Manufactured/Modular Home Installation Permit in City of Fountain, Colorado

City of Fountain requires a manufactured/modular home installation permit for: Manufactured, modular, or mobile home installation (permanent or temporary set) within Fountain city limits; City or County zoning site plan approval with legal description, obtained before PPRBD permit application; Installer must hold a PPRBD Mechanical Contractor D License (temporary set) or Building Contractor C License (permanent set), and be registered with the State of Colorado; Floodplain review and address enumeration; Blocking and tie-down layout (manufacturer's instructions, Colorado-licensed engineer design, or Colorado Division of Housing-compliant foundation plans); Soils report and foundation design by a Colorado-licensed architect or engineer required at first inspection for permanent-set homes. 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.

In City of Fountain, the published Building Permit Fee (valuation-based, per PPRBD Table A, categorized as new single-family construction) is: Same valuation-based schedule as new single-family residential construction — see residential-building-permit entry for bracket amounts. Additional published fees: City of Fountain Plot Plan (Mobile Home) — $110.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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: PPRBD Building Permit Application (Manufactured Residential Building); HUD Data Sheet or State-Stamped Plans (IRC modular); City or County Zoning Site Plan Approval. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

City of Fountain requires 3 inspection(s) for a manufactured/modular home installation permit, in order: Temporary Set Inspections, Permanent Set — First Inspection (Soils/Foundation), Permanent Set — Final 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.