Basalt building permits

Requirements

• Reviewed under the 2021 IRC/IBC as locally amended by Town of Basalt Chapter 18 (amendments effective July 20, 2023)
• Town of Basalt Permit Application must include total gross and net square footage, and a Parcel Number is required on the application
• Plan Submittal Fee of 50% of the calculated plan review fee is due (non-refundable) at submittal
• Asbestos test required for all remodels disturbing greater than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a volume equivalent to a 55-gallon drum
• Sustainable Building Regulations Checklist and Cover Page required (Column A completed by contractor); SBR compliance path depends on conditioned floor area — HERS Projected Rating required for New Construction 2,000 SF and greater; REScheck (Climate Zone 6B, minimum 10% exceeding compliance) or optional HERS rating for New Construction under 2,000 SF
• SBR training certification (5 hours within the 18 months preceding submittal) required of the contractor/owner-builder if the project is subject to SBR requirements
• Water and Sanitation Approval required, and varies by neighborhood: Eagle County Mid Valley (sewer + water) = Mid Valley Metropolitan District; Old Town/Southside/Elk Run/Roaring Fork Club (sewer) = Basalt Sanitation District with an original tap permit or signed exemption form; same areas (water) = Town of Basalt itself
• HOA Approval / Willits Design Review Board Approval required if applicable to the parcel
• All structural sheets must be stamped/signed by a Colorado State Licensed Engineer; foundation design per a soils report (or open-hole type accepted)
• Verification of current Town of Basalt Contractor Licensing required, including current SBR certification (5 hours within 18 months) if the project is subject to SBR requirements
• Wildfire construction standards apply to all land within the Town per Ordinance 16
• Public Works Street Cut / Right-of-Way Permit required if applicable

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Permit ApplicationMust include gross and net square footage and Parcel Number
• RequiredBuilding Permit Application Checklist — Single Family, Duplex, and TownhomesCovers new construction, addition, and alteration scopes for IRC-built structures
• RequiredSustainable Building Regulations Checklist and Cover PageColumn A completed by architect or contractor; determines applicable IECC/SBR compliance path
• OptionalAsbestos Test ReportRequired for remodels disturbing more than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a 55-gallon-drum equivalent volume
• RequiredWater and Sanitation Approval DocumentationFrom Mid Valley Metropolitan District, Basalt Sanitation District, or the Town of Basalt depending on parcel location

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• Reviewed under the 2021 IRC/IBC as locally amended; the Town's checklist explicitly covers 'New Construction, Addition, Alteration' with a note that 'not all items listed will be applicable' for a remodel or addition
• Asbestos test required for remodels disturbing greater than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a volume equivalent to a 55-gallon drum
• Level 3 Remodels trigger a Home Energy Assessment and Baseline Blower Door Test under the Sustainable Building Regulations; Additions greater than 500 SF require Electric-Ready items and Solar incorporated into drawings per Part 5.0 of the SBR Ordinance; Level 3 Remodels over 750 SF require the full combined SBR package
• Plan Submittal Fee of 50% of the calculated plan review fee due (non-refundable) at submittal
• Water and Sanitation Approval required per the applicable provider for the parcel's neighborhood
• Verification of current Town of Basalt Contractor Licensing, including SBR certification currency if the project is subject to SBR requirements

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application Checklist — Single Family, Duplex, and TownhomesAddition and Alteration items marked applicable per project scope; N/A for non-applicable items
• RequiredSustainable Building Regulations Checklist and Cover PageColumn A completed; Level 3 Remodel / Addition SF thresholds determine applicable energy documentation

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• Permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado Electrical Board, not the Town of Basalt Building Department — per the Town's Building Permit Application form
• Governed by the 2023 NEC as referenced on the Town's Building Department code-adoption summary
• Applied for through the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) Online Permitting System; the DPO encourages online purchase since permits are processed immediately upon payment through that system
• For solar/PV installations, DC and AC wiring approval is likewise routed through the Colorado State Electrical Board per the Town's Photovoltaic Solar System Application Guidelines
• Electrical contractors must hold current State of Colorado electrical licensure per DORA Electrical Board requirements

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• RequiredColorado DPO Electrical Permit ApplicationFiled directly with the State of Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations, not the Town of Basalt

