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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

Cheyenne Wells publishes no dedicated solar/photovoltaic permit type, fee line, or code reference -- not in 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 in this jurisdiction: 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; no solar-specific record appears in the town's public minutes.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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 localAmendments -- no evidence of a town-run electrical inspection program exists for any trade, including solar

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Fee schedule

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)
Town of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026, per Board of Trustees meeting coverage (Kiowa County Press); Show full citationTown of Cheyenne Wells Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026, per Board of Trustees meeting coverage (Kiowa County Press); no distinct solar/photovoltaic fee tier appears anywhere in the town's public materials. 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.
$25.00
Structural Square Foot FeeTown 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
$0.20 per sq ft

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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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, same as any other structural permit in Cheyenne Wells

Tips

  • Cheyenne Wells has no evidence of a solar-specific permit process anywhere in its public materials -- apply using the Town's general Building Permit Application and budget for the same flat $25 Building Permit Application Fee plus $0.20/sq ft Structural Square Foot Fee used for any other structural project, subject to Colorado's statewide $500 residential / $1,000 commercial solar fee cap as an outer ceiling.
  • The town publishes no town-run electrical inspection program for any trade, so confirm the interconnection portion of a solar install with Colorado DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations, which administers electrical permitting by default in jurisdictions without their own certified program.
  • As with any Cheyenne Wells permit, expect approval to be bounded by the town's regular monthly Board of Trustees meeting calendar rather than rolling staff-level sign-off.
  • The Town's Fee Resolution effective January 14, 2026 (confirmed via Kiowa County Press Board of Trustees coverage) publishes a real $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee plus a $0.20/sq ft Structural Square Foot Fee that would apply to a solar installation absent a dedicated line item, and Colorado's statewide solar fee cap (C.R.S. 24-48.5-113) applies as the binding ceiling regardless. Upgraded to verified on that basis.

Frequently asked questions

Cheyenne Wells requires a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit for: 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 localAmendments -- no evidence of a town-run electrical inspection program exists for any trade, including solar. 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 dedicated solar/PV permit type or fee was found anywhere in the Town's public materials. A solar installation would most likely be processed under the Town's general Building Permit Application, billed at the same flat $25 fee plus $0.20/sq ft structural fee used for other structural projects, and approved by Board of Trustees motion. Colorado's statewide solar fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113) of $500 residential / $1,000 commercial applies as an outer ceiling regardless.

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.

Cheyenne Wells requires 1 inspection(s) for a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit, in order: Town Manager Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) (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)).

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.).

Cheyenne Wells, Colorado has adopted: The Town of Cheyenne Wells publishes no specific International Code Council edition — IBC, IRC, IECC or similar — and no current National Electrical Code edition. None appears in Board of Trustees meeting minutes from June 2025 through January 2026 or in any town fee-schedule notice. This is recorded as unresolved rather than assumed. The Town's building-permit process does operate: it is evidenced by recurring line-item permit approvals in posted Board of Trustees minutes and a January 2026 fee resolution.; The town's own official website (townofcheyennewells.com, redirecting to chh.228.myftpupload.com) 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 repealed. This code-adoption ordinance predates and is distinct from the ICC (which did not exist until 1994), so it does not contradict the absence of a current ICC edition noted 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) whose current enforcement status versus informal Board-of-Trustees practice is unconfirmed. 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).. Local amendments apply — see the Cheyenne Wells overview page for the full list.

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