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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels, Tenant Improvements) in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

Cheyenne Wells has no separate commercial building-permit application, fee tier, or code track -- commercial and business construction within town limits runs through the same single Building Permit process used for residential work: submitted to the Town, inspected and signed by the Town Manager, and approved by Board of Trustees motion at a regular monthly meeting, billed at the same $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee plus $0.20 per square foot Structural Square Foot Fee. This is a confirmed shared product rather than an absence of commercial permitting: the Town's complete 2026 General Fee Schedule (Resolution #02-2026) carries no commercial or valuation-based fee line of any kind, the Town's 2026 Building Permit form is the only application published for any project type, and business-entity applicants (e.g. H&T Properties LLC, On Point/Bill Lowe) appear in Board of Trustees minutes under the same 'Building Permits' agenda item as homeowners. No current ICC-family code edition -- no IBC, IRC, or IECC -- is adopted by the Town for any occupancy; the only building-code adoption still on the Town's own books is a pre-ICC Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition (Ord. 123, 1963), whose fee table was last amended in 1984 and has not been repealed. No evidence of a third-party plan-review contractor (of the kind common among small Colorado towns) was found in the Town's public materials; review is performed directly by the Town Manager. A construction-materials use tax does apply: the Colorado Department of Revenue lists Cheyenne Wells as a state-collected city with a 2% use tax rate applying to motor vehicles and building materials, collected by the state rather than itemized in the Town's own fee resolution. Fire-related review for a commercial project falls to the Cheyenne Wells Fire Protection District #1, a separate special district whose own website publishes no plan-review or permit function.

Verified 2026-08-26 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial construction, additions, remodels, and tenant-improvement/business-occupancy work all use the same Building Permit Application, Town Manager inspection, and Board of Trustees motion-approval process documented on the residential-building-permit entry above -- confirmed by business-entity permits (H&T Properties LLC, On Point/Bill Lowe) appearing under the same 'Building Permits' agenda item as homeowner permits in Board of Trustees minutes
  • No current IBC, IRC, or IECC edition is adopted by the Town for commercial or any other occupancy; the Town's own current Municipal Code, Title 15, Chapter 15.04, still carries only the pre-ICC Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition (adopted by Ord. 123, 1963; fee table amended by Ord. 172, 1984), which has not been repealed
  • No separate commercial fee tier, valuation table, or plan-review/plan-check fee is published -- the Town's complete Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule, contains only the flat $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee and $0.20 per square foot Structural Square Foot Fee used for any Building Permit filing
  • No third-party building-department contractor was found named anywhere in the Town's public materials; the Town Manager inspects and signs each permit directly prior to Board of Trustees approval
  • Colorado's Department of Revenue lists Cheyenne Wells as a state-collected city carrying a 2% use tax rate applying to motor vehicles and building materials -- a real construction cost collected by the state rather than by the Town itself
  • Fire protection is provided by the Cheyenne Wells Fire Protection District #1, a legally separate special district from the Town; its own website publishes no fire-prevention, plan-review, or permit section, and no fire-suppression or fire-alarm code is codified in the Town's own Municipal Code
  • Electrical and plumbing work on a commercial project is inferred (not verified against a state jurisdiction list) to default to Colorado DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations, the same as for residential work in Cheyenne Wells, since no town-run program for either trade was found

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Application Fee
Town of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule, effective January 14, 2026 -- read directly from the original signed 3-page PDF (accessed 2026-08-26); Show full citationTown of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule, effective January 14, 2026 -- read directly from the original signed 3-page PDF (accessed 2026-08-26); applies to commercial filings the same as residential, since the Town publishes only one combined fee structure for all Building Permit applications.
$25.00
Structural Square Foot FeeTown of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule (accessed 2026-08-26); the same per-square-foot structural fee documented on the residential-building-permit entry, with no separate commercial rate published anywhere in the resolution.
$0.20 per sq ft
Construction Materials Use Tax
Colorado Department of Revenue, DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, January 2026 edition, State-Collected City Sales Taxes table: Cheyenne Wells (Cheyenne County) is listed with a City Sales Tax… Show full citationColorado Department of Revenue, DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, January 2026 edition, State-Collected City Sales Taxes table: Cheyenne Wells (Cheyenne County) is listed with a City Sales Tax Rate of 2%, a Use Tax Rate of 2%, and Use Tax applying to 'Motor Vehicles, Building Materials.' This is a state-collected city use tax, paid to the Colorado Department of Revenue rather than itemized in the Town's own Resolution #02-2026 fee schedule.
2% of the cost of building materials
Zoning/Animal Permit Application Fee (may apply, not confirmed)
Town of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule; Show full citationTown of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule; the same fee line flagged as possibly applicable on the change-of-use-permit entry above. New commercial construction is inherently a zoning matter, so this fee may apply in addition to the Building Permit Application Fee, but the resolution does not specify which permit types trigger it.
$35.00 ("Additional Fees May Apply" per the resolution's own text)