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• EV charger/EVSE circuit installation is electrical work, and per the Town of Basalt's own Building Permit Application, ALL electrical work in Basalt is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado Electrical Board (Division of Professions and Occupations), not the Town Building Department — no distinct Town-level 'EV charger permit' exists
• Applied for through the Colorado DPO Online Permitting System, governed by the 2023 NEC (including NEC Article 625, Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System) as referenced on the Town's code-adoption summary
• Colorado HB24-1173 (2024) established streamlined EV-charging-system permitting requirements, but only for counties with population 20,000+ and municipalities with population 10,000+; Basalt's population (~4,000-5,000) is below that municipal threshold, so the Town is not mandated to adopt HB24-1173's expedited local review procedures — electrical permitting for EV chargers in Basalt continues to run through the State DPO Electrical Board carve-out described above
• Electrical contractors must hold current State of Colorado electrical licensure per DORA Electrical Board requirements
• A separate Town of Basalt building permit may still apply to any non-electrical structural/site work associated with a charging installation (e.g., a new equipment pad or accessory structure), reviewed under the Town's standard building permit process

Required documents

• RequiredColorado DPO Electrical Permit ApplicationFiled directly with the State of Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations, not the Town of Basalt; no separate EV-specific application form is published by either the Town or the State

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• Issued directly by the Town of Basalt Building Department, per the Town's own Plumbing Permit Application form and the Building Permit Application's notice that 'permits for plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning are available through this office'
• Application requires job address, legal description (lot/block/subdivision), owner, contractor with license number, and a fixture/item count (total plumbing fixtures, water piping/treating, water heater/vent, lawn sprinkler system, backflow protective devices by size, building sewer, sand/grease interceptor, waste pretreatment interceptor, drainage/vent piping repair by fixture, gas piping by number of outlets)
• Water and Sanitation Approval required per the applicable provider for the parcel (Mid Valley Metropolitan District, Basalt Sanitation District, or Town of Basalt depending on neighborhood)

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• RequiredTown of Basalt Plumbing Permit ApplicationLists fixture/item counts by type; contractor license number required

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• Issued directly by the Town of Basalt Building Department, per the Town's own Mechanical Permit Application and the Building Permit Application's notice that 'permits for plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning are available through this office'
• Application requires job address, legal description, owner, contractor, and an equipment count by type: furnace/forced air heat (MBTU), boiler/hydronic heat (MBTU), modify existing heat system, ventilation fan, range hood (CFM), clothes dryer vent, gas fireplace (make/model), air conditioning units (tons), evaporative coolers, air handling unit (CFM), refrigeration units
• An ACCA-approved Manual J calculation and Manual S report (equipment specs) for heating/cooling equipment sizing is required for new construction/additions per the IRC Building Permit Application Checklist
• Mandatory mechanical ventilation rate: CFM = (0.01 x conditioned floor area) + [7.5 x (number of bedrooms + 1)], per the Town's checklist
• Gas fireplace additions/relocations/changes require a completed REMP spreadsheet fireplace tab (per the Building Document/Checklist references)

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Mechanical Permit ApplicationLists equipment type/count; Class of Work (New/Addition/Alteration/Repair) specified
• OptionalManual J / Manual S CalculationsRequired for new construction and additions to size heating/cooling equipment

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• Filed as a Building Permit Application with Class of Work marked 'Alteration' or 'Repair', per the Town's general Building Permit Application form (the Building Department page, the Permits page, and the Forms/Licenses/Permits index offer no separate standalone re-roof form)
• Ground snow load design criterion of 55 psf and 100% ice barrier underlayment requirement apply per the Town's Local Structural Design Parameters / IRC Table R301.2(1)
• Roof covering and siding specification, plus roof slope/pitch, are required plan items per the Town's IRC Building Permit Application Checklist for projects that include roof work as part of a larger scope
• Asbestos screening applies if disturbing more than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a 55-gallon-drum equivalent volume of existing roofing material

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Building Permit ApplicationClass of Work marked as Alteration or Repair for a stand-alone re-roof

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• DC-side and AC-side wiring must be approved by the Colorado State Electrical Board
• Electrical Permit Application filed via the portal link on the Town of Basalt Building page, but approved/issued/finalized by the Colorado State Electrical Board (not the Town)
• Roaring Fork Fire Authority Permit Application also required, filed via a portal link on the Town of Basalt Building page, approved/issued/finalized by the Roaring Fork Fire Authority
• Town of Basalt Building PV Permit Application requires, at time of application for plan review: (1) one-line diagrams detailing wire sizing, circuit voltage, voltage drop, grounding, and fusing; (2) manufacturer's specifications and installation documents for module, array, combiner box (if applicable), inverter, mounting hardware, batteries (if applicable), disconnect, and all other PV-associated equipment; (3) drawings detailing panel azimuth, zenith alignment toward the sun, equipment elevations, and a site plan; (4) a Basalt PV Generation Calculator Sheet, or (5) a Basalt REMP Calculation Sheet for REMP/CREMP fee calculations on new construction and/or exterior energy use fees per the Sustainable Building Regulations

