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Residential Addition / Alteration / Repair Permit in Silver Cliff, Colorado

Required for additions, alterations, and repairs to existing one- and two-family dwellings in Silver Cliff. Reviewed under the 2006 IRC per R102.7.1: additions/alterations/repairs must conform to the requirements for a new structure without requiring the existing structure to fully comply, provided they do not render the existing structure unsafe or adversely affect its performance.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Reviewed under the 2006 IRC as adopted; per Section R102.7.1, additions/alterations/repairs must conform to the requirements for a new structure without requiring the whole existing structure to comply, and must not cause the structure to become unsafe or adversely affect performance
  • Building Permit Application with the 'Addition,' 'Alteration,' or 'Repair' box checked, per the Town's combined application form
  • Ordinary repairs (replacement of lamps, connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles) do NOT require a permit, per Section R105.2.2 — but this exemption explicitly excludes cutting/removal of any wall, partition, structural beam, or load-bearing support, changes to required egress, or any addition/alteration/replacement/relocation of water supply, sewer, drainage, gas, soil, waste, vent, or similar piping, electric wiring, or mechanical work affecting public health or safety
  • Emergency repairs: where equipment replacements/repairs must be performed in an emergency, the permit application must be submitted within the next working business day (Section R105.2.1)
  • State rough electrical and plumbing inspections apply if the scope involves those systems

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee / Additional ValuationNo published fee schedule located; the application form has blank 'Building Permit' and 'Additional Valuation' line items. Confirm with the Building & Zoning Office (719-783-3034).
Not published — contact the department
3% Silver Cliff Use TaxSame use-tax mechanism as new construction
3% of building materials value where local sales tax was not paid

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Framing / Structural (as applicable to scope)

    Required only where the addition or alteration scope involves framing changes

  2. 2

    State Rough Electrical and Plumbing (as applicable to scope)

    Required only where the scope involves electrical or plumbing systems; performed by the State of Colorado

  3. 3

    Final Inspection

    Required for all permitted work upon completion

See the full Silver Cliff inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Ordinary repairs like lamp replacement or plugging into an existing approved receptacle do not need a permit in Silver Cliff, but this exemption stops immediately at anything touching structural walls, egress, or utility piping/wiring — when in doubt, call the Building & Zoning Office before starting work.
  • Emergency repairs (e.g., a failed water heater or collapsed sewer line) can proceed immediately, but the permit application must be filed by the next working business day.

Frequently asked questions

No. Per Section R105.2.2 of the Town's adopted 2006 IRC, ordinary repairs such as lamp replacement or connecting approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles do not require a permit. This exemption does not extend to any work affecting walls, structural/load-bearing elements, egress, or utility piping/wiring.

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: Building Permit Application (Jurisdiction of Silver Cliff). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Silver Cliff requires 3 inspection(s) for a residential addition / alteration / repair permit, in order: Framing / Structural (as applicable to scope), State Rough Electrical and Plumbing (as applicable to scope), Final Inspection. 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.

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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