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Water Heater Replacement Permit in Wellington, Colorado

Required for water heater installation/replacement in Wellington. Processed under the 'One Stop Permits — No Plan Review' track at a flat $75 fee, distinct from the combined 'furnace-water-heater-replacement' bundling seen in some other Colorado jurisdictions — Wellington bills Water Heater Replacement and Furnace/AC Replacement as separate but identically priced flat-fee line items.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Water Heater Replacement is its own 'One Stop Permit' (no plan review) line item, flat $75, separate from the Furnace/AC Replacement line item (also flat $75)
  • All contractors must hold a current Town of Wellington Contractor License Contractor

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Fee schedule

Water Heater ReplacementFee Schedule effective 2026-04-01; identical flat rate to Furnace/AC Replacement but a separate line item
$75 flat
Permit IssuanceFee Schedule effective 2026-08-14, Building Permit Fees table, Permit Issuance row.
$25 flat

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection

    Water heater installed, venting and relief valve/discharge piping verified

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

Tips

  • Water Heater Replacement is billed as its own flat $75 line item in Wellington's fee schedule, separate from (but priced identically to) the Furnace/AC Replacement line item — don't conflate the two when selecting a permit-naming category in Community Core/Connect.

Frequently asked questions

Wellington requires a water heater replacement permit for: Water Heater Replacement is its own 'One Stop Permit' (no plan review) line item, flat $75, separate from the Furnace/AC Replacement line item (also flat $75); All contractors must hold a current Town of Wellington Contractor License. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification) before starting work.

A flat $75 per the Fee Schedule effective 2026-04-01 (Res. No. 38-2025 / Ord. No. 01-2026), plus the standard $25 Permit Issuance fee, processed as a One Stop Permit with no plan review.

Wellington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Permit Application — Water Heater. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Wellington requires 1 inspection(s) for a water heater replacement permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department (970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification)).

Apply through Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 8225 Third Street, P.O. Box 127, Wellington, CO 80549. Phone: 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification), email: Building@wellingtoncolorado.gov. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Municipal Services Building, 8225 Third Street (across from Centennial Park). Plan review and inspections are conducted by SAFEbuilt, the Town's contracted building-department partner, not Town staff directly; inspection scheduling calls to SAFEbuilt (970-674-1036 or 866-671-1036) must be placed before 4 p.m. for next-business-day scheduling.. Official information: https://wellingtoncolorado.gov/554/Building.

Wellington, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2026 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-NEC) — effective January 1, 2026, per the Town's Building Department page and its Building Code Update announcement. This is one code cycle ahead of the 2023 NEC in force in most Colorado jurisdictions, so design and bid electrical work to the 2026 NEC here.; 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, Version 1.0 — adopted alongside the 2024 I-Codes; Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Code — adopted alongside the 2024 I-Codes, addressing HB22-1362's statewide energy/electric-readiness floor; Local Amendments — Ordinance No. 15-2025 (adopted on first reading October 14, 2025 and second reading/adoption November 12, 2025; effective January 1, 2026) replaces the Town's prior 2018 I-Code local amendments (originally under Ordinance No. 5-2019) and Ordinance No. 8-2019 (the 2019 building fee schedule) as the current governing local amendment package. Ordinance No. 15-2025 is codified on Municode (library.municode.com/co/wellington) at Chapter 18, Articles 1-4 (IBC/IRC/IPC/IMC amendments), version 'JUL 10, 2026 (CURRENT)', which quotes Ordinance No. 15-2025's full section-by-section amendment text verbatim, including the IRC R401.2 foundation/soils-report amendment. The Town's own Building Department webpage 'Building Departments News & Update' section (dated 11.25.2025) is a corroborating first-party source for the adoption dates.; Previous code cycle (through December 31, 2025, now superseded): 2018 International Code editions (IBC, IRC, IECC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IPMC, IEBC, IFC) under Ordinance No. 5-2019, and 2023 NEC. The Town's own Contractors/Homeowners webpages still host several 2018-cycle 'SAFEbuilt Building Guide' packets (Re-Roof 2018, Accessory Structure 2018, Deck/Porches 2018, Patio Covers 2018, Pole Barn 2018, Swimming Pools 2018, PV System 2019) that have not yet been refreshed to reference the 2024 I-Codes as of the last verification — treated as legacy/stale content rather than the governing code list, consistent with the Town's own live 'Current (Effective January 1, 2026)' code list.. Local amendments apply — see the Wellington overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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Fee schedules

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