Larkspur building permits

Building department

Address

8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, CO 80118

Phone

(303) 681-2324

Email

townclerk@townoflarkspur.org

Office hours

Town Hall main line (303) 681-2324. Building permit review, plan review, and inspections are performed by SAFEbuilt under contract; SAFEbuilt building official contact Nick Chand, and SAFEbuilt inspection scheduling line (720) 641-1956. General 'Do I Need a Permit?' and building-code questions may be directed to SAFEbuilt's Tom Pitchford at (303) 941-4429. The Town Clerk (Todd DeVoe, townclerk@townoflarkspur.org) is listed as the Town-side building department contact of record alongside SAFEbuilt.

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at Larkspur's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Larkspur — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Colorado has no statewide-mandated building code edition. Under the Colorado Constitution's home-rule provisions (art. XX, home rule for municipalities since 1902; home rule for counties since 1970), building codes and zoning are an enumerated home-rule charter power, so cities and counties adopt and amend their own construction codes independently — predominantly the I-Codes, with editions and local amendments varying by jurisdiction. The one statewide floor is for energy: HB22-1362 (2022) created the Energy Code Board (jointly appointed by the Colorado Energy Office and the Department of Local Affairs) and requires that, on or after July 1, 2023 and before July 1, 2026, any municipality or county that adopts or updates a building code must adopt and enforce an energy code achieving performance equivalent to or better than the 2021 IECC together with the board's Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (which includes electric-ready, EV-ready, and solar-ready provisions); from July 1, 2026 onward the floor shifts to the board's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code or an equivalent. Electrical and plumbing permitting defaults to the Colorado State Electrical Board and State Plumbing Board (within DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations) — the state issues permits and inspects statewide except in counties/jurisdictions that operate their own certified Electrical or Plumbing Inspection Program, in which case the local program has authority instead. Always confirm the currently adopted code edition, local amendments, and inspection authority (state board vs. local program) with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• Town of Larkspur Ordinance 2022-11, Adopting Building Codes — the Town's Building Codes page (townoflarkspur.org/building-department/page/building-codes) names this ordinance as the governing building-code adoption instrument, alongside a companion document titled 'Building Codes at a Glance.'
• CLOSED 2026-07-23 — Code-edition specificity, on a LIVE primary source: the SharePoint-hosted ordinance PDF remains behind a confirmed Microsoft OAuth authentication wall (re-tested 2026-07-23: all six 'Building Codes' page SharePoint share links, plus a seventh on the Fee Schedules page, still redirect straight to login.microsoftonline.com with no anonymous-view path — genuine, re-confirmed barrier). However, a NEW avenue closed the gap on a different live channel: Municode's hosted Larkspur Municipal Code (library.municode.com/co/larkspur), which the prior pass could not load (401/403 via curl against its Angular API), loads successfully in a real browser session and is the Town's official codified code, current through Supplement 15 (online content updated April 6, 2026). Chapter 18 — Building Regulations, Articles 1 through 11, all cite 'Ord. No. 2022-11' as their sole adopting/amending ordinance with no later amending ordinance for any article except Article 4 (Fire Code, also amended by Ord. No. 2023-01, § 1, 2-16-2023). The codified text gives the exact adopted edition for every code family: International Building Code (Art. 1) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-35 + Appendix Chapters E, I, N; International Plumbing Code (Art. 2) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-13, Ch. 15, Appendix Chapters C, E; International Mechanical Code (Art. 3) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-15 + Appendix Chapter A; International Fire Code (Art. 4) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-80 + Appendix B-N; International Fuel Gas Code (Art. 5) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-8 + Appendix Chapters A-D; International Residential Code (Art. 6) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-44 + Appendix Chapters A, E, G, H, J; International Energy Conservation Code (Art. 7) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-6 + Appendix RA (IRC Ch. 11 Energy Efficiency is separately deleted and replaced with the 2018 IECC per IRC amendment #28); International Property Maintenance Code (Art. 8) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-8 + Appendix A; National Electrical Code (Art. 9) — 2020 Edition (adopted per Title 31, Article 16, Part 2, C.R.S., 'as adopted, amended and updated to the most current edition by the Colorado State Electrical Board from time to time' — i.e. tracks DORA/State Electrical Board updates, consistent with this file's electrical-permit deferral finding); International Existing Building Code (Art. 10) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-16; International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (Art. 11) — 2018 Edition, Ch. 1-11. Source: https://library.municode.com/co/larkspur/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=CH18BURE (live, current version). Cross-verified against the Town's own Town Council Meeting Minutes of 4-21-2022 (media ID 2246, hosted directly on townoflarkspur.org, not SharePoint): 'Councilmember Mindy Kazurova made a motion to approve Ord..2022-11 an Ord. adopting by reference of the International Building Codes 2018 editions... Roll call vote Six (6) approved, zero (0) opposed, Mayor affirmed Motion Passed.'
