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Chicken/Hen Permit in City of Fountain, Colorado

Required to keep chickens on residential property within Fountain city limits, under Fountain Municipal Code Chapter 17.18 (Animal Raising and Keeping). Issued directly by the City of Fountain Planning Division; requires a coop site inspection before final approval. No permit fee is published for this permit type.

Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Site plan complying with Chapter 17.18 of the Fountain Municipal Code
  • Compliance with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulations
  • Applicant must research and confirm any private protective covenants do not prohibit keeping chickens
  • Applicant must contact the City of Fountain Planning Division within 30 days of provisional approval to schedule a coop/location/height/setback inspection
  • Final approval is not granted until the Planning Division completes the coop inspection

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Fee schedule

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Inspection process

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    Coop Site Inspection

    Planning Division inspects the coop, location, height, and setbacks from the property line for Chapter 17.18 compliance before final approval, per the application form.

See the full City of Fountain inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • No fee is listed for the Chicken Permit in the City's own Development Review Fee Schedule (Exhibit C of Resolution 22-023), unlike the Short Term Rental Permit ($100) and Group Home Permit ($30) — confirm current fee status, if any, directly with the Planning Division at (719) 322-2000.

Frequently asked questions

City of Fountain requires a chicken/hen permit for: Site plan complying with Chapter 17.18 of the Fountain Municipal Code; Compliance with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulations; Applicant must research and confirm any private protective covenants do not prohibit keeping chickens; Applicant must contact the City of Fountain Planning Division within 30 days of provisional approval to schedule a coop/location/height/setback inspection; Final approval is not granted until the Planning Division completes the coop inspection. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) — issues building permits and performs inspections; City of Fountain Planning & Zoning Department — handles zoning/site-plan prerequisites and City-specific permits (signs, short term rental, chickens) at PPRBD (719) 327-2880; City of Fountain Planning Department (719) 322-2000 before starting work.

City of Fountain does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) — issues building permits and performs inspections; City of Fountain Planning & Zoning Department — handles zoning/site-plan prerequisites and City-specific permits (signs, short term rental, chickens) at PPRBD (719) 327-2880; City of Fountain Planning Department (719) 322-2000 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Chicken Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

City of Fountain requires 1 inspection(s) for a chicken/hen permit, in order: Coop Site Inspection. Schedule each through Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) — issues building permits and performs inspections; City of Fountain Planning & Zoning Department — handles zoning/site-plan prerequisites and City-specific permits (signs, short term rental, chickens) (PPRBD (719) 327-2880; City of Fountain Planning Department (719) 322-2000).

Apply through Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) — issues building permits and performs inspections; City of Fountain Planning & Zoning Department — handles zoning/site-plan prerequisites and City-specific permits (signs, short term rental, chickens) at Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, 2880 International Cr., Colorado Springs, CO 80910; City of Fountain Planning Department, 116 South Main Street, Fountain, CO 80817. Phone: PPRBD (719) 327-2880; City of Fountain Planning Department (719) 322-2000, email: Not published on either department's site as of 2026-07-19; use the phone contacts above or each department's online portal.. Office hours: City of Fountain Planning Department: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, per the department's own webpage. PPRBD office hours not separately verified on pprbd.org as of 2026-07-19.. Official information: https://www.pprbd.org/ (building permits); https://fountain.colorado.gov/business/planning-department (zoning/City permits).

City of Fountain, Colorado has adopted: Fountain does NOT operate its own building department. Building permitting, plan review, and inspections for the entire City of Fountain are performed by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) — a multi-jurisdictional regional authority created by a 1966 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) covering unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Woodland Park, Green Mountain Falls, Monument, Palmer Lake, and Calhan — per PPRBD's own About page (pprbd.org/Home/About) and its homepage jurisdiction list.; PPRBD administers the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code (PPRBC), which adopts by reference: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2019 ASME A17.1 (conveyances/elevators), and 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — per pprbd.org/Information/Codechanges and the PPRBC 2023 Edition document (pprbd.org/File/ByAlias/PPRBC2023Edition).; Separately, the City of Fountain adopts and enforces its own Zoning Ordinance (Fountain Municipal Code Title 17), which governs land use, setbacks, signs, short term rentals (Chapter 17.29), and animal-keeping/chickens (Chapter 17.18) — administered by the City's own Planning Department independent of PPRBD, per library.municode.com/co/fountain and the City's own permit application forms.. Local amendments apply — see the City of Fountain overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

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

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