governed by detailed local roofing amendments (high-wind criteria, Class A fire rating, ice-and-water shield, mid-roof inspection) published on the Town's dedicated Supplemental Roof Information page.
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
The Town of Superior has no distinct electric-vehicle-charging-station permit or fee line. An EV charger circuit is standalone electrical work billed under the Electrical Permit Fee table's 'Other electrical work' valuation-based tier (the same table documented in this file's Electrical Permit entry, used for service hookups and modular home connections), rather than the residential-square-footage tier used for whole-house wiring — this is a real, currently-published fee-schedule line item and is the governing charge for an EV charger circuit. Superior's 2020 Census population (13,094) exceeds the 10,000-resident municipal threshold in Colorado HB24-1173 (effective 8/7/2024), making the Town a 'covered municipal permitting agency' required to have adopted, by 12/31/2025, either the state's model EV-charger permit code, its own objective EV-charger standards, or an affirmation of its existing review process; a fresh 2026-07-20 re-check of the Town's Municipal Code and Board of Trustees ordinance/resolution list found no public confirmation of which path the Town selected.
New residential construction activity
New privately-owned residential construction onlyHousing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).
- Latest month (2026-05)
- 8units
8 buildings · $2.2M valuation
- Trailing 12 months
- 569units
12 of 12 months reported · #10 in Colorado coverage by units
- Year to date (2026 YTD through 2026-05)
- 281units
32 buildings · $88.4M valuation
5 month(s) reported to Census
- Full year 2025
- 337units
76 buildings · $119.2M valuation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Colorado building activity
Tips & gotchas
- Superior's Building Division is operated under contract by SAFEbuilt, but the Town of Superior itself is the issuing authority — permit correspondence and inspection scheduling flow through superiorinspections@safebuilt.com and the Community Core portal, which can read as a third-party service but is the Town's own department infrastructure, not a separate jurisdiction.
- Superior straddles Boulder and Jefferson Counties, but Boulder County's own Building Permits page confirms the Town maintains its own building department and is excluded from the county's unincorporated permitting program — Boulder County does not issue Superior's permits.
- Mountain View Fire Protection District conducts a separate, independently-timed fire/sprinkler review for both new residential and commercial construction — do not assume Town permit approval means fire district approval is also complete.
- Standalone electrical, plumbing, and mechanical trade permits have no Town-published fast-track timeline (unlike some neighboring Boulder County cities' 'Quick Permit' categories) — only the general Commercial/Residential/Resubmittal targets apply.
- Electrical work is billed on a dedicated valuation/square-footage table separate from the general Building Permit Fee schedule; plumbing and mechanical work have no dedicated table and fall under the general schedule instead.
- Roofing in Superior requires TWO inspections (mid-roof plus final) rather than the single final inspection common in some neighboring jurisdictions, and 'Woodruff' composite shingles can no longer be repaired — only replaced.