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Residential Building Permit (New Construction) — Silver Cliff, Colorado · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-06 · Source: https://www.silvercliffco.com/1201/Building-Zoning
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Residential Building Permit (New Construction) in Silver Cliff, Colorado
Required for new construction of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses (not more than three stories above grade) in the Town of Silver Cliff. Reviewed under the Town's adopted 2006 International Residential Code (IRC) plus the Town's local design criteria (40 psf ground snow load, 110 mph wind exposure C, 40-inch minimum frost depth) and 2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements. Issued by the Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department.
Verified 2026-07-06 · Source
When you need this permit
- Reviewed under the 2006 IRC as adopted by the Town of Silver Cliff
- Structures designed to the Town's residential criteria: 110 mph wind exposure C, 40 psf ground snow load, 40-inch minimum frost line depth
- Energy Analysis required with the application per the Town's 2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements (R-49 ceiling / R-19 walls / R-10 foundation minimums; U-0.35 windows/doors, U-0.60 skylights maximum; 80% minimum heater and water-heater efficiency); a certificate listing these values must be posted in or on the electrical panel
- Two (2) complete sets of plans and specifications, drawn to scale, each page showing owner's name and site address plus contractor's/engineer's/architect's name and address
- A site visit with the applicant and site plans in hand is required prior to permit issuance to verify property lines and setback distances
- Electrical and plumbing rough/final inspections are performed by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board), not the Town — confirmed via the Town's own Commercial Permit Requirements document referencing 'State rough electrical and plumbing' inspections, and the absence of Custer County from DORA's list of jurisdictions with their own local electrical/plumbing inspection programs
- Proof of ownership (deed or tax receipt) and property markers (property survey) required at submittal
- Utility documentation required as applicable: Electric (Black Hills Energy), Water and Sewer (Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District), or Well (State of Colorado)
- Contractor must furnish evidence of workers' compensation/employee liability, commercial general liability (minimum $500,000 CSL broad-form property damage including completed operations), commercial auto liability (minimum $1,000,000 CSL), and commercial umbrella liability (minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence) within 10 days of contract signing Contractor
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Fee schedule
Building Permit FeeNo itemized, publicly published valuation-based fee schedule was located. Section 108 of the Town's adopted 2006 code states only 'FEES SEE TOWN OF SILVER CLIFF FEE SCHEDULE'; the Building Permit Application form has a blank line-item for 'Building Permit' fee with no printed dollar figures. Confirm current fee directly with the Building & Zoning Office (719-783-3034).
Not published — contact the department
Plan Review FeeBlank line-item on the Building Permit Application form; no published rate found.
Not published — contact the department
3% Silver Cliff Use TaxApplies to built-in appliances, fixtures, floor coverings, and standard construction materials, plus 52% of the retail cost of manufactured/modular homes; must be paid before final Certificate of Occupancy/Completion
3% of the value of building materials purchased without paying local sales tax
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Footing and Foundation
After excavation for footings complete and required reinforcing steel in place; forms in place for concrete foundations
- 2
State Rough Electrical and Plumbing
Performed by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board), not the Town; Ufer ground must be in place
- 3
Framing
After roof deck/sheathing, all framing, fire blocking and bracing in place; rough electrical, plumbing, heating wires, pipes and ducts approved
- 4
Energy Efficiency Inspection
Envelope insulation R/U values, fenestration U value, duct system R value, HVAC and water-heating equipment efficiency per the 2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements
- 5
Final Inspection
After all work required by the building permit is completed; required before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued
See the full Silver Cliff inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Electrical and plumbing work in Silver Cliff is inspected by the State of Colorado, not the Town — coordinate State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board inspections separately from your Town building-permit inspections; the Town's own commercial permit requirements document explicitly lists 'State rough electrical and plumbing' as a required inspection step.
- No published fee schedule exists for the Building Permit itself (only the Excavation/Driveway fee schedule is itemized publicly) — call the Building & Zoning Office (719-783-3034) directly to get a current fee quote before budgeting your project.
- A site visit with the applicant and site plans in hand is a hard prerequisite to permit issuance — schedule this before expecting your permit to be ready.
- Silver Cliff's residential design criteria (40 psf snow load, 110 mph exposure C, 40" frost depth) are the LOCAL figures for one- and two-family dwellings; commercial structures use a different table (50 psf snow load, 110 mph 3-second gust, Seismic C, Winter Design Temp 10F) — do not mix the two design-criteria sets.
Frequently asked questions
Silver Cliff requires a residential building permit (new construction) for: Reviewed under the 2006 IRC as adopted by the Town of Silver Cliff; Structures designed to the Town's residential criteria: 110 mph wind exposure C, 40 psf ground snow load, 40-inch minimum frost line depth; Energy Analysis required with the application per the Town's 2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements (R-49 ceiling / R-19 walls / R-10 foundation minimums; U-0.35 windows/doors, U-0.60 skylights maximum; 80% minimum heater and water-heater efficiency); a certificate listing these values must be posted in or on the electrical panel; Two (2) complete sets of plans and specifications, drawn to scale, each page showing owner's name and site address plus contractor's/engineer's/architect's name and address; A site visit with the applicant and site plans in hand is required prior to permit issuance to verify property lines and setback distances; Electrical and plumbing rough/final inspections are performed by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board), not the Town — confirmed via the Town's own Commercial Permit Requirements document referencing 'State rough electrical and plumbing' inspections, and the absence of Custer County from DORA's list of jurisdictions with their own local electrical/plumbing inspection programs; Proof of ownership (deed or tax receipt) and property markers (property survey) required at submittal; Utility documentation required as applicable: Electric (Black Hills Energy), Water and Sewer (Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District), or Well (State of Colorado); Contractor must furnish evidence of workers' compensation/employee liability, commercial general liability (minimum $500,000 CSL broad-form property damage including completed operations), commercial auto liability (minimum $1,000,000 CSL), and commercial umbrella liability (minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence) within 10 days of contract signing. 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: Building Permit Application (Jurisdiction of Silver Cliff); Residential Plans Submittal Checklist; Completed Driveway Access Permit Application; Proof of Ownership; Property Survey (property markers); Energy Analysis. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
No. Silver Cliff's own 2006 Commercial Building Code Permit Requirements document lists 'State rough electrical and plumbing complete and approved' as a required inspection step, confirming these trades are inspected by the State of Colorado (State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board), not the Town. This is consistent with Custer County's absence from the Colorado DORA Electrical and Plumbing Permits Homepage's list of local jurisdictions that run their own programs.
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.
No. Silver Cliff is a statutory town with its own independent Building & Zoning Department (612 E. Main Street), publishing its own permit packets and adopted 2006 IBC/IRC codes. Custer County's Planning & Zoning Department handles only unincorporated county land, and the neighboring Town of Westcliffe has its own, entirely separate Building Department. No shared-services arrangement between the two towns was found.
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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