Residential Building Permit (New Construction, Single-Family, ADU, Additions) in Poncha Springs, Colorado

Poncha Springs requires a residential building permit (new construction, single-family, adu, additions) for: STEP 1: Submit the Town of Poncha Springs Building Permit Coversheet (333 Burnett Avenue) with applicant/property/contractor info, Town Zoning Criteria data (zone, frontage, proposed setbacks, building type, number of floors, proposed height, lot coverage %, parking spaces), a Warrantee Deed, and all site plans/architectural/structural drawings; Pay the Town's Land Use Application Fee: 20% of the Chaffee County building permit fee, minimum $50 (residential), per the Town's own Land Use Application Fees schedule; Pay the Town of Poncha Springs Building Construction Materials Use Tax: 2% of the amount allocated for materials (50% of Total Valuation), per Town Ordinance #2008-11 and CRS 29-2-105 — either via Exemption Certificate at time of material purchase or reimbursement claim within 30 days of Certificate of Occupancy; Confirm Salida Sewer Paid and obtain a Cost-Breakdown signed by both the Applicant and the City of Salida (Poncha Springs contracts sewer service from Salida); STEP 2 (after Town review/forward): Submit the Chaffee County Residential Building Permit Application as one electronic plan set (PDF or Dropbox link, no hand-drawn plans), including foundation plan, floor plans, framing plans, elevations, sections/details, and IECC compliance documentation; Pay the Chaffee County Building Permit Fee: Total Valuation x 0.007, plus a Plan Review Fee of 10% of that amount; $110.00 minimum (includes plan review); Both a Final Inspection (County) AND the Town Staff's pre-CO site review (road cuts patched, sidewalks/infrastructure repaired, exterior finishes complete, driveway surfaced, final grading/drainage established, exterior lighting compliant, street tree planted) are required before a Certificate of Occupancy will issue. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Two-agency split: Town of Poncha Springs (Town Zoning Criteria review, Town Building Permit Coversheet, Town Building/Utility fees, and 2% Building Construction Materials Use Tax, first step) + Chaffee County Building Safety Department (I-Code plan review, permit issuance, fees, and inspections, second step) at Town of Poncha Springs: 719-539-6882 (after-hours/on-call: 719-207-2293; fax 719-539-6898). Chaffee County Building Safety Department: 719-539-2124 (Option 1 for inspections, Option 2 for applications/fees); fax 719-530-9208 before starting work.

In Poncha Springs, the published Town of Poncha Springs Land Use Application Fee (residential) is: 20% of the Chaffee County building permit fee, minimum $50.00. Additional published fees: Town of Poncha Springs Building Construction Materials Use Tax — 2% of the amount allocated for materials (fixed at 50% of Total Valuation on the Town's own worksheet); Chaffee County Building Permit Fee — Total project valuation x 0.007; Chaffee County Plan Review Fee — 10% of the Building Permit Fee; Salida Sewer connection/service payment — Not published as a fixed figure on either the Town's Coversheet or Salida's own fee schedule; verified only that payment and a signed Cost-Breakdown are required prior to Town Coversheet sign-off; Credit Card Transaction Fee (County) — 2.5%. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Chaffee County's own stated goal is 4-5 weeks for residential permits, but that clock only starts after the Town of Poncha Springs has completed its own Coversheet review and forwarded the application — neither agency publishes a combined end-to-end timeline, and the County's figure is an explicit goal, not a guarantee.

You'll need: Town of Poncha Springs Building Permit Coversheet; Town of Poncha Springs Building Construction Materials Use Tax Exemption Certificate / Acknowledgment; Chaffee County Residential Building Permit Application; Warrantee Deed; Site Plan, Architectural, and Structural Drawings. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Poncha Springs requires 4 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction, single-family, adu, additions), in order: Foundation / Footing, Framing, MEP Rough-In, Final Inspection (County) + Town Staff Pre-CO Site Review. Schedule each through Two-agency split: Town of Poncha Springs (Town Zoning Criteria review, Town Building Permit Coversheet, Town Building/Utility fees, and 2% Building Construction Materials Use Tax, first step) + Chaffee County Building Safety Department (I-Code plan review, permit issuance, fees, and inspections, second step) (Town of Poncha Springs: 719-539-6882 (after-hours/on-call: 719-207-2293; fax 719-539-6898). Chaffee County Building Safety Department: 719-539-2124 (Option 1 for inspections, Option 2 for applications/fees); fax 719-530-9208).

Apply through Two-agency split: Town of Poncha Springs (Town Zoning Criteria review, Town Building Permit Coversheet, Town Building/Utility fees, and 2% Building Construction Materials Use Tax, first step) + Chaffee County Building Safety Department (I-Code plan review, permit issuance, fees, and inspections, second step) at Town of Poncha Springs Town Hall: 333 Burnett Avenue, PO Box 190, Poncha Springs, CO 81242. Chaffee County Building Safety Department: 104 Crestone Ave., Room 125 (2nd Floor), Salida, CO 81201 (mailing: P.O. Box 699, Salida, CO 81201). Phone: Town of Poncha Springs: 719-539-6882 (after-hours/on-call: 719-207-2293; fax 719-539-6898). Chaffee County Building Safety Department: 719-539-2124 (Option 1 for inspections, Option 2 for applications/fees); fax 719-530-9208, email: Town of Poncha Springs: mail@ponchasprings.us. Chaffee County Building Safety Department: bdepartment@chaffeecounty.org (electronic plan submittals: eplans@chaffeecounty.org). Office hours: Town of Poncha Springs Town Hall: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Fridays 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., closed weekends and major holidays, per the Town's own site footer. Chaffee County Building Safety Department: operates on a 4-day work week (Monday-Thursday), inspections performed Monday-Thursday excluding federal holidays; inspection requests must arrive by 4:00 p.m. the business day before the desired inspection date.. Official information: https://www.ponchasprings.us/planning-zoning and https://www.chaffeecounty.org/departments/building_department/index.php.

Neither the Town nor the County alone. The Town of Poncha Springs first reviews every building permit application via its own Building Permit Coversheet for Town Zoning Criteria compliance, and collects its own Land Use Application Fee (20% of the county fee, minimum $50) plus a 2% Building Construction Materials Use Tax. Only after the Town's review is complete does the application go to the Chaffee County Building Safety Department, which performs the substantive building-code plan review, actually issues the permit, collects the county fee, and performs inspections.

No standalone building department, but it does have its own distinct zoning/land-use review step. The Town's own Land Use Code states that IBC compliance is 'administered by the Chaffee County Building Department' — the County performs all substantive plan review, permit issuance, and inspections — but the Town of Poncha Springs independently reviews every application for zoning compliance first, via its own Building Permit Coversheet, before forwarding it to the County.