Electrical Permit in Edgewater, Colorado

Edgewater requires an electrical permit for: Governed by the 2023 NEC (NFPA 70) as adopted by the City; the City's live Applicable Codes & Design Criteria webpage lists '2020 NEC' but the codified Municipal Code (Sec. 18-4-10, current through 2024 ordinance) is treated as authoritative here — see codesAdopted discrepancy note; Contractors must hold a current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) license, subject to contemporaneous verification by the City/SAFEbuilt per the Electrical/Plumbing Contemporaneous Review Guidelines, plus a City of Edgewater Contractor's License; Homeowner permits available for work on an owner's own non-rental, non-resale dwelling per CRS 12-23-111(2); all work (owner or contractor performed) must comply with the currently adopted NEC/IRC/IPC and undergo rough + final inspection; Fee calculated under either the Residential (square-footage-based) schedule or the All Other (installation-valuation-based) schedule — not both. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division at (720) 763-3001 before starting work.

Edgewater has its own City-adopted electrical permit fee schedule (Edgewater Municipal Code Sec. 18-1-40(f)), administered by SAFEbuilt under contract to the City — it is not a direct pass-through of a Colorado state-mandated fee schedule. Individual electricians must still hold a current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) license, which the City verifies at permit application.

Edgewater does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division at (720) 763-3001 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Electrical Permit Application; City of Edgewater Contractor's License. Depending on your project, Edgewater may also ask for: Homeowner Electrical and Plumbing Permit Waiver. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Edgewater requires 2 inspection(s) for an electrical permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division ((720) 763-3001).

Apply through City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division at 1800 Harlan St, Edgewater, CO 80214. Phone: (720) 763-3001, email: lhubble@edgewaterco.com. Office hours: Community Development is available Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm, except holidays. Best reached at (720) 763-3001 (Logan Hubble, Planning & Development Manager). Building Permit Technician (Bridget McGeoghegan, SAFEbuilt) direct line (303) 450-8745. Inspection requests: call (303) 450-8748 by 4pm the business day before the desired inspection, or call (303) 450-8745 after 8:30am the morning of the inspection for a two-hour arrival window. The City has contracted its building division services (plan review, inspections, code enforcement) to SAFEbuilt since 2013.. Official information: https://www.edgewaterco.gov/city-services/building-planning.

Edgewater, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), with appendices I and N — Edgewater Municipal Code Sec. 18-2-10, adopted pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, Part 2, C.R.S.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), with all appendices — Sec. 18-3-10; 2023 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) — Sec. 18-4-10, adopted by Ord. 2024-06 (2024), no local amendments ('none' per Sec. 18-4-30); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Sec. 18-5-10; 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Sec. 18-6-10, with local amendments at Sec. 18-6-30 (administrative sections re-pointing to City fee/appeal provisions); 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — Sec. 18-7-10; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Sec. 18-8-10; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Sec. 18-9-10 (explicitly includes all buildings moved into the City, including manufactured/modular buildings, per Sec. 18-1-10(8)); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Sec. 18-10-10, with locally adopted Appendix RB/CB (Solar Ready), Appendix RD/CD (EV Ready), and Electric Ready provisions per Ord. 2023-08 (effective Sept. 1, 2023); 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings (UCADB) — Sec. 18-13-10; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code — listed on the City's live Applicable Codes & Design Criteria page (not independently cross-checked against a Municode chapter section during this review); ANSI A117.1-2012 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities — listed on the City's live Applicable Codes & Design Criteria page; Discrepancy note: the City's live 'Applicable Codes & Design Criteria' webpage (edgewaterco.gov) lists '2020 National Electrical Code,' but the codified Edgewater Municipal Code Sec. 18-4-10 (Municode, current through Ord. 2024-06, adopted 2024) explicitly adopts 'NFPA 70 National Electric Code 2023.' The codified ordinance text is treated as the current, governing adoption in this file since it is dated later (2024) and is the actual legal text of Chapter 18, not a summary webpage that may lag a code update — consistent with this corpus's practice of trusting the actively-maintained legal source over a potentially stale summary page (see Vail's identical pattern).. Local amendments apply — see the Edgewater overview page for the full list.