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Building Permit — Gunnison, Colorado · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source: https://www.gunnisonco.gov/departments/building/building___sign_permits.php
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Building Permit in Gunnison, Colorado
Required for construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, or change of occupancy of a building or structure within City of Gunnison limits, per the 2021 IBC/IRC as adopted and locally amended in Municipal Code Chapter 14.10. Issued and reviewed directly by the City's own Building Office (Community Development Department) — Gunnison County has no jurisdiction within City limits and there is no joint city-county building authority. This is the City's single UNIFIED permit for both residential (IRC) and commercial/multi-family (IBC) construction, including tenant improvements: neither the City's Building & Sign Permits page, the Community Development Applications & Forms page, nor the Jan. 1, 2026 Fee Table publishes a separate commercial building permit application, commercial permit type, or tenant-improvement permit. Commercial projects use the same Building Permit application and the same valuation-based Appendix L fee brackets, differing only in fee INPUTS — a 2.30% Regional Building Valuation Multiplier per sq ft versus 1.60% residential, a 65% Plan Review Fee versus 30% under the IRC, and a $600 pre-application Site Development Review tier versus $300.
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source
When you need this permit
- Property must be within City of Gunnison limits (Gunnison County's Building Office explicitly excludes all incorporated cities/towns, including Gunnison, from its jurisdiction)
- Parcel must have adequate public facilities — sewage disposal, water, electricity, drainage/water quality, fire protection, roads, transportation, pedestrian circulation, and refuse — per the Land Development Code and Building/Fire Codes
- Occupancy will not be granted until City water, sewer, and electrical utilities are in place and functional
- Work not listed under the IRC/IBC 'Building Exemptions' list (e.g., detached accessory structures under 120-200 sq ft, fences ≤8 ft, retaining walls ≤4 ft, re-roofing/re-siding without structural alteration) requires a permit
- Electrical and plumbing scopes of work are permitted and inspected separately by the State of Colorado, not the City
Required documents
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Fee schedule
Building Permit Plan Review Fee — Multi-Family and CommercialCity of Gunnison Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, fees effective January 1, 2026 (footer cites Resolution No. 25, Series 2025); gunnisonco.gov/Community Development 01.01.2026 Fee Table.pdf.
65% of building permit fee
Building Permit Plan Review Fee — All other projects under the IRCCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
30% of building permit fee
Change of Use/Occupancy (up to $5,000 valuation of permit)Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
$225.00
Change of Use/Occupancy (valuation of improvements over $5,000)Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026; the underlying IBC/IRC valuation table dollar figures are not reproduced in the fee table itself.
% per IBC/IRC Table — fee per Title 14
Use Tax Prepayment EstimateCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026 — this is the valuation base percentage used to estimate use tax prepayment, not a final tax rate; contact Finance for the applicable use tax rate.
50.00% of ICC table or provided valuation
Regional Building Valuation Multiplier — ResidentialCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
1.60% cost multiplier per sq ft (by occupancy type per building code)
Regional Building Valuation Multiplier — CommercialCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
2.30% cost multiplier per sq ft (by occupancy type per building code)
Preliminary Site Development Review (3+ Residential Units and Commercial)
Preapplication admin review fee per submittal review — the commercial/multi-family pre-application tier that precedes a commercial Building Permit submittal. Show full citationHide
Preapplication admin review fee per submittal review — the commercial/multi-family pre-application tier that precedes a commercial Building Permit submittal. The 1-and-2-unit residential counterpart ('Site Development Review') is $300.00 per submittal review. Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.$600.00
Engineering/Consultant Support ServicesCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
15.00% (Actual Cost Plus Overhead %)
Fireplace/Solid FuelCommunity Development, Building and Planning Fee Table, effective January 1, 2026.