• Colorado is a home-rule state with no single statewide-mandated building code edition for municipalities generally; Larkspur, as a home-rule town, sets its own adopted code editions by ordinance (Ordinance 2022-11, 4-21-2022) rather than following a state-mandated cycle.
• CLOSED 2026-07-23 — HB22-1362 (statewide energy code floor) applicability, on LIVE sources: HB22-1362 does not impose a flat statewide deadline; per its own trigger mechanism (confirmed via Colorado Energy Office / AIA Colorado / Southwest Energy Efficiency Project reporting), a jurisdiction is only required to adopt the 2021 IECC (or an equivalent/better code) when it next updates ANY of its other building codes, with a one-year transition window, and again by 7-1-2026 under the state's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code. Larkspur's only building-code action since HB22-1362's 2022 enactment is Ordinance 2022-11 itself (4-21-2022), which predates the bill and was not a post-enactment update; the live Municode codification (Supplement 15, current through 4-6-2026) shows no ordinance amending Chapter 18 Article 7 (Energy Code) or any other Article after Ord. 2022-11 (except the unrelated Fire Code amendment, Ord. 2023-01). Because Larkspur has not updated any of its building codes since HB22-1362 took effect, its 2021-IECC trigger has not yet activated, and the Town's 2018 IECC (adopted via Ord. 2022-11) remains its lawfully current energy code as of this research date. Source: https://library.municode.com/co/larkspur/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=CH18BURE_ART7INENCOCO (live).
• Electrical permits: Larkspur's own website hosts a PDF titled 'Electrical Permit Fees' at https://www.townoflarkspur.org/media/2901 which, on direct inspection, is the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) / Division of Professions and Occupations statewide Electrical Permit Fee Schedule (effective April 1, 2016; document letterhead address 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, CO 80202, phone 303-894-2300, www.dora.state.co.us) — i.e. Larkspur does not run its own local electrical permitting program or set its own electrical fee schedule; it defaults to the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA/DPO) fee structure per CRS 12-23-117(3), consistent with this project's Colorado-specific default rule. Larkspur is documenting/republishing the state's fee form rather than issuing an independent municipal fee schedule. CONFIRMED 2026-07-23 on the live Municode codification: Larkspur Municipal Code Sec. 18-9-10 formally adopts the National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition, 'as adopted, amended and updated to the most current edition by the Colorado State Electrical Board from time to time' — the code text itself directs to the state board's current edition rather than fixing a static local edition, matching the DORA-deferral finding above.
• Plumbing permits: no evidence was found of a Larkspur-specific plumbing permit fee schedule or a locally-administered plumbing licensing/inspection program distinct from the general SAFEbuilt-administered Building Permit process; plumbing permit review appears to be folded into SAFEbuilt's general building-permit review (the 'PLUMBING ONLY' permit type appears on the Town's own permit-type list, issued through the same SAFEbuilt/CommunityCore process as other trade permits, not a standalone state-board deferral the way electrical is). Documented honestly as SAFEbuilt-administered under the general building permit umbrella rather than assumed to default to the Colorado State Plumbing Board absent direct confirmation of that specific deferral. PARTIALLY CLOSED 2026-07-23: the live Municode codification confirms this — Larkspur Municipal Code Sec. 18-2-10 adopts the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, and Sec. 18-2-40(2) (IPC § [A]106.6.2, Fee schedule) is locally amended to read 'The fees for work shall be as indicated on the Town's Fee Schedule adopted by the Town Council,' cross-referencing Appendix A—Fee Schedule, which in turn lists Sec. 18-2-40 at a flat $30.00 Town administrative fee 'plus fees outlined in Exhibit C "Town of Larkspur Fee Table" in the professional service agreement between the Town of Larkspur and Safebuilt Colorado.' This explains, on a live authoritative source, why no itemized plumbing valuation-based fee table is published anywhere on the Town's own site: the actual dollar-amount schedule is Exhibit C of a private Town-SAFEbuilt services contract, not a document the Town routinely publishes — a structurally different (and confirmed-genuine) reason than the earlier SharePoint access-wall hypothesis, not merely an unresolved access barrier. The $30.00 base administrative fee is now a verified, live-sourced figure; the underlying SAFEbuilt Exhibit C valuation table remains unrecoverable through any public channel located in this pass. Source: https://library.municode.com/co/larkspur/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=APXA--FEE_SCHEDULE (live, Supp. 15, current through 4-6-2026).