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Building PV Permit Application
• RequiredOne-Line DiagramWire sizing, circuit voltage, voltage drop, grounding, fusing
• RequiredBasalt PV Generation Calculator Sheet or Basalt REMP Calculation Sheet
• RequiredColorado State Electrical Board Electrical Permit ApplicationSeparate from the Town's own PV permit; approved/issued/finalized by the State
• RequiredRoaring Fork Fire Authority Permit ApplicationSeparate from both the Town and State applications; approved/issued/finalized by the Roaring Fork Fire Authority

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• At least two complete documents required at application: (1) the completed Fence Requirements guide with construction type indicated, and (2) a site plan showing project dimensions and its relationship to existing property lines and structures
• A Building Permit Application must also be filed
• No fence, hedge, or wall may extend beyond or across a property line without the joint agreement of the abutting property owner; the property owner is responsible for locating all property lines
• No fence, hedge, or wall may be placed nearer than 12 inches from a public sidewalk
• No barbed wire, sharp-pointed, or electrically charged fencing is permitted, except in the Industrial (IN) zone, where up to 3 strands of barbed wire may be attached atop a minimum 6-foot-high fence for security purposes
• Fences within the required front yard setback may not exceed 4 feet in height; on corner lots, obstructions over 30 inches within the sight triangle at the adjacent intersection are prohibited except for trees limbed to 7 feet and open wire fencing that obscures vision no more than 10%
• Retaining walls greater than 4 feet in height must be designed by a Colorado-licensed structural engineer, per locally amended IBC Sec. R105.1.6/1807

Required documents

• RequiredFence Requirements Guide (completed)Filled-out guide indicating construction type, per the Town's 'How to Use This Guide' instructions
• RequiredSite PlanShowing project dimensions and relationship to existing property lines and structures
• RequiredTown of Basalt Building Permit Application
• OptionalStructural Engineer DesignRequired only for retaining walls exceeding 4 feet in height

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• Reviewed under the 2021 IBC as locally amended by Basalt Municipal Code Chapter 18 (amendments effective July 20, 2023); the Town's monthly issued-permits report confirms Commercial Building Permits are issued town-wide in both the Eagle County and Pitkin County portions of town under the same Town permit-numbering system
• Town of Basalt Permit Application must include total gross AND net square footage, and a Parcel Number is required on the application
• All submittal documents (construction documents, Permit Application, other data) must be submitted in two or more sets, or in digital format emailed to the Plans Examiner (carlos.peugnet@basalt.net); incomplete applications receive a correction letter that delays the permit
• Plan Submittal Fee of 50% of the plan review fee, calculated at submittal, is non-refundable
• Tenant finish / modification of an existing commercial space additionally requires: Original Building Address, Existing AND Proposed Occupancy Use Classification(s) (e.g. R-1, A-3, B, U, F-2), Original Building Construction type (e.g. II-1 hour, V-B), Original General Contractor, and the Suite or Tenant Space number as listed on the original permit (Original Building Permit Number optional)
• Asbestos test required for all remodels disturbing greater than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a volume equivalent to a 55-gallon drum
• Sustainable Building Regulations Checklist and Cover Page required (Column A completed by contractor) — the Town's Type II SBR 2024 Commercial Checklist workbook carries dedicated compliance tabs for 'New Constuction Commercial' [sic], 'TI Commercial', 'TF Commercial Restaurant', 'Multi-Family', 'R2 & R3 Commercial Remodels', 'Additions', 'Historic Landmarks', and 'Warehouses'; the IBC checklist directs applicants to note whether a tenant finish is 'restaurant' or 'non-restaurant'
• SBR training certification (5 hours within the 18 months preceding submittal) required of the contractor if the project is subject to SBR requirements; verification of current Town of Basalt Contractor Licensing required
• Energy code: per IECC C503.1, alterations must comply with the code for new construction — envelope per Table C402.1.3, equipment efficiencies per the C403 tables or a Mechanical COMcheck; one IECC C406.1.1 efficiency option must be chosen (more efficient HVAC C406.2, reduced lighting power density C406.3, enhanced digital lighting controls C406.4, dedicated outdoor air system C406.6, or reduced service-water-heating energy C406.7); Interior Lighting COMcheck required, Exterior Lighting COMcheck required for any exterior-lighting alterations
• All structural sheets must be stamped/signed by a Colorado State Licensed Engineer
• Fire/life safety: fire sprinkler modifications, new installations, or adequacy verification go through Roaring Fork Fire Rescue with sprinkler design drawn by a NICET designer; fire alarm requirements through the Basalt Fire Department; all penetrations of fire-rated walls/ceilings must maintain the rating, with fire/smoke dampers at all duct penetrations into rated assemblies; occupancy separations for walls/ceilings between tenants must be shown
• Accessibility: all areas and rooms of the tenant space must be accessible per ADA and ANSI 117.1, with maneuvering clearances at all doors, accessible service counters/built-in workstations, and a minimum of two bathroom facilities if the number of employees exceeds four
• Food establishments must obtain a compliance letter from the applicable Health Department — Eagle County parcels from Eagle County Environmental Health, Pitkin County parcels from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the one step in Basalt's commercial process where the county a parcel sits in genuinely changes the reviewing agency)
• Special Inspection and Testing Agreement (two copies, with the Special-Inspection and Testing Schedule) must be completed by the owner or design professional in responsible charge BEFORE a permit can be issued, for projects requiring special inspection and/or testing per IBC Chapter 17; special inspectors must be building-department-approved and may have no financial interest in the project
• Water and Sanitation Approval required, varying by neighborhood: Eagle County Mid Valley (sewer + water) = Mid Valley Metropolitan District; Old Town/Southside/Elk Run/Roaring Fork Club (sewer) = Basalt Sanitation District (original tap permit or signed exemption form); same areas (water) = Town of Basalt itself
• HOA Approval / Willits Design Review Board Approval required if applicable; Public Works Street Cut / Right-of-Way Permit required if applicable
• Electrical work is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado Electrical Board, not the Town Building Department (per the Town's own Building Permit Application form)