$65.00 per application
Base Building Permit Fee (valuation-based schedule)
Chapter 14.10 on ecode360.com (ecode360.com/47882243) does render client-side, but was successfully loaded and read via a real browser (not a plain fetch), confirming Section 109.2 still directs that… Show full citationHide
Chapter 14.10 on ecode360.com (ecode360.com/47882243) does render client-side, but was successfully loaded and read via a real browser (not a plain fetch), confirming Section 109.2 still directs that 'a fee shall be determined in accordance with the attached permit fee schedule, Appendix L' (unchanged as of ecode360's 'legislation through 03-24-2026' currency notice). Appendix L itself is not transcribed into ecode360's codified section text (it is an attached exhibit), so it was located in the original enacting document instead: Ordinance No. 9, Series 2022, City of Gunnison, '2021 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE APPENDIX L' table, adopted 11/08/2022 — linked from the City Clerk Ordinances page (gunnisonco.gov/departments/city_clerk/ordinances.php) at gunnisonco.gov/departments/city_clerk/ordinance.no9.series2022.pdf. This valuation-to-fee bracket table is the 'base building permit fee' that the Jan. 1, 2026 Fee Table's Plan Review Fee percentages (65%/30%) and Regional Building Valuation Multiplier are layered on top of. Also re-checked the full Jan. 1, 2026 Community Development Fee Table PDF (2 pages) and the citywide Resolution No. 3, Series 2026 fee schedule (10-page scanned PDF, OCR'd in full) — neither reproduces this bracket table; it remains solely in the 2022 ordinance exhibit, which has not been found superseded by any later ordinance (Ordinance No. 4, Series 2025 amended only the Chapter 14.10 appeals process, not fees).$1.00-$500.00: $24.00. $501.00-$2,000.00: $24.00 for the first $500 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $2,001.00-$40,000.00: $69.00 for the first $2,000 plus $11.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $40,001.00-$100,000.00: $487.00 for the first $40,000 plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $100,001.00-$500,000.00: $1,027.00 for the first $100,000 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $500,001.00-$1,000,000.00: $3,827.00 for the first $500,000 plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $1,000,001.00-$5,000,000.00: $6,327.00 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $5,000,001.00 and over: $18,327.00 for the first $5,000,000 plus $1.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Footing/Foundation
Per the City-adopted 2021 IBC/IRC; a City-specific inspection checklist/sequence was not found separately published online as of 2026-07-19.
- 2
Framing
Structural framing inspection consistent with the adopted 2021 IBC/IRC.
- 3
Final
Final building inspection prior to occupancy; City occupancy is withheld until water, sewer, and electrical utilities are in place and functional.
See the full Gunnison inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Gunnison County has NO jurisdiction inside City of Gunnison limits — the County's own Building Office page states this explicitly. Do not contact Gunnison County Community Development for a City of Gunnison building permit; use the City's own Building Office (201 W. Virginia Ave., 970.641.8151).
- Electrical and plumbing permits/inspections within City limits are handled by the State of Colorado (Division of Professions and Occupations), not the City Building Office — the City's own pages list a Local State Electrical Inspector and Local State Plumbing Inspector rather than City-side electrical/plumbing permit staff.
- The City's Finance Department fee-schedule index page states current City fees were set by 'Resolution No. 3, Series 2026' effective June 1, 2026, but the linked Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table PDF itself is stamped 'Fees effective January 1, 2026 per Resolution No. 25, Series 2025.' The figures in this entry come from that linked PDF -- the Jan. 1, 2026 / Resolution No. 25, Series 2025 version. Confirm with the Building Office (970.641.8151) whether a newer resolution has since revised these line items.
- Commercial projects: this entry is the commercial building permit — Gunnison publishes no separate commercial application, commercial permit type, or tenant-improvement permit, per the Building & Sign Permits page, the Applications & Forms page, and the Jan. 1, 2026 Fee Table. Budget the commercial-specific fee inputs: 2.30% Regional Building Valuation Multiplier per sq ft (vs 1.60% residential), 65% Plan Review Fee (vs 30% IRC), and the $600 Preliminary Site Development Review pre-application tier (vs $300 for 1-2 unit residential).
- TENANT IMPROVEMENTS: there is no standalone TI/tenant-finish permit or fee line — interior alteration of a commercial space is processed as an ordinary Building Permit under the Appendix L valuation brackets, and if the tenancy changes the occupancy classification, the Change of Use/Occupancy fee also applies ($225.00 up to $5,000 valuation; % per IBC/IRC table above $5,000, per the Jan. 1, 2026 Fee Table).
