Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels & Tenant Improvement) in Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels & tenant improvement) for: Property must be within City of Gunnison limits — Gunnison County's Building Office states it has no jurisdiction inside any city or town in the county, including Gunnison; Reviewed under the 2021 International Building Code, adopted by Municipal Code Chapter 14.10 (Ordinance No. 9, Series 2022, Section 2), including Appendix Chapters E, I, J and the Errata to the IBC, First Printing, October 2020; A Preliminary Site Development Review pre-application submittal, at $600.00 per review submittal, applies to 3+ unit residential and commercial projects, per the Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table effective January 1, 2026; Commercial valuation for fee-calculation purposes uses a 2.30% Regional Building Valuation Multiplier per square foot by occupancy type, versus 1.60% for residential, per the same Fee Table; Building Permit Plan Review Fee for commercial and multi-family projects is 65% of the building permit fee, versus 30% for other IRC projects, per the same Fee Table; Use tax on construction materials is calculated per the City of Gunnison Use Tax Formula — project valuation times 50% times 4% — per the 2021 Permit Fee Schedule Appendix L exhibit to Ordinance No. 9, Series 2022; Electrical and plumbing scopes are permitted and inspected separately by the State of Colorado, not the City, consistent with the City's general electrical/plumbing carve-out; Fire protection review is provided by the Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department, a City-affiliated department rather than a separate special fire protection district; the City publishes no fire plan-review fee bundled into or itemized alongside the Building Permit fee. 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 Base Building Permit Fee (valuation-based schedule) is: $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.. Additional published fees: Building Permit Plan Review Fee — Commercial and Multi-Family — 65% of building permit fee; 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; Use Tax on Construction Materials — Project valuation x 50% x 4%; 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; Fire Department Plan Review — Not published on the City's website; Engineering/Consultant Support Services — 15.00% (Actual Cost Plus Overhead %). 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). 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.

No. The same City Building Permit application used for residential construction also covers commercial, multi-family, and tenant-improvement work, reviewed under the 2021 IBC. Commercial projects differ only in fee inputs: a 2.30% valuation multiplier, a 65% Plan Review Fee, and a $600 Preliminary Site Development Review pre-application, versus 1.60%, 30%, and $300 for smaller residential projects, per the Community Development, Building and Planning Fee Table effective January 1, 2026.

Yes. The City of Gunnison's own Use Tax Formula, printed on the 2021 Permit Fee Schedule Appendix L exhibit to Ordinance No. 9, Series 2022, calculates use tax as project valuation times 50% times 4%.

In-house. The City's own Building Official, Eric Jansen, reviews and issues Building Permits directly out of the Community Development Department — no third-party plan-review contractor is identified for Gunnison.