Mechanical / HVAC Permit in Winter Park, Colorado

Winter Park requires a mechanical / hvac permit for: Mechanical scope is captured on the joint Building Permit Application via the 'Mechanical Valuation' field, or as a standalone mechanical permit; Unvented gas log heaters and unvented room heaters are prohibited (Town Code 6-1-5, amending IMC 903.3; Town Code 6-1-3, amending IRC M1410.1/G2425.8/G2433/G2445); Fireplace stoves and solid-fuel-type room heaters must be listed/labeled, tested to UL737 (stoves) or UL 1482 (room heaters/inserts), and installed per manufacturer instructions; detached one/two-family dwellings are limited to one solid-fuel-burning device per property; must meet EPA Phase II or Colorado Phase III air quality requirements (Town Code 6-1-5, Section 905.1); Boilers and pressure vessels must be operated/maintained per nationally recognized standards, with State Boiler Inspector oversight (Town Code 6-1-5, Section 1001.2). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at (970) 726-8081 before starting work.

In Winter Park, the published Mechanical Permit Fee (same valuation-based Table 1-11-2B) is: $54.00 minimum, scaling per valuation tiers. Additional published fees: Plan Review Fee — 65% of the permit fee; Reinspection Fee — $47.00/hour (1-hour minimum). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Winter Park does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at (970) 726-8081 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Towns of Winter Park, Fraser and Granby) — Mechanical Valuation field, or standalone mechanical permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Winter Park requires 2 inspection(s) for a mechanical / hvac permit, in order: Rough Mechanical, Final Mechanical. Schedule each through Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) ((970) 726-8081).

Apply through Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Department (Town of Winter Park Community Development Department — Building Division) at 50 Vasquez Road, Suite B, P.O. Box 3327, Winter Park, CO 80482. Phone: (970) 726-8081, email: permits@wpgov.com. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Official information: https://wpgov.com/our-government/departments/building/.

Winter Park, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), as amended by Town Code Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 2 (6-1-2) — codified currently through Ord. 619, Series of 2024; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-3; International Plumbing Code, most current edition as adopted by the State of Colorado (per Town Code 6-1-1/6-1-4 cross-reference; the Town's own Codes Adopted by Reference section lists 'International Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition'); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-5; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including all appendices; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), as amended by Town Code 6-1-9; National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020 Edition per the current Codes Adopted by Reference list, though Town Code 6-1-10 states the Town concurrently adopts whatever edition the State of Colorado has most recently adopted — electrical permitting itself is administered by the Colorado State Electrical Board, not the local Building Division (see localAmendments); 2023 Colorado Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, as amended by Town Code 6-1-11 (Ord. 619, Series of 2024); 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code — statutorily mandated statewide for jurisdictions with mapped Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) area, adoption required by April 1, 2026 and full compliance by July 1, 2026 per the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control; the Town's own website (wpgov.com Building Division page) carries a 'Wildfire Resiliency Code Update' notice confirming the Town is subject to this new statewide code, but the Town had not yet published its own locally-amended code text/section numbers for this specific code as of the date of this extraction — see localAmendments for what is and is not yet verifiable; Full adopted code text (Town Code Title 6, Chapter 1) hosted at codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/winterparkco/latest/winterpark_co/0-0-0-2239. Local amendments apply — see the Winter Park overview page for the full list.

No. Town Code amendments to both the IMC and IRC prohibit unvented gas log heaters and unvented room heaters outright within Winter Park.