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Cheyenne Wells building permits

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Cheyenne Wells, Colorado — as published 2026-07-13.

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

Codes adopted

No specific International Code Council (ICC) edition (IBC/IRC/IECC/etc.) or current National Electrical Code edition was found published anywhere for the Town of Cheyenne Wells — not on any council/board of trustees meeting minutes (reviewed June 2025 through January 2026), not on any town fee-schedule notice. This is recorded honestly as unresolved rather than assumed from a peer jurisdiction; Cheyenne Wells' modern building-permit process (see permitTypes below) is evidenced through recurring line-item permit approvals in publicly posted Board of Trustees minutes and a January 2026 fee resolution.UPDATE 2026-07-13 (real-browser re-chase): the town's own official website (townofcheyennewells.com, redirecting to chh.228.myftpupload.com) — not locatable in an earlier pass — hosts a downloadable current Municipal Code (municipal_code.doc, last saved 2024-05-16 per the file's own metadata) whose Title 15 'Buildings and Construction,' Chapter 15.04 'Building Code,' Section 15.04.010 states verbatim: 'There is adopted by the town... that certain building code known as the Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials... (Ord. 123 S1, 1963).' The fee table in this same chapter (Sec. 15.04.020) was last amended by Ord. 172 in 1984 (5 cents/sq ft, or a flat $5.00 for other work) — clearly superseded in practice by the town's own January 14, 2026 fee resolution ($25 flat + $0.20/sq ft) documented in localAmendments below, but the underlying 1961 UBC Short Form code adoption itself has not been found repealed. This is a genuine, sourced code-adoption ordinance — predating and distinct from the ICC (which did not exist until 1994) — so it does not contradict the 'no ICC edition found' finding above, but it does mean the town is not wholly without ANY adopted building code on its own books; it is simply a very old one (1961 UBC Short Form via 1963/1984 ordinances) that this file could not confirm is still actively enforced versus superseded by informal Board-of-Trustees practice. Chapter 15.08 'Electrical Code' (Ord. 48, 1917) separately requires (Sec. 15.08.040(D)) that 'the inspector must in all cases inspect any electric wiring within the corporate limits of the town within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice from the electrical wiring contractor that the work is completed (holidays and Sundays not included)' — this is a POST-completion field-inspection response window for electrical work specifically, not a plan-review/permit-issuance turnaround, and is not encoded as reviewTimelineDays for that reason (see reviewTimelineNote on the residential-building-permit entry).

Permit types & fees

Residential Building Permit

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Required for residential construction, additions, and structural work within Cheyenne Wells town limits. Reviewed and approved via Board of Trustees monthly meeting motion after Town Manager inspection/signature. No specific ICC code edition was found published by the town; fee is calculated by structural square footage rather than construction valuation.

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

Requirements

  • Permit application submitted to the Town (Town Manager/Town Clerk Administrator's office)
  • Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval
  • Board of Trustees approves each permit individually by motion at a regular monthly meeting — this is a genuinely distinct approval step from a staff-level administrative permit process used in larger jurisdictions in this corpus
  • No specific code edition (IBC/IRC) requirement was found published; no design review or architectural review process was found

Required documents

  • RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationTown of Cheyenne Wells building permit application, reviewed by the Town Manager and approved by Board of Trustees motion

Fee schedule

Fee typeAmountNotes
Building Permit Application Fee$25.00Town of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026, per Board of Trustees meeting coverage (Kiowa County Press)
Structural Square Foot Fee$0.20 per sq ftTown of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026

Demolition Permit

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Required to demolish or remove a residential structure or trailer within Cheyenne Wells town limits, evidenced by multiple named demolition permits approved in Board of Trustees minutes (e.g. 'Tiffany Knudsen - Demolish Home,' 'Dimas Guttierrez - Tear Down Trailer,' 'H&T Properties LLC Remove House').

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

Requirements

  • Permit application submitted to the Town
  • Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval
  • Board of Trustees approves the permit by motion at a regular monthly meeting

Required documents

  • RequiredDemolition Permit ApplicationSubmitted to the Town Manager/Town Clerk Administrator's office

Fee schedule

Fee typeAmountNotes
Building Permit Application Fee (applied to demolition permits per town fee resolution; no separate demolition-specific fee line item was found published)$25.00Town of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026; no distinct demolition fee tier was located, so the general Building Permit Application Fee is the only published figure applicable. CONFIRMED 2026-07-23 against the original signed RES-02-2026 PDF (full 2-page fee schedule read in full: Daily Room Rental, Building Permit Application Fee, Fence/Sidewalk/Driveway, Structural Sq Ft Fee, Burn Permit, Zoning/Animal Permit, animal fees, Peddler's License tiers, Circus/Pool Table/Liquor licenses, water/labor/equipment/court fees) — no demolition-specific line item exists anywhere in the town's complete fee schedule, a verified-negative rather than an unchecked gap. Original Board minutes (e.g. April 14, 2026: 'BUILDING, ANIMAL & PEDDLER PERMITS') further confirm demolition/teardown permits (e.g. Phil and Debbie Knudsen 'Teardown Sheds/Home,' Zane and Anne Galli 'Teardown Carport') are filed and approved under the same general 'Building Permits' agenda category as any other structural permit, corroborating that the general Building Permit Application Fee is the governing figure rather than an assumption.