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

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    Town Manager Inspection

    Town Manager inspects the project and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval, the same process used for residential construction

Tips

  • Cheyenne Wells has no separate commercial building permit, application, or fee schedule -- apply using the same Building Permit Application used for residential work, and budget the same $25 flat fee plus $0.20/sq ft structural fee.
  • The Town has not adopted any current IBC, IRC, or IECC edition. The only building code still on its own books is a pre-ICC Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition, adopted by a 1963 ordinance and last fee-amended in 1984 -- confirm structural requirements directly with the Town Manager rather than assuming a modern code edition governs.
  • A 2% Colorado use tax on building materials applies to construction in Cheyenne Wells, collected by the state (Cheyenne Wells is a state-collected, not self-collecting, city) rather than billed through the Town's own fee resolution -- budget for it separately from the Town's $25 + $0.20/sq ft fees.
  • No evidence was found that Cheyenne Wells contracts its building-department function to a third-party firm; the Town Manager reviews and signs permits directly.
  • The Cheyenne Wells Fire Protection District #1 is a separate special district from the Town and publishes no plan-review or permit process of its own; contact the District directly for a commercial project with a fire-suppression or alarm scope, and confirm any installer's Colorado DFPC registration independent of the local permit.

Frequently asked questions

Cheyenne Wells requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels, tenant improvements) for: New commercial construction, additions, remodels, and tenant-improvement/business-occupancy work all use the same Building Permit Application, Town Manager inspection, and Board of Trustees motion-approval process documented on the residential-building-permit entry above -- confirmed by business-entity permits (H&T Properties LLC, On Point/Bill Lowe) appearing under the same 'Building Permits' agenda item as homeowner permits in Board of Trustees minutes; No current IBC, IRC, or IECC edition is adopted by the Town for commercial or any other occupancy; the Town's own current Municipal Code, Title 15, Chapter 15.04, still carries only the pre-ICC Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition (adopted by Ord. 123, 1963; fee table amended by Ord. 172, 1984), which has not been repealed; No separate commercial fee tier, valuation table, or plan-review/plan-check fee is published -- the Town's complete Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule, contains only the flat $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee and $0.20 per square foot Structural Square Foot Fee used for any Building Permit filing; No third-party building-department contractor was found named anywhere in the Town's public materials; the Town Manager inspects and signs each permit directly prior to Board of Trustees approval; Colorado's Department of Revenue lists Cheyenne Wells as a state-collected city carrying a 2% use tax rate applying to motor vehicles and building materials -- a real construction cost collected by the state rather than by the Town itself; Fire protection is provided by the Cheyenne Wells Fire Protection District #1, a legally separate special district from the Town; its own website publishes no fire-prevention, plan-review, or permit section, and no fire-suppression or fire-alarm code is codified in the Town's own Municipal Code; Electrical and plumbing work on a commercial project is inferred (not verified against a state jurisdiction list) to default to Colorado DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations, the same as for residential work in Cheyenne Wells, since no town-run program for either trade was found. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located) before starting work.

No. Commercial and business construction uses the same Building Permit Application, Town Manager inspection, and Board of Trustees motion-approval process as residential work, billed at the same $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee plus $0.20 per square foot Structural Square Foot Fee. The Town's complete 2026 General Fee Schedule (Resolution #02-2026) contains no commercial-specific line item, and business-entity applicants are processed under the same 'Building Permits' agenda item as homeowners in Board of Trustees minutes.

Cheyenne Wells does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at Cheyenne Wells City Complex, Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810. Phone: 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located), email: dktcw@rebeltec.net (Town Clerk Administrator's office, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23). Official information: https://www.townofcheyennewells.com (redirects to a GoDaddy-hosted staging domain, chh.228.myftpupload.com. The site's Resources page hosts the town's downloadable Building Permit application form ('BUILDING PERMIT 1',.doc) and its current Municipal Code ('municipal_code.doc'), but has NO dedicated permitting/fee-schedule subpage or stated review-timeline language — see codesAdopted and reviewTimelineNote below. https://kiowacountypress.net remains the more complete source for this town's recent (2025-2026) fee-resolution and permit-approval activity via its own Board of Trustees meeting minutes.).

No current IBC, IRC, or IECC edition is adopted. The Town's own current Municipal Code still carries only a pre-ICC Uniform Building Code, Short Form, 1961 Edition (Ord. 123, 1963; fee table amended by Ord. 172, 1984), which has not been repealed. Confirm applicable structural standards directly with the Town Manager before designing a commercial project.

Yes. The Colorado Department of Revenue's DR 1002 Sales/Use Tax Rates table lists Cheyenne Wells as a state-collected city with a 2% use tax rate applying to motor vehicles and building materials. This tax is collected by the state, separate from the Town's own $25 + $0.20/sq ft Building Permit fees.

No evidence of a third-party plan-review contractor was found. The Town Manager inspects and signs each permit directly, and the Board of Trustees approves it by motion at a regular monthly meeting -- the same in-house process used for residential permits.

Sources & verification

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Fee schedules

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