Residential Building Permit (New Construction) in Gypsum, Colorado

Gypsum requires a residential building permit (new construction) for: Design Review Board (DRB) or Homeowners Association (HOA) approval required before building permit submittal, unless the project is within Eagle River Estate or Bertroch (which do not require this step) — a letter or stamped approved plan set must be provided at submittal; Plans must comply with the 2021 IRC/IBC as adopted, and must meet the Town's design criteria: 40 psf ground snow load, 90 mph wind design exposure, 42-inch minimum frost depth, Seismic Design Category C; Soils testing required; if bearing values test below 1,500 PSF, an engineered, stamped foundation plan is required; Full plan set required: title block with legal description/subdivision/lot-block/address/preparer/owner, site plan (preferred 1"=10' scale) showing easements/utilities/landscaping/drainage/existing structures, footing and foundation plans, framing plans with sections and opening locations, floor plans (room usage, windows/doors, drywall type, electrical outlets, smoke detectors, fire-rated walls, exit corridors), elevations, building/wall sections foundation-to-roof, and stair details with rise/run/headroom; All contractors must hold a current Town of Gypsum Contractor's License ($152/year per the 2025 fee schedule) in addition to any required Colorado state trade license; Improvement Location Survey (ILS) required before Certificate of Occupancy is issued; Applications submitted via the Town's online Building Permit & Plan Submittal portal (Streamline); separate permits required for Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical work; Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department at 970-524-1731 before starting work.

In Gypsum, the published Building Permit Fee (valuation-based) is: Not published in any fetchable Town document as of this review. Additional published fees: Contractor's License (annual) — $152; Additional/Re-inspection Fee — $60.00 per inspection; Permit Late Fee — 18% per year (1.5% per month). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

The Town of Gypsum does not publish a specific numeric turnaround time for residential building permit review on its website, application forms, or fee schedule. Colorado is a home-rule state with no statewide review-time statute.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Full Digital Plan Set (PDF); DRB/HOA Approval Letter or Stamped Plans; Soils Report. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Gypsum requires 8 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction), in order: Footing, Foundation Wall, Groundwork, Backfill, Rough-in/Framing, Electric & Gas Service, Lath/Insulation/Drywall, TCO/COO (Temporary/Final Certificate of Occupancy). Schedule each through Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department (970-524-1731).

Apply through Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department at 50 Lundgren Blvd, Gypsum, CO 81637 (mailing: PO Box 130, Gypsum, CO 81637). Phone: 970-524-1731, email: stephanie@townofgypsum.com. Office hours: Building Department Staff available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., per the Building Permit Application page. Primary staff contact listed: Stephanie Roybal, Building Department Administrative Assistant. General Town phone line also published as 970-524-7514 on several Building Department sub-pages (DRB/HOA Review, Hours & Site Conditions).. Official information: https://www.townofgypsum.com/build-in-gypsum.

Gypsum, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Gypsum Building Codes & Guidelines page; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC); 2021 International Fire Code (IFC); 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — note this is one code cycle behind the 2021 IBC/IRC/IFC/IPC/IMC/IFGC family adopted alongside it; confirmed as published, not a transcription error; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC); ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessibility Standards, 2009 Edition; Local amendments to all adopted codes are codified in Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Gypsum Municipal Code; Title 15's full text is hosted on Municode (library.municode.com/co/gypsum), which serves its content through a client-side Angular application behind an access-controlled API — direct fetch and a dated Wayback Machine snapshot (2026-02-13) both returned only the unrendered application shell with no section text recoverable, so specific amendment section numbers/text beyond what the Town's own townofgypsum.com pages state in plain HTML are not independently reproduced here rather than guessed.. Local amendments apply — see the Gypsum overview page for the full list.

The Town of Gypsum Community Development Department, Building Department issues its own building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits for all work within Gypsum town limits. Gypsum is an incorporated statutory town with its own department; Eagle County's Building Division explicitly excludes incorporated towns like Gypsum from its unincorporated permitting program.