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Plumbing Permit in Basalt, Colorado

Required for installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing systems in Basalt, issued directly by the Town of Basalt Building Department (unlike electrical, which is routed through the State of Colorado). Governed by the International Plumbing Code as adopted at the State of Colorado level and applied by the Town.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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)

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Plumbing Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as Building Permit)The Town's fee schedule PDF does not publish a separate flat per-fixture plumbing fee table distinct from the general valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule
$21.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the Town of Basalt Building Permit Fee Schedule

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Plumbing

    Pipe, drain, waste, and vent installation before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Fixtures connected, no leaks, proper venting verified

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

Tips

  • Plumbing permits ARE issued directly by the Town of Basalt Building Department (unlike electrical) — use the Town's own Plumbing Permit Application form, not a State of Colorado DORA plumbing permit application, for work confined to plumbing fixtures/piping.
  • Confirm your parcel's water/sanitation service provider before applying — Mid Valley Metropolitan District, Basalt Sanitation District, and the Town of Basalt itself each serve different neighborhoods within town limits, and required approval documents differ by provider.

Frequently asked questions

Basalt requires a plumbing permit for: 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). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Basalt Building Department at 970-927-4702 before starting work.

In Basalt, the published Plumbing Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as Building Permit) is: $21.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the Town of Basalt Building Permit Fee Schedule. 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 Plumbing Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Basalt requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Rough Plumbing, Final Inspection. 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.

Basalt, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) as locally amended by Town of Basalt Ordinance (Chapter 18 amendments effective July 20, 2023) — confirmed via the Town's own 'Building' page code-adoption summary ('2021 ICC') and via the Town's detailed strike-through/underline local-amendment comparison document (2021-Code-change--ICC-reference-articles, basalt.net/DocumentCenter/View/6221); 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as locally amended — the Town's own Building Permit Application Checklist is titled for 'Single Family, Duplex, and Townhomes' built to the IRC; 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — State of Colorado adopted edition referenced alongside the Town's 2021 IBC/IRC/IMC cycle; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — adopted at the State of Colorado level and applied by the Town; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per the Building Department page's current-adoptions summary; NOTE electrical work in Basalt is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado Electrical Board, not the Town Building Department itself (confirmed directly on the Town's own Building Permit Application form: 'Electrical is permitted and inspected by the State of Colorado'); 2024 Sustainable Building Regulations I & II (SBRI/SBRII) — Town of Basalt Municipal Code Sec. 18-23/18-24/18-25, amended by Ordinance 20, Series of 2024, effective November 12, 2024, reflecting Holy Cross Energy's approximately 90% renewable power supply achievement by end of 2024; Prior/superseded local design-parameter reference: the Town's 'Local Structural Design Parameters' document (basalt.net/documentcenter/view/2388) still headers itself against the 2015 IBC/IRC/IMC/IECC/IEBC code cycle and 2017 NEC/2015 IPC-IFGC — the numeric structural design values on that document (ground snow load, wind speed, seismic category, frost depth) are treated as still-current in this file because the Town's later 2021-code-adoption amendment document (View/6221) re-adopts the identical IRC Table R301.2(1) frost-depth (36 inches) and retaining-wall figures verbatim rather than superseding them; the code-EDITION labels on that older PDF itself are NOT current and should not be read as Basalt's current adopted code cycle.; Local amendments to all adopted codes are codified in Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) of the Basalt Municipal Code; Municode's Basalt library returned an HTTP 403 to direct automated fetch in this session (library.municode.com/co/basalt) — the Town's own downloadable strike-through/underline amendment comparison document (View/6221) was used as the authoritative source for specific local IBC/IRC section amendments instead, since it is a primary Town document rather than a third-party mirror.. Local amendments apply — see the Basalt overview page for the full list.

The Town of Basalt Building Department issues plumbing permits directly — the Town's own Building Permit Application form states that 'permits for plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning are available through this office,' distinguishing plumbing/mechanical from electrical, which is handled by the State.

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 Basalt building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.