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

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No dedicated solar/photovoltaic permit type, fee line, or code reference was found for Cheyenne Wells across any source reviewed for this town -- its own downloadable Building Permit application form, its January 14, 2026 Fee Resolution (as reported in Board of Trustees meeting coverage), and its current Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction). A rooftop or ground-mount solar PV installation within town limits would most likely be processed the same way as any other structural project evidenced in this file: submitted to the Town, inspected/signed by the Town Manager, and approved by Board of Trustees motion at a regular monthly meeting, billed under the same flat Building Permit Application Fee plus per-square-foot Structural Square Foot Fee used for the general residential-building-permit entry -- but this is inferred from the town's general permitting pattern, not independently confirmed against a solar-specific record in the town's public minutes.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

  • Permit application submitted to the Town (Town Manager/Town Clerk Administrator's office), same intake process as any other structural project
  • Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval
  • Board of Trustees approves the permit individually by motion at a regular monthly meeting
  • No specific code edition, design-review process, or solar-specific requirement was found published by the Town
  • Electrical interconnection work is inferred (not verified) to default to Colorado DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations state program, per the same reasoning applied to the electrical-permit gap noted in this file's localAmendments -- no town-run electrical inspection program evidence was found for any trade, including solar

Required documents

  • RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationTown of Cheyenne Wells building permit application, the only application form found published by the Town for any structural project

Fee schedule

Fee typeAmountNotes
Building Permit Application Fee (applied to solar PV per the Town's general fee resolution; no separate solar-specific fee line item was found published)$25.00Town of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026, per Board of Trustees meeting coverage (Kiowa County Press); no distinct solar/photovoltaic fee tier was located anywhere in the town's public materials, checked directly on 2026-07-20. Colorado's statewide solar permit fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113, HB21-1284: $500 residential / $1,000 commercial) would apply as a ceiling regardless, though Cheyenne Wells' own flat-plus-per-square-foot structure is already well under that ceiling for a typical residential system.
Structural Square Foot Fee$0.20 per sq ftTown of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026; applies to structural work generally -- not confirmed to specifically include or exclude a solar racking/mounting scope

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger / EVSE Permit

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No dedicated EV charger, EVSE, or electric vehicle charging station permit type, fee line, or code reference was found for Cheyenne Wells across any source reviewed for this town -- its own downloadable Building Permit application form, its January 14, 2026 Fee Resolution (as reported in Board of Trustees meeting coverage), and its current Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction). A residential Level 2 EVSE circuit installation would most likely be processed the same way as any other electrical scope evidenced in this file: submitted to the Town, inspected/signed by the Town Manager, and approved by Board of Trustees motion at a regular monthly meeting -- but this is inferred from the town's general permitting pattern (the same inference already applied to the solar-pv-permit entry in this file), not independently confirmed against an EV-specific record in the town's public minutes.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

  • Permit application submitted to the Town (Town Manager/Town Clerk Administrator's office), same intake process as any other structural or electrical project
  • Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval
  • Board of Trustees approves the permit individually by motion at a regular monthly meeting
  • No specific code edition, design-review process, or EV-charger-specific requirement was found published by the Town
  • Electrical work (including an EVSE circuit) is inferred (not verified) to default to Colorado DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations state program, per the same reasoning already applied to the electrical-permit gap and the solar-pv-permit entry in this file -- no town-run electrical inspection program evidence was found for any trade

Required documents

  • RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationTown of Cheyenne Wells building permit application, the only application form found published by the Town for any structural or electrical project

Fee schedule

Fee typeAmountNotes
Building Permit Application Fee (applied to EV charger/EVSE installs per the Town's general fee resolution; no separate EV-specific fee line item was found published)$25.00Town of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule, effective January 14, 2026 (published as a legal notice in the Kiowa County Independent, 2/10/2026) -- independently confirmed by direct fetch of the legal notice itself on 2026-07-20, not merely inferred from secondary meeting coverage. No distinct EV charger/EVSE or electrical-specific fee tier appears anywhere in the resolution's full fee schedule (also checked directly); the general Building Permit Application Fee is the only applicable governing figure.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-23.

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Snapshot date: 2026-07-13

Commit: 50721e4

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