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Holyoke building permits

Holyoke, Colorado — as published 2026-07-06.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Codes adopted

IMPORTANT SEED-URL CORRECTION: the seed URL provided for this research (https://www.holyoke.org/departments/building/) resolves to the City of Holyoke, MASSACHUSETTS Building Department (413-322-5600, City Hall Annex Room 300, buildcon@holyoke.org) — a completely different municipality. It does NOT describe Phillips County, Colorado's City of Holyoke in any way. The correct and verified official source for City of Holyoke, COLORADO is https://www.cityofholyoke-co.gov (confirmed via web search cross-referencing Phillips County, CO address 407 E. Denver Street, phone 970-854-2266, and Wikipedia/Census records for Holyoke, Colorado). All facts in this file are drawn exclusively from cityofholyoke-co.gov and its linked documents/PDFs, plus direct verification of Colorado statewide electrical/plumbing jurisdiction rules; none are drawn from the Massachusetts site.No specific adopted building code edition (e.g., a numbered IBC/IRC year) could be found published anywhere on the City of Holyoke, CO website, in its Forms & Documents Building Department document center, in its downloadable permit applications, or in its Municipal Ordinances page (which links out to Municode's Holyoke, CO library at library.municode.com/co/holyoke, but that library's actual code text is served through an authenticated Angular/API-driven interface that returned 401/403 to both automated fetch and direct API queries — the ordinance text itself could not be retrieved through any available channel after multiple chase attempts, including a same-origin-style browser User-Agent request and direct Municode API endpoints).The city's own downloadable 'Building Guides' (Addition, Basement, Garage, Patio Covers/Carport, Roof, Uncovered Decks, Enclosing Patio — bilingual English/Spanish, all dated 8/30/03 in the PDF footer) are generic templates published by the 'Colorado Chapter of the International Conference of Building Officials' (ICC Colorado Chapter, P.O. Box 961, Arvada CO 80001) as a 'basic plan submission under the International Residential Code' — they reference 'el I.R.C.' (the IRC) generically and cite IRC Table R404.1.1(2) for crawlspace reinforcement, but never name a specific code YEAR/edition. This is the same generic statewide building-guide series used by many small Colorado jurisdictions and does not by itself establish which edition Holyoke has locally adopted.The 2020 Building Permit Application and 2020 Re-siding/Re-roofing/Soffit Permit Application (the city's own downloadable PDF forms) likewise contain no code-edition citation; they reference only 'laws and ordinances governing this type of work' generically and require a 180-day permit expiration (work must commence within 180 days or the permit becomes null and void).Given the complete absence of any publicly accessible adopted-code-edition citation after chasing the city website, its full document center, its Municipal Ordinances page, Municode (blocked), and multiple web searches for 'Holyoke Colorado' + specