Residential Building Permit (New Construction) in Edgewater, Colorado

Edgewater requires a residential building permit (new construction) for: Plans must comply with the 2021 IRC/IBC as locally adopted, and meet the City's design criteria: 40 psf ground snow load, 130 mph ultimate wind speed (Exposure B, designer to assess), 36-inch minimum frost depth/footing depth, Seismic Design Category B, 25 psf wind load, 30 psf roof live load; Uploaded plan set required: site plan (lot dimensions, existing structures), floor plan (space use, framing, dimensions), and section view (attachment to existing structure) where applicable; New Residential Development Checklist must be satisfied (City document, updated September 2023); All contractors must hold a current City of Edgewater Contractor's License (Chapter 6, Article 4) in addition to any required Colorado state trade license; homeowners performing work on their own dwelling do not need a contractor's license; Applications, plans, and permits are submitted/managed via the CommunityCore online portal; Fire plan review by West Metro Fire Rescue District required in addition to City/SAFEbuilt building review. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Edgewater Community Development Department, Building & Planning Division at (720) 763-3001 before starting work.

In Edgewater, the published Building Permit Fee — valuation $0.00 to $500.00 is: $35.00. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — valuation $500.01 to $1,000.00 — $55.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $1,500.01 to $2,000.00 — $70.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $2,000.01 to $10,000.00 — $80.00 plus $16.00 for each $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $2,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $10,000.01 to $30,000.00 — $208.00 plus $14.00 for each $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $10,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $30,000.01 to $100,000.00 — $488.00 plus $12.00 for each $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $30,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 — $1,328.00 plus $9.00 for each $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $100,000.00; Building Permit Fee — valuation $500,000.01 and over — $4,928.00 plus $8.00 for each $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $500,000.00; Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee, due at time of application; Use Tax — Total valuation x 50% (assumed material share) x 4%; Reinspection Fee (building) — $75.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

The City does not publish a specific numeric turnaround time for residential building permit review. Colorado is a home-rule state with no statewide review-time statute, and Edgewater's Municipal Code, fee schedule, and FAQ page do not state an SLA for this permit type.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; New Residential Development Checklist; Site Plan, Floor Plan, Section View. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Edgewater requires 4 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction), in order: Foundation, Framing, Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, 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.

The City of Edgewater's Community Development Department oversees building and planning, but building division services — permit intake, plan review, and inspections — are performed under contract by SAFEbuilt, a third-party municipal building-department provider, since 2013.