Frequently asked questions
Gunnison requires a building permit for: Property must be within City of Gunnison limits (Gunnison County's Building Office explicitly excludes all incorporated cities/towns, including Gunnison, from its jurisdiction); Parcel must have adequate public facilities — sewage disposal, water, electricity, drainage/water quality, fire protection, roads, transportation, pedestrian circulation, and refuse — per the Land Development Code and Building/Fire Codes; Occupancy will not be granted until City water, sewer, and electrical utilities are in place and functional; Work not listed under the IRC/IBC 'Building Exemptions' list (e.g., detached accessory structures under 120-200 sq ft, fences ≤8 ft, retaining walls ≤4 ft, re-roofing/re-siding without structural alteration) requires a permit; Electrical and plumbing scopes of work are permitted and inspected separately by the State of Colorado, not the City. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at 970.641.8151 before starting work.
In Gunnison, the published Building Permit Plan Review Fee — Multi-Family and Commercial is: 65% of building permit fee. Additional published fees: Building Permit Plan Review Fee — All other projects under the IRC — 30% of building permit fee; Change of Use/Occupancy (up to $5,000 valuation of permit) — $225.00; Change of Use/Occupancy (valuation of improvements over $5,000) — % per IBC/IRC Table — fee per Title 14; Use Tax Prepayment Estimate — 50.00% of ICC table or provided valuation; Regional Building Valuation Multiplier — Residential — 1.60% cost multiplier per sq ft (by occupancy type per building code); Regional Building Valuation Multiplier — Commercial — 2.30% cost multiplier per sq ft (by occupancy type per building code); Preliminary Site Development Review (3+ Residential Units and Commercial) — $600.00; Engineering/Consultant Support Services — 15.00% (Actual Cost Plus Overhead %); Fireplace/Solid Fuel — $65.00 per application; Base Building Permit Fee (valuation-based schedule) — $1.00-$500.00: $24.00. $501.00-$2,000.00: $24.00 for the first $500 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $2,001.00-$40,000.00: $69.00 for the first $2,000 plus $11.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $40,001.00-$100,000.00: $487.00 for the first $40,000 plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $100,001.00-$500,000.00: $1,027.00 for the first $100,000 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $500,001.00-$1,000,000.00: $3,827.00 for the first $500,000 plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $1,000,001.00-$5,000,000.00: $6,327.00 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. $5,000,001.00 and over: $18,327.00 for the first $5,000,000 plus $1.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.
Gunnison does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at 970.641.8151 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Gunnison may also ask for: Do I Need a Building Permit? (guide); Building Valuation Worksheet. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Apply through City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at City Municipal Building, 201 W. Virginia Ave., PO Box 239, Gunnison, CO 81230. Phone: 970.641.8151, email: building@gunnisonco.gov (Building Office); ejansen@gunnisonco.gov (Eric Jansen, Building Official). Office hours: Building Official: Eric Jansen, 970.641.8151 (fax/cell 970.209.0988). Electrical and plumbing permits/inspections for property within City limits are NOT handled by this office — they are administered directly by the State of Colorado: Local State Electrical Inspector Dustin Behounek, 303.869.3451; Local State Plumbing Inspector Andy Clark, 303.869.3471; state permit portal https://dpo.colorado.gov/EandP/Permits.. Official information: https://www.gunnisonco.gov/departments/building/index.php.
If the property is within City of Gunnison limits, the City's own Building Office (Community Development Department, 201 W. Virginia Ave.) issues the permit. Gunnison County's Building Office explicitly states it 'does not have jurisdiction within any city or town in Gunnison County,' so the County only issues permits for unincorporated areas outside the City.
Not the City. Electrical and plumbing permits and inspections for property within City of Gunnison limits are managed directly by the State of Colorado — the Local State Electrical Inspector is Dustin Behounek (303.869.3451) and the Local State Plumbing Inspector is Andy Clark (303.869.3471); apply at dpo.colorado.gov/EandP/Permits.
No. This Building Permit is the City's single unified permit for residential (2021 IRC) and commercial/multi-family (2021 IBC) work alike, including tenant improvements — the City publishes one Building Permit application with no commercial or TI variant. The commercial differences are fee inputs, not process: valuation uses a 2.30% commercial cost multiplier per sq ft (vs 1.60% residential), plan review is billed at 65% of the permit fee (vs 30% for IRC projects), commercial pre-application Site Development Review is $600 (vs $300), and a Change of Use/Occupancy fee ($225 up to $5,000 valuation; % per IBC/IRC table above that) applies when a tenant improvement changes the occupancy classification.
Sources & verification
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