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Plumbing Permit in Edgewater, Colorado

Required for plumbing modifications, installations, and repairs in Edgewater. Governed by the 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as adopted and locally amended by Edgewater Municipal Code Sec. 18-6-10/18-6-30. Edgewater runs its own City/SAFEbuilt-administered plumbing permitting and inspection program under the general Building Permit Fee valuation schedule, rather than deferring to the Colorado State Plumbing Board for permit issuance.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Governed by the 2021 IPC as adopted, with local amendments re-pointing IPC administrative sections (permit fees, plan review fees, fee refunds, appeals) to the City's own Chapter 18 Article 1 provisions
  • Contractors must hold a current Colorado State Plumbing Board (DORA) license, subject to contemporaneous verification by the City/SAFEbuilt, plus a City of Edgewater Contractor's License (or Plumbing License, $78/year) Contractor
  • Homeowner permits available for work on an owner's own non-rental, non-resale dwelling per CRS 12-58-113(2); requires a signed Homeowner Electrical and Plumbing Permit Waiver

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Fee schedule

Plumbing Permit Fee (billed under the same valuation-based schedule as Building)Code Ref. 18-1-40(a); the fee schedule does not carry a separate plumbing-specific valuation table
$35.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the City's Fee Surcharge Schedule
Plan Review Fee
65% of the Permit Fee
Use Tax
Total valuation x 50% x 4%
Plumbing License (contractor, annual)Code Ref. 6-4-30
$78.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Plumbing

    Pipe, drain, waste, and vent installation before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Fixtures connected, no leaks, proper venting verified

See the full Edgewater inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Edgewater's Fee Surcharge Schedule does not publish a plumbing-specific valuation table distinct from the general Building Permit Fee table — plumbing permits are billed under the same valuation tiers as building permits (Code Ref. 18-1-40(a)), unlike electrical which has its own dedicated schedule at 18-1-40(f).
  • Homeowners performing their own plumbing work must sign the Homeowner Electrical and Plumbing Permit Waiver certifying the property is not for resale and not tenant-occupied rental property.

Frequently asked questions

Edgewater requires a plumbing permit for: Governed by the 2021 IPC as adopted, with local amendments re-pointing IPC administrative sections (permit fees, plan review fees, fee refunds, appeals) to the City's own Chapter 18 Article 1 provisions; Contractors must hold a current Colorado State Plumbing Board (DORA) license, subject to contemporaneous verification by the City/SAFEbuilt, plus a City of Edgewater Contractor's License (or Plumbing License, $78/year); Homeowner permits available for work on an owner's own non-rental, non-resale dwelling per CRS 12-58-113(2); requires a signed Homeowner Electrical and Plumbing Permit Waiver. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division at (720) 763-3001 before starting work.

No. Unlike electrical permits, which have their own dedicated fee table (Sec. 18-1-40(f)), plumbing permits are billed under the same general valuation-based Building Permit Fee schedule (Sec. 18-1-40(a)) used for building permits generally.

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: Plumbing Permit Application. 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 a plumbing permit, in order: Rough Plumbing, 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.

Sources & verification

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