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Permit ApplicationMust include gross and net square footage and Parcel Number
• RequiredBuilding Permit Application Checklist — Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish (IBC)Covers new construction, addition, alteration, and tenant finish scopes for IBC-built commercial structures; inapplicable items marked N/A for tenant finish projects
• RequiredConstruction drawings (site plan, structural, architectural, MEP)Two or more sets or digital format; complete, legible, and to scale; structural sheets stamped by a Colorado-licensed engineer; site plan items (legal description, property lines, setbacks, drainage, utilities, construction management plan, landscaping) per pages 2-4 of the checklist
• RequiredSustainable Building Regulations (SBR) Checklist and Cover PageType II SBR 2024 Commercial Checklist with Column A completed by the contractor; use the tab matching the project scope (New Construction Commercial, TI Commercial, TF Commercial Restaurant, R2 & R3 Commercial Remodels, Additions, etc.)
• RequiredCOMcheck reportsMechanical COMcheck for any new mechanical equipment; Interior Lighting COMcheck; Exterior Lighting COMcheck for any alterations to exterior lighting; lighting cutsheets labeled to match plans with maximum wattage
• RequiredWater and Sanitation ApprovalFrom Mid Valley Metropolitan District, Basalt Sanitation District (original tap permit or signed exemption form), or Town of Basalt, depending on the parcel's neighborhood
• OptionalSpecial Inspection and Testing AgreementTwo copies plus the Special-Inspection and Testing Schedule, completed by the owner or design professional in responsible charge; required before permit issuance for projects needing special inspection/testing per IBC Chapter 17
• OptionalAsbestos test reportRequired for remodels disturbing more than 160 SF, 260 LF, or a 55-gallon-drum volume equivalent; list of certified inspectors maintained on the Building Department web page
• OptionalHealth Department compliance letter (food establishments)Eagle County parcels: Eagle County Environmental Health; Pitkin County parcels: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• OptionalHOA / Willits Design Review Board approvalIf applicable to the parcel