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction — Single Family Residential Attached/Detached)

  Required for new single-family residential construction (attached or detached) within Larkspur Town limits. Reviewed and inspected by SAFEbuilt under contract to the Town, per Town of Larkspur Ordinance 2022-11 adopted building codes. Applications are submitted through SAFEbuilt's CommunityCore online portal.

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• Residential Addition / Remodel Permit

  Required for residential additions and interior/exterior remodels within Larkspur Town limits, including the Town's own listed 'Residential Addition' and 'Residential Remodel' permit categories. Reviewed by SAFEbuilt under the Town's adopted codes.

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• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical installation, alteration, or repair work within Larkspur Town limits. Larkspur republishes the Colorado DORA (Division of Professions and Occupations) statewide Electrical Permit Fee Schedule directly on its own website rather than maintaining an independent local electrical fee structure, consistent with Colorado's default rule that electrical permitting reverts to the State Electrical Board absent a jurisdiction running its own certified program.

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• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing installation, alteration, or repair within Larkspur Town limits. Unlike electrical permits, plumbing permits ('Plumbing Only' in the Town's own permit-type list) are processed through the general SAFEbuilt-administered building-permit system rather than an explicit standalone state-board deferral.

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• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for heating, cooling, ventilation, and furnace work within Larkspur Town limits, including the Town's 'Mechanical Only,' 'A/C Furnace Combination,' 'Air Conditioner,' and 'Furnace Replacement' permit-type categories. Processed through SAFEbuilt's general permitting system.

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• Reroof Permit

  Required for roof replacement within Larkspur Town limits. Listed under the Town's 'One Stop Permits' expedited category, alongside water heater replacement and furnace replacement.

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• Demolition Permit

  Required for demolition of structures within Larkspur Town limits. Listed as its own category under the Town's 'One Stop Permits' expedited group.

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• Commercial Tenant Finish / Tenant Improvement Permit

  Required for commercial tenant finish and tenant improvement work within Larkspur Town limits, per the Town's own 'Tenant Finish' and 'Tenant Improvement' Commercial Permit categories. Subject to the SAFEbuilt Small/Large Commercial Plan Review Time Table depending on valuation.

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• Deck / Carport / Patio Cover Permit

  Required for decks, carports, and patio covers/enclosures within Larkspur Town limits, per the Town's own 'Deck,' 'Carport/Patio Cover,' and 'Patio Enclosure' permit-type categories.

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• Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

  Required for solar photovoltaic system installations within Larkspur Town limits. Larkspur republishes the Colorado DORA (Division of Professions and Occupations) statewide Electrical Permit Fee Schedule as its own electrical fee document, and that same document explicitly states '(Solar Permits are on a Separate Form)' — meaning Larkspur, like its electrical-permit deferral generally, does not run its own local solar-PV permit/fee program and instead routes PV electrical permitting through the Colorado State Electrical Board. Any aggregate fee assessed is capped under Colorado's statewide solar-permit fee ceiling.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Electric vehicle charging equipment (EVSE) installation within Larkspur Town limits is an electrical permit, processed as an 'Electric Only Permit' or 'Electrical Service Change' under the Town's One Stop Permits expedited category. Larkspur does not run its own local electrical fee program — it republishes the Colorado DORA (Division of Professions and Occupations) statewide Electrical Permit Fee Schedule (effective April 1, 2016) directly on its own website, the same schedule documented on this file's general Electrical Permit entry. That schedule has no distinct EV-charger/EVSE line item; a discrete EVSE circuit addition (not tied to a whole-dwelling square-footage remodel) is billed under the schedule's valuation-based 'Commercial and other fees' tier, the same tier used for a garage or shop electrical installation.

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