Skip to main content
PermitBase

Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration / Tenant Finish) in Basalt, Colorado

Required for new construction, additions, alterations, and tenant finish work on commercial buildings built to the International Building Code (IBC) anywhere within Basalt town limits, whether the parcel sits in the Eagle County or Pitkin County portion of town. The Town of Basalt Building Department administers a single town-wide commercial permit process using its own 'Building Permit Application Checklist — Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish' (subtitled 'New Construction, Addition, Alteration'), reviewed under the 2021 IBC as locally amended by Basalt Municipal Code Chapter 18. Tenant improvement/tenant finish is NOT a separate permit type in Basalt — the Town's own checklist states it 'is to be used for new construction, any tenant finish or other proposed modifications to an existing commercial building space built to the International Building Code (IBC),' with inapplicable items simply marked N/A for tenant finish scopes.

Verified 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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 Contractor
  • 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

Check off what you have — your progress is saved on this device.

Not ready yet — 0 of 6 required documents checked.

This checker covers one permit. A full project usually triggers several — our paid checklist will assemble all of them, from $29 →

Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee — valuation $1.00 to $500.00Town of Basalt Building Permit Fee Schedule — a single valuation-based table applied town-wide; the schedule does not distinguish commercial from residential projects
$21.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $501.00 to $2,000.00
$21.00 for the first $500.00 plus $2.75 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $2,000.01 to $25,000.00
$62.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $4.50 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $25,000.01 to $50,000.00
$165.75 for the first $25,000.00 plus $5.50 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $50,000.01 to $100,000.00
$303.25 for the first $50,000.00 plus $6.25 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $100,000.01 to $500,000.00
$615.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00
$3,415.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
Building Permit Fee — valuation $1,000,000.01 and up
$7,415.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof
Plan Submittal FeePer the Town's own Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish (IBC) checklist. The Town does not publish the plan review fee percentage/formula itself on the Building Permit Fee Schedule — confirm the calculated plan review fee with the Building Department at submittal
50% of the plan review fee calculated at submittal, non-refundable
After-hours inspections; reinspections (IBC Sec. 108.8); inspections with no fee otherwise specified; additional plan review for plan changes/revisionsOr the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greater (including supervision, overhead, equipment, wages, and fringe benefits)
$42.00 per hour
Outside consultants for plan checking and/or inspections
Actual costs, including administrative and overhead costs
Building valuation basisLocally amended IBC Sec. 109.3, per the Town's 2021 code-change comparison document; contractor estimates may be used if higher
Set using the current ICC Building Valuation Data with a Town of Basalt regional modifier of 1.5 applied as the minimum valuation

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration / Tenant Finish) permit actually take in Basalt?

Anonymous — one question, no email. Answers are combined and only shown once at least 5 people have reported.

Inspection process

  1. 1

    Special Inspections (IBC Chapter 17)

    For projects requiring special inspection/testing per IBC Ch. 17: building-department-approved third-party special inspectors observe assigned work (continuous, or periodic only with a pre-approved written plan) throughout construction, report nonconforming items, and file written reports with the Building Official and design professional of record. The special inspector may not be employed by the contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier

  2. 2

    Rough Mechanical / Plumbing

    Town-inspected trade rough-ins before concealment; fire-rated penetration protection and fire/smoke dampers per the approved plans (electrical rough-in is inspected separately by the State of Colorado Electrical Board). The Town does not publish a formal commercial inspection-sequence card — schedule through the Building Department, noting no inspections or site visits are performed on Mondays and Fridays

  3. 3

    Final Building Inspection

    All work complete per approved plans; the special inspector's written final report documenting required special inspections and correction of discrepancies must be submitted PRIOR to the final building inspection

  4. 4

    Certificate of Occupancy prerequisites

    Prior to CO issuance, the design professional in responsible charge must submit a signed and stamped report confirming all required special-inspection reports were reviewed and the work conforms to the approved plans; an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC) is also required prior to CO per the checklist's site-plan section

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

Tips

  • Tenant improvement is NOT a separate permit type in Basalt: the Town's own checklist is titled 'Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish' and explicitly covers 'new construction, any tenant finish or other proposed modifications to an existing commercial building space' under one application, one checklist, and the same single valuation-based fee schedule — for tenant finish scopes you simply mark inapplicable checklist items 'N/A' and supply the original building's occupancy classification, construction type, and suite/tenant-space information.
  • Basalt straddles Eagle and Pitkin counties, but commercial permits are issued by the one Town Building Department town-wide regardless of county — the Town's own monthly issued-permits report tracks Commercial Building Permits in both counties under the same permit-numbering system. The county DOES matter for exactly one commercial step: food establishments get their health-department compliance letter from Eagle County Environmental Health if the parcel is in Eagle County, but from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment if it is in Pitkin County.
  • If your project triggers IBC Chapter 17 special inspections, the Special Inspection and Testing Agreement must be completed BEFORE the permit can be issued — line up your building-department-approved special inspector (who cannot work for your contractor) early, and budget for the design professional's final special-inspections conformance report, which gates the Certificate of Occupancy.
  • Restaurant tenant finishes carry their own SBR compliance tab ('TF Commercial Restaurant') distinct from non-restaurant TI in the Town's Type II SBR 2024 Commercial Checklist — the IBC checklist explicitly asks you to note whether the tenant finish is 'restaurant' or 'non-restaurant', so identify this before assembling energy/SBR documentation.
  • Electrical work is carved out of the Town's permit entirely — permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado Electrical Board — but fire sprinkler work goes through Roaring Fork Fire Rescue (NICET-designed) and fire alarms through the Basalt Fire Department, so a typical commercial TI coordinates the Town, the State Electrical Board, and the fire authority in parallel.
  • The Town publishes no numeric plan-review timeline for commercial permits — contact the Building Department (970-927-4702) for current queue status, and note the department performs no inspections or site visits on Mondays and Fridays.

