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Residential Addition / Remodel Permit in Edgewater, Colorado

Required for additions, garages, basement finishes, and remodeling of existing single-family, duplex, and townhome structures in Edgewater. Reviewed under the 2021 IRC as locally adopted. The City's FAQ page explicitly lists 'remodeling' and 'basement finishes' among the project types that require a permit.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Basement Finish Building Guide and/or Addition Building Guide (2021) submittal requirements apply depending on scope
  • Single Family Residential Remodel guide applies to remodel-scope projects
  • Uploaded plan set: site plan, floor plan, and section view where applicable
  • All contractors must hold a current City of Edgewater Contractor's License; homeowners performing their own work on their own dwelling are exempt from the contractor-license requirement (but not from permitting) Contractor
  • Use tax applies to project materials at time of permit issuance

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as new construction)Code Ref. 18-1-40(a)
$35.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the City's Fee Surcharge Schedule
Plan Review Fee
65% of the Building Permit Fee
Use Tax
Total valuation x 50% x 4%
Repair of existing facility or equipmentCode Ref. 18-1-40(a); applies to repair-scope work rather than new valuation-based construction
$5.00 plus $2.00 for each $100.00 of repair cost or fraction thereof

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Frame / Rough Trades

    Framing and trade rough-ins before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    All work complete per approved plans

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

Tips

  • Basement finishes and remodeling are explicitly listed on the City's FAQ page as requiring a permit — do not assume interior-only work is exempt.
  • Homeowners performing their own remodel/addition labor on their own dwelling do not need a City contractor's license, but the project still requires a permit and City/SAFEbuilt inspection. Contractor

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Basement finishes are explicitly listed among the projects requiring a building permit on the City's Building & Planning FAQ page, and a Basement Finish Building Guide is published to help applicants prepare their submittal.

In Edgewater, the published Building Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as new construction) is: $35.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the City's Fee Surcharge Schedule. Additional published fees: Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee; Use Tax — Total valuation x 50% x 4%; Repair of existing facility or equipment — $5.00 plus $2.00 for each $100.00 of repair cost or fraction thereof. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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: Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Edgewater may also ask for: Addition Building Guide (2021); Basement Finish Building Guide; Single Family Residential Remodel Guide. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Edgewater requires 2 inspection(s) for a residential addition / remodel permit, in order: Rough Frame / Rough Trades, 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

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-06.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Edgewater building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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