Deck / Covered Patio Permit in Florence, Colorado

Florence requires a deck / covered patio permit for: Building Permit Application with structure/addition scope; Structural detail drawings showing connections at post and beam, beam to wall, footing and post, ledger and wall; Stairs, guardrail, and handrail details (shown in profile) where applicable; Engineered foundation/footing plans if required by span or structural load; Site plan showing the proposed structure's location, setbacks, and lot coverage. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Florence Building Department at (719) 784-4848 before starting work.

In Florence, the published Plan Check Fee / Building Permit Fee is: Not published as a numeric table. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Florence does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Florence Building Department at (719) 784-4848 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Structural Detail Drawings. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Florence requires 3 inspection(s) for a deck / covered patio permit, in order: Footing/Foundation, Framing, Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Florence Building Department ((719) 784-4848).

Apply through City of Florence Building Department at Florence Municipal Center, 600 West 3rd Street, Florence, CO 81226. Phone: (719) 784-4848, email: building@florencecolorado.org. Office hours: Main City Hall line (719) 784-4848 (option 6 reaches the Building Inspector directly); Fax (719) 784-0228. Building Inspector: David Wales, David.Wales@florencecolorado.org. Permit applications and supporting documents may also be submitted to john.vernetti@florencecolorado.org per the Building Permits page.. Official information: https://www.cityofflorenceco.gov/building-department.

Florence, Colorado has adopted: 2006 International Building Code (IBC) — City of Florence Building Department page states plainly: 'The City of Florence follows the 2006 International Building Code'; 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — per the Building Permit Application Submittal Checklist (PDF): 'Energy Code – City of Florence adopts the 2006 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code'; Florence Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction), Section 15.04.040: 'The requirement for obtaining building permits relative to the construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, maintenance, and use of any building or structure within the City of Florence shall be governed by the most recent adopted edition of the appropriate adopted codes and building standards, including amendments thereto.' Per Municode search indexing of Title 15, Chapter 15.08 (amendments) is where local amendments to the 2006 IBC are set forth (Section 15.08.010).; Electrical: 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — administered by the State of Colorado, NOT the City (see localAmendments). Source: City of Florence Building Department page, linking to the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DORA) Electrical Board page, which states the current adopted edition as the 2023 NEC.; Plumbing: 2021 (Colorado) Plumbing Code — administered by the State of Colorado, NOT the City. Source: City of Florence Building Department page, linking to the DORA Plumbing Board page, which lists the 2021 edition.; No separate local IRC, IMC, IFGC, or IFC edition is published by the City on its Building Department or Building Permits pages, or in the Building Permit Application Submittal Checklist — only the 2006 IBC (general building code) and 2006 IECC (energy code) are explicitly named by the City itself. The zero-tolerance policy governing this corpus prohibits inferring an IRC/IMC/IFGC/IFC edition the City has not itself published; note this as a gap rather than assuming a matching 2006 cycle for the unlisted codes.; HB22-1362 (Colorado statewide energy code floor, effective for jurisdictions adopting/updating codes on specified triggers starting July 2023 for larger jurisdictions and July 2026 for smaller ones) does not appear reflected on the City's Building Department page or Submittal Checklist, both of which still affirmatively state the 2006 IECC as current and were the live, actively-maintained pages as of this review (2026-07-06) — checked directly, no updated energy code notice found. Flagged honestly rather than assumed; Florence's population (under the HB22-1362 tiered compliance triggers) and its home-rule status both bear on whether/when the floor applies, but the City has not published any code update reflecting it as of this review.. Local amendments apply — see the Florence overview page for the full list.

It depends on span and structural load; the Submittal Checklist requires engineered, site-specific foundation plans for new structures and additions generally (except small unheated utility buildings under 576 sq ft), and requires detailed connection drawings (post-and-beam, ledger-to-wall, footing-and-post) for any deck submittal.