Frequently asked questions

Whenever the project requires special inspection and/or testing per Chapter 17 of the IBC. The owner or design professional in responsible charge must complete two copies of the agreement plus the Special-Inspection and Testing Schedule before the permit can be issued, the special inspector must be approved by the Building Department and independent of the contractor, and a final special-inspections report is required before the final building inspection and Certificate of Occupancy.

In Basalt, the published Building Permit Fee — valuation $1.00 to $500.00 is: $21.00. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — valuation $501.00 to $2,000.00 — $21.00 for the first $500.00 plus $2.75 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $2,000.01 to $25,000.00 — $62.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $4.50 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $25,000.01 to $50,000.00 — $165.75 for the first $25,000.00 plus $5.50 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $50,000.01 to $100,000.00 — $303.25 for the first $50,000.00 plus $6.25 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 — $615.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00 — $3,415.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $1,000,000.01 and up — $7,415.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof; Plan Submittal Fee — 50% of the plan review fee calculated at submittal, non-refundable; After-hours inspections; reinspections (IBC Sec. 108.8); inspections with no fee otherwise specified; additional plan review for plan changes/revisions — $42.00 per hour; Outside consultants for plan checking and/or inspections — Actual costs, including administrative and overhead costs; Building valuation basis — Set using the current ICC Building Valuation Data with a Town of Basalt regional modifier of 1.5 applied as the minimum valuation. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Basalt does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Basalt Building Department at 970-927-4702 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Town of Basalt Permit Application; Building Permit Application Checklist — Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish (IBC); Construction drawings (site plan, structural, architectural, MEP); Sustainable Building Regulations (SBR) Checklist and Cover Page; COMcheck reports; Water and Sanitation Approval. Depending on your project, Basalt may also ask for: Special Inspection and Testing Agreement; Asbestos test report; Health Department compliance letter (food establishments); HOA / Willits Design Review Board approval. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Basalt requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, addition, alteration / tenant finish), in order: Special Inspections (IBC Chapter 17), Rough Mechanical / Plumbing, Final Building Inspection, Certificate of Occupancy prerequisites. Schedule each through Town of Basalt Building Department (970-927-4702).

Apply through Town of Basalt Building Department at 101 Midland Avenue, Basalt, CO 81621. Phone: 970-927-4702, email: carlos.peugnet@basalt.net. Office hours: Town of Basalt main line 970-927-4701; Building Department direct line 970-927-4702. Chief Building Official: Mitch Miller, 970-279-4386, mitch.miller@basalt.net. Plans Examiner & Inspector: Carlos Peugnet, 970-279-4385, carlos.peugnet@basalt.net. As of May 2017 the Building Department no longer performs inspections or site visits on Mondays and Fridays (confirmed on the Building Department page).. Official information: https://www.basalt.net/132/Building.

No. Tenant finish/tenant improvement work runs through the same Commercial Building Permit process as new commercial construction — the Town's own 'Building Permit Application Checklist — Commercial Buildings / Tenant Finish' covers new construction, additions, alterations, and tenant finish in a single document, with inapplicable items marked N/A for TI scopes. Only the Sustainable Building Regulations compliance workbook differentiates tenant improvements (with dedicated 'TI Commercial' and 'TF Commercial Restaurant' tabs); the permit, application, and fee schedule are the same.

No. The Town of Basalt Building Department issues all commercial building permits town-wide through a single permitting system regardless of county, confirmed by the Town's own monthly issued-permits report tracking Commercial Building Permits in both Eagle and Pitkin counties under the same Town permit numbers. The only county-dependent step is for food establishments: the required health-department compliance letter comes from Eagle County Environmental Health for Eagle County parcels but from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for Pitkin County parcels.

This one’s complicated · Get an expediter

Tell us about your project and we’ll connect you with a permit expediter who works in Basalt.

PermitBase may receive a referral fee from the expediter. This is a service introduction, not verified permit data or legal advice.

Other permits in Basalt

Residential Building Permit (New Construction, Single-Family/Duplex/Townhome)Residential Addition / Alteration-Remodel PermitElectrical PermitEV Charger / EVSE Installation PermitPlumbing PermitMechanical / HVAC PermitRoofing Permit (Re-Roof)Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System PermitFence Permit

Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration / Tenant Finish) in other cities

Akron, ColoradoAlamosa, ColoradoAspen, ColoradoAvon, ColoradoBreckenridge, ColoradoBroomfield, ColoradoCalhan, ColoradoCañon City, Colorado

Compare commercial building permit (new construction, addition, alteration / tenant finish) fees across Colorado →

Look up this fee in a different city →

Embed this data card →

Now live

Build your Basalt project checklist

Describe your project once and get every permit, document, and fee it triggers in Basalt — in one checklist. Sign up and pay once to generate it, or go unlimited with Pro.

Get started →