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Electrical Permit (State of Colorado) in Silver Cliff, Colorado

Electrical work in Silver Cliff is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board, Division of Professions and Occupations / DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff. The Town's own adopted Commercial Building Code Permit Requirements document explicitly lists a 'State rough electrical' inspection as a required step, and Custer County does not appear among the Colorado counties listed as having their own local electrical inspection program on the DORA Electrical and Plumbing Permits Homepage.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Colorado State Electrical Board permit required prior to installing electrical wiring (valid one year from issuance), obtained directly from the State (DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff
  • Applicants/contractors are responsible for determining the correct inspection authority per DORA's own guidance ('the State does not inspect in local jurisdictions having its own Electrical...Inspection Program... you are responsible for determining the correct inspection authority') — Custer County/Silver Cliff is not listed among DORA's local-jurisdiction list, indicating State Electrical Board jurisdiction applies here
  • The Town's own Commercial Permit Requirements document requires proof that 'State rough electrical' has been completed and approved (including Ufer ground in place) as a condition of the Town's own new-commercial-building inspection sequence

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Fee schedule

State Electrical Permit FeeSet by the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff; not itemized in any Town of Silver Cliff document. Consult dpo.colorado.gov/ElectricalPlumbingPermits for the current state fee schedule.
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Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    State Rough Electrical

    Performed by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board); Ufer ground must be in place per the Town's own commercial permit requirements

  2. 2

    State Final Electrical

    Performed by the State of Colorado

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Tips

  • Do not attempt to obtain an electrical permit from the Town of Silver Cliff — it must be obtained directly from the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA). The Town's own permit application form has no Electrical checkbox, consistent with this division of authority.
  • The Town still requires proof of the State's rough-electrical approval (including Ufer ground) as a checkpoint in its own building-permit inspection sequence for new construction — coordinate the state inspection early so it doesn't hold up your Town framing/final inspections.

Frequently asked questions

Silver Cliff requires an electrical permit (state of colorado) for: Colorado State Electrical Board permit required prior to installing electrical wiring (valid one year from issuance), obtained directly from the State (DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff; Applicants/contractors are responsible for determining the correct inspection authority per DORA's own guidance ('the State does not inspect in local jurisdictions having its own Electrical...Inspection Program... you are responsible for determining the correct inspection authority') — Custer County/Silver Cliff is not listed among DORA's local-jurisdiction list, indicating State Electrical Board jurisdiction applies here; The Town's own Commercial Permit Requirements document requires proof that 'State rough electrical' has been completed and approved (including Ufer ground in place) as a condition of the Town's own new-commercial-building inspection sequence. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 719-783-3034 before starting work.

Silver Cliff does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 719-783-3034 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Colorado State Electrical Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Silver Cliff requires 2 inspection(s) for an electrical permit (state of colorado), in order: State Rough Electrical, State Final Electrical. Schedule each through Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department (719-783-3034).

Apply through Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department at 612 E. Main Street, Silver Cliff, CO 81252 (mailing: PO Box 154, Silver Cliff, CO 81252). Phone: 719-783-3034, email: bzofficial@silvercliffco.com. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Building & Zoning page); the Residential Building Permit Packet's inspection-request instructions separately list Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Town Hall — both ranges are published by the Town on different documents and are reproduced here rather than reconciled. Town Hall general line 719-783-2651 (per excavation/driveway permit forms) in addition to the Building & Zoning direct line 719-783-3034. Current Building & Zoning Official listed as Chris McKellip on the live webpage; the downloadable Building Permit Application PDF (dated 10/2023) lists a prior official, Isaac Selden (cell 719-371-8215); the Residential/Commercial code packets (also on file) list a still-earlier official, Roger Camper — reflecting Silver Cliff's very small-town staff turnover. The live webpage listing is treated as current.. Official information: https://www.silvercliffco.com/1201/Building-Zoning.

Silver Cliff, Colorado has adopted: 2006 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Silver Cliff, 'Building Code of the Town of Silver Cliff' (Section 101.1), per the Town's downloadable 2006 International Commercial Building Code document; 2006 International Residential Code (IRC) — 'Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings of the Town of Silver Cliff' (Section R101.1), per the Town's downloadable 2006 International Residential Code document; 2018 International Zoning Code — per the Town's Building & Zoning webpage summary listing; Referenced codes incorporated by the 2006 Commercial code (Section 101.4): ICC Electrical Code (installation of electrical systems); International Fuel Gas Code (gas piping/appliances); International Mechanical Code; International Plumbing Code (including International Private Sewage Disposal Code for private sewage disposal systems); International Property Maintenance Code (existing structures); International Fire Code (fire prevention); International Energy Conservation Code (energy efficiency design/construction, 2006 edition — see local energy-efficiency requirements below); Note on code currency: both the Residential and Commercial permit packets on file are 2006-cycle documents; the Town's live Building & Zoning webpage (fetched 2026-07-06) independently confirms '2006 International Building Codes' and '2006 International Residential Code' as currently listed and does not reference any later cycle — this is treated as the governing, currently-adopted edition for this file rather than assumed to have silently updated, since both the live webpage and the downloadable code packets agree on the 2006 cycle (unlike larger jurisdictions in this corpus where a live page and a static PDF have been observed to disagree).. Local amendments apply — see the Silver Cliff overview page for the full list.

The State of Colorado (State Electrical Board, DORA) issues and inspects electrical permits for Silver Cliff, not the Town. The Town's own commercial-building inspection checklist requires proof of 'State rough electrical' approval, and Custer County does not appear among the counties DORA lists as having their own local electrical inspection program.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-06.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Silver Cliff building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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