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

Plumbing work in Silver Cliff is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado (State Plumbing Board, DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff, per the same jurisdictional evidence as the Electrical Permit: the Town's own Commercial Permit Requirements document requires a 'State rough...plumbing' inspection, and Custer County is absent from DORA's list of counties with their own local plumbing inspection program.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Colorado State Plumbing Board permit required for installation, alteration, repair, or replacement of plumbing systems, obtained directly from the State (DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff
  • The Town's own 2006 IBC-based Commercial Permit Requirements document requires proof that 'State rough...plumbing complete and approved' as a condition of the Town's own new-commercial-building inspection sequence
  • The 2006 IRC/IBC as locally adopted references the International Plumbing Code (including the International Private Sewage Disposal Code for private sewage disposal systems) for the substantive plumbing standard, even though inspection authority rests with the State

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Fee schedule

State Plumbing Permit FeeSet by the Colorado State Plumbing 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 Plumbing

    Performed by the State of Colorado (State Plumbing Board)

  2. 2

    State Final Plumbing

    Performed by the State of Colorado

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Tips

  • As with electrical, do not attempt to obtain a plumbing permit from the Town of Silver Cliff — it is issued by the Colorado State Plumbing Board (DORA). Private sewage disposal systems (septic) are governed by the International Private Sewage Disposal Code as referenced in the Town's adopted code, but well/septic-specific permitting for private systems may separately involve county or state environmental health authorities not covered by this Town-focused file.
  • Water and sewer utility documentation (Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District) or well documentation (State of Colorado) is required at Town building-permit submittal regardless of the separate state plumbing-permit process.

Frequently asked questions

Silver Cliff requires a plumbing permit (state of colorado) for: Colorado State Plumbing Board permit required for installation, alteration, repair, or replacement of plumbing systems, obtained directly from the State (DORA), not the Town of Silver Cliff; The Town's own 2006 IBC-based Commercial Permit Requirements document requires proof that 'State rough...plumbing complete and approved' as a condition of the Town's own new-commercial-building inspection sequence; The 2006 IRC/IBC as locally adopted references the International Plumbing Code (including the International Private Sewage Disposal Code for private sewage disposal systems) for the substantive plumbing standard, even though inspection authority rests with the State. 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 Plumbing Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Silver Cliff requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit (state of colorado), in order: State Rough Plumbing, State Final Plumbing. 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 Plumbing Board, DORA) issues and inspects plumbing permits for Silver Cliff, not the Town. The Town's own commercial-building inspection checklist requires proof of 'State rough...plumbing' approval, and Custer County does not appear among the counties DORA lists as having their own local plumbing 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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