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• Reviewed and approved by the Assistant Planning Director (Planning Department), a different routing than the Town's building, mechanical, and plumbing permits, which the Building Department issues directly — confirmed by the Town's own Sign Permit Application form, which is signed off by 'James Lindt, Assistant Planning Director' under 'Signature of the Town Approving the sign permit'
• Applicant must provide: legal description and address of the property; owner/tenant contact info; sign cost; size of sign face (width and length); height measured from existing grade; sign thickness; type of sign (free-standing, wall, projecting, suspending; temporary or permanent); purpose (e.g., business identification); materials; a site plan/sketch/building elevation showing the sign's location and dimensions in relation to the building, street, and sidewalks
• Applicant must also describe any OTHER existing signs on the building or property (with dimensions on the same required sketch) and the location/size of any signs being removed — the Town evaluates cumulative signage on a property, not just the single proposed sign in isolation
• If lighting is proposed for the sign, the applicant must describe how it will satisfy the Town's lighting ordinance
• It is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate compliance with sign restrictions contained in the Basalt Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance Article VII, per the form's own citation); the Town may request additional information depending on the initial answers
• No fee amount is printed on the form itself — 'Application Fee' and 'Review Fee' are blank fields the Town fills in at filing — and the Building Permit Fee Schedule carries no sign-specific line item, so the fee mechanism for signs is genuinely distinct from, and not confirmed to be the same as, the valuation-based Building Permit Fee table used for other permit types here
• No dimensional standards (maximum sign height, area, or setback) are stated on the application form itself; these live in the Zoning Ordinance's Article VII text — consult it directly

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• RequiredTown of Basalt Sign Permit ApplicationApproved by the Assistant Planning Director; requires sign dimensions, height, materials, cost, purpose, a site plan/elevation showing location and dimensions, and disclosure of existing/removed signage on the property
• RequiredSite Plan, Sketch, or Building ElevationMust show the proposed sign's location and dimensions relative to the building, street, and sidewalks (free-standing signs) or the building elevation and its dimensions (wall/projecting/suspending signs)

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• Governed by RFFR's own Fire Sprinkler Maintenance and Installation Guidelines (Updated March 1, 2023) and Fire Alarm Maintenance and Installation Guidelines (Updated August 1, 2022), both of which name 'Town of Basalt' directly as a covered jurisdiction alongside Eagle County and Pitkin County; the sprinkler guidelines state 'All Pitkin County submittals will follow the 2021 International Fire Code requirements,' while the guidelines elsewhere also cite 2015 IFC section numbers (e.g. Sec. 503.1.1) and a separate 'Pre-Inspection Annual Fire & Life Safety Checklist' document is titled for the '2015 IFC Code' — RFFR's own materials are not fully consistent on a single current IFC edition, so no single edition number is asserted here as Basalt's definitively governing fire code
• Sprinkler systems (NFPA 13-D amendments per RFFR's guidelines): a Fire Department Connection (FDC) is required on all sprinkler systems within 6 feet of the Knox Box, with a minimum 1.5-inch hose connection; residential sprinklers are required in garages (not required in open attached porches/carports); crawl spaces or attics with fuel-burning appliances must be protected with residential sprinklers; any building over 5,000 square feet, or in a location difficult to access, must have an automatic sprinkler system with an FDC and a minimum 3-sprinkler-head hydraulic calculation submitted for approval
• Fire alarms serving a sprinkler system must sound an interior audible alarm to all occupants simultaneously AND activate an exterior audible/visual alarm located within 20 feet of the FDC
• Small Projects (State of Colorado Section 5.6, adopted by reference in RFFR's guidelines): work involving addition/relocation of fewer than 20 sprinkler heads that doesn't affect the hydraulic design/integrity of the existing system can use a simpler 8.5x11 scale drawing plus a signed contractor-letterhead scope-of-work letter in lieu of full blueprints, at RFFR's discretion; RFFR may still require hydraulic calculations or a NICET Level III+/PE review if system integrity may be affected
• Sprinkler plan submittals are secured through the RFFR Prevention Bureau via RFFR's own 'Apply & Pay for a Permit' portal, which has a dedicated Town of Basalt submission link distinct from Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, and Eagle County
• Fire alarm design/installation must conform to NFPA 72, NEC Article 760, and the International Fire Code; installers must have a minimum of NICET III design / NICET II installation certification, liability insurance, and a State of Colorado electrical permit; detailed technical requirements include FACP location (heated, 3-foot clear space, near main door), alarm verification, unit-level smoke/CO detection, remote indicating lights for lockable spaces, secondary power (24 hours normal, 5 minutes in alarm), permanent labeling, an outside audible alarm (minimum 85 dB) and flashing light, specific alarm audibility levels, and a Knox Box
• Any building with sprinkler heads, or any building with a fire alarm system required by RFFR (or an A/E/I/H occupancy), must be monitored by a UL-listed central receiving station that retransmits alarm signals immediately to the Fire Department
• Two complete sets of 24x36 plans/specifications (with cut sheets, an equipment legend, battery-capacity calculations, wire-size calculations, riser diagrams, and a written operational narrative) are required for fire alarm submittals; a Fire Protection Engineer's stamp may be required for special installations
• No certificate of occupancy (or temporary CO) will be issued until final acceptance testing of the fire alarm system is complete AND the owner/agent submits a written maintenance and employee training policy
• This permit runs in parallel with, not instead of, the Town of Basalt's own Building Permit whenever fire sprinkler/alarm work is part of new construction or a commercial tenant finish — the residential-building-permit and commercial-building-permit entries already document that stamped fire protection plans are a required Town submittal item whenever a sprinkler system is part of a project's design, and that fire sprinkler adequacy verification/design routes through Roaring Fork Fire Rescue with a NICET-designer-drawn sprinkler design

