Tenant Improvement (TI) Permit — Commercial Interior Build-Out in Superior, Colorado

Superior requires a tenant improvement (ti) permit — commercial interior build-out for: Filed as 'alteration' class of work on the Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist's electronic Community Core application (the same checklist used for new commercial/multi-family construction) — no separate, dedicated TI-only checklist document is published by the Town; Applicable checklist sections are scoped to the interior work performed (architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and/or electrical sheets as relevant); site/civil plan requirements generally do not apply to interior-only scopes, but this is project-dependent and should be confirmed with the Building Department; Mountain View Fire Protection District requires 'a plan review and final inspection' for tenant improvements to commercial spaces — a distinct, explicitly-named, narrower fire-district review track than new commercial construction's full submittal set; The Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist's Fire Protection Plans section separately lists 'tenant finishes' (alongside commercial building, fire alarm, sprinkler, kitchen hoods, hazmat, and IGH piled storage) as requiring a completed plan review application emailed to prevention@mvfpd.org; Commercial kitchen tenant finishes (e.g., restaurant build-outs) require additional plumbing/mechanical documentation — grease interceptors, hood sizes, duct sizes, and CFM calculations — per the Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist; Contractor must hold a current Town of Superior Contractor License in the category applicable to the trades performing the work (General Contractor Class A/B/C for overall TI scope; Electrical, Plumbing, and/or Mechanical Contractor licenses for trade-specific work). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Superior Planning & Building Department, Building Division (operated by SAFEbuilt) at 303-381-2028 before starting work.

In Superior, the published Building Permit Fee (same general valuation-based Exhibit A schedule as new commercial construction; no separate TI fee table published) is: $28.50 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the 2026 Governmental Fee Schedule. Additional published fees: Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee; Town Use Tax — 3.775% (2025 rate) of 50% of total project valuation; Boulder County Use Tax — 1.335% (2026 rate) of 50% of total project valuation. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Superior's published plan-review target for a tenant improvement (ti) permit — commercial interior build-out is 15–15 business days.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Community Core) — Alteration/Tenant Improvement scope; Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist package (scoped to interior work); Mountain View Fire Protection District Application for Plan Review (Tenant Improvement); Town of Superior Contractor License(s). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Superior requires 3 inspection(s) for a tenant improvement (ti) permit — commercial interior build-out, in order: Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, Fire Plan Review / Inspection (Mountain View Fire Protection District), Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Superior Planning & Building Department, Building Division (operated by SAFEbuilt) (303-381-2028).

Apply through Town of Superior Planning & Building Department, Building Division (operated by SAFEbuilt) at 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.. Official information: https://www.superiorcolorado.gov/Government/Departments/Planning-Building.

Yes. It is filed as an 'alteration' class of work through the same Commercial and Multi-Family Plans Submittal Checklist used for new commercial construction, submitted via Community Core. The Town's Permit Guidance page also confirms tenant improvements require their own Mountain View Fire Protection District plan review and final inspection.

Yes. Per the Town's own Permit Guidance / Services: Building Permits page, 'For Tenant improvements to commercial spaces, a plan review and final inspection are required' by Mountain View Fire Protection District — narrower than new commercial construction, which requires the fire district to review the building plans plus separate fire alarm, sprinkler, and (if applicable) kitchen hood/hood suppression system submittals.