Superior building permits

Building department

Address

100 Superior Plaza Way, Suite 200, Superior, CO 80027

Phone

303-381-2028

Email

superiorinspections@safebuilt.com

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.

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• 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.

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• 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).

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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, and its Sustainable Building page (superiorcolorado.gov) sets out the 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. Colorado use tax and the Colorado statewide fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113) still apply.

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• 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.

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• 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 the 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.

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• Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Additions / Alterations)

  Required for new construction, additions, and alterations to commercial and multi-family buildings in the Town of Superior. Reviewed under the 2024 IBC as adopted by Superior Municipal Code Chapter 18. Applications are submitted through Community Core using the Town's dedicated 'Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist' (distinct from the Residential Application Checklist) and reviewed by the Town's Planning & Building Department, whose Building Division is operated by SAFEbuilt. Mountain View Fire Protection District requires commercial plans be submitted with its own Plan Review Application and reviews the building plans in addition to separate submittals for the fire alarm, sprinkler, and (if applicable) kitchen hood/hood suppression system, on its own timeline distinct from the Town's review.

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• Tenant Improvement (TI) Permit — Commercial Interior Build-Out

  Required for interior alterations and build-outs ('tenant finishes') to existing commercial spaces in the Town of Superior — e.g., a new tenant fit-out or interior remodel of an existing leased commercial unit. Filed as an 'alteration' class of work using the same Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist and general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule as new commercial construction, submitted through Community Core and reviewed by the Town's Planning & Building Department (operated by SAFEbuilt). Distinct from new commercial construction at the fire-district level: the Town's own Permit Guidance / Services: Building Permits page states 'For Tenant improvements to commercial spaces, a plan review and final inspection are required' by Mountain View Fire Protection District — a narrower, explicitly-named fire-district scope than new commercial construction's full building-plan-review-plus-separate-fire-alarm/sprinkler/kitchen-hood-submittal requirement. The Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist itself also separately names 'tenant finishes' (alongside commercial building, fire alarm, sprinkler, kitchen hoods, hazmat, and IGH piled storage) as its own Fire Protection Plans category.

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• Sign Permit

  Town of Superior Municipal Code, Chapter 16 (Land Use), Article XIX (Signs), Sec. 16-19-160 requires a sign permit for permanent building signs, permanent freestanding signs, and any other illuminated sign (including signs retrofitted with illumination), except as otherwise exempted by the Article. The Town Manager issues the permit upon finding the sign complies with Article XIX, with a decision required within ten days of a complete application. Detailed design, size, height, location, and number-of-signs standards vary by residential vs. nonresidential property (Sec. 16-19-60, 16-19-70) and are further capped by total-sign-surface-area rules tied to street frontage (Sec. 16-19-90).

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• Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm System Permit

  Fire protection is provided to the Town of Superior by Mountain View Fire Rescue (Mountain View Fire Protection District, 'MVFR'/'MVFPD'), a special district separate from Town government, per MVFR's own website: 'MVFR serves approximately 250 square miles including Boulder, Dacono, Erie, Mead, Niwot, Superior and unincorporated areas of Boulder and Weld counties.' (Rocky Mountain Fire District merged into MVFR effective January 1, 2021.) MVFPD's Life Safety Division reviews and permits fire protection and life-safety system installations/modifications, including fire alarm systems, automatic fire extinguishing (sprinkler) systems, and standpipe systems, per its Board-adopted Fee Schedule (September 2023).

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• Change of Use / Change of Occupancy

  The Town of Superior Municipal Code does not establish a standalone, dedicated 'Change of Use Permit' with its own application, fee schedule, or SLA. Instead, two distinct provisions govern changes of use/occupancy: (1) Land Use Code Chapter 16, Article III (Nonconforming Situations), Sec. 16-3-30, a one-sentence rule stating 'A change in use in a nonconforming situation may only be made to a conforming situation'; and (2) Building Regulations Chapter 18, Article X, Sec. 18-10-10, which adopts the 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) by reference, whose 'subject matter... includes standards regulating the use and reuse of existing buildings, including alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation.' Change-of-occupancy work is therefore handled through the adopted IEBC's own provisions within the normal Town building-permit process (administered by SAFEbuilt), not through a separately named or fee'd Town permit.

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