Required documents

• RequiredRFFR Permit Submittal (Apply & Pay for a Permit portal, Town of Basalt link)Plan review and inspection secured through the RFFR Prevention Bureau, not the Town of Basalt Building Department
• RequiredSprinkler Plans and Hydraulic CalculationsFloor plan drawn to scale (piping, pipe sizing, hanger/head locations, riser specifics, FDC location), manufacturer data sheets, and hydraulic calculations
• RequiredFire Alarm Plans and Specifications (24x36, two sets)Equipment legend, battery calculations, wire-size calculations, riser diagrams, written operational narrative
• OptionalScope of Work Letter (Small Projects, fewer than 20 sprinkler heads)Contractor-letterhead letter substituting for full plan sets on qualifying small sprinkler projects, per Colorado's Section 5.6 Small Projects checklist adopted by RFFR

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• No standalone change-of-use permit, application, checklist, or fee schedule appears on the Town of Basalt's Forms, Licenses & Permits page or on the Planning Department page — ask Planning directly how a change of use is handled
• The commercial-building-permit entry already documents that a change to a commercial space's IBC occupancy classification is captured within the ordinary Building Permit process (the 'Existing AND Proposed Occupancy Use Classification(s)' field on the Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish checklist) rather than through any separate zoning permit
• A zoning-level change of use — to a use not permitted by right in the applicable zone district under Basalt Municipal Code Chapter 16 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations) — instead requires a Development Application; 'Special Review' (Basalt Municipal Code Sections 16-44 through 16-47, per indexed ordinance citations — the full Municode chapter text is not independently confirmed) is the closest documented application category for this scenario, used by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council to evaluate special-review-use requests
• The Town's own Development Application form (basalt.net/DocumentCenter/View/2154) lists these 'Type of Application' categories: Annexation, Rezoning, Regular Rezoning, ESA Environmental, ESA Floodplain, Special Review, Special Review for Off-Street Parking, Variance, Minor Subdivision, Minor Subdivision Condominimization, Major Subdivision or Replat, Planned Unit Development, Sketch Plan, Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Preliminary Development Plan, Final Development Plan, TRC (Technical Review Committee) Administrative Amendment, and 'Other type of Application' — with no dedicated 'Change of Use' box among them
• Required Development Application content: a brief project description; complete contact information for the applicant(s), owner(s), owner's representative, engineer/surveyor, and architect/planner; existing and proposed zoning designations; property acreage or square footage; development specifications (dwelling units, bedrooms, floor area, open space); legal description of the property and deed reception number; owner's authorization if represented by an agent; and application-specific documentation per Basalt Town Code
• The form's own 'To be filled out by the Town' section leaves 'Application Fee,' 'Review Fee,' and 'Total Payment Received' blank — Town staff fill them in per application. No static dollar figure or published fee schedule for Development Applications or Special Review appears anywhere on basalt.net, so ask the Town for a fee quote before you budget.
• Talking with Planning Staff is the Town's own first recommended step for any property-change proposal; Planning Staff meets by appointment (970-927-4701) before an application is formally submitted

Required documents

• RequiredTown of Basalt Development ApplicationType of Application checked from the Town's fixed list (Special Review is the closest category to a genuine zoning-level change of use); requires existing/proposed zoning, project description, and full applicant/owner/representative contact information
• OptionalPublic Notice AffidavitRequired if the specific application type triggers a public notice requirement under Basalt Town Code
• RequiredLegal Description and Deed Reception Number
• OptionalOwner's AuthorizationRequired if the application is submitted by a representative rather than the property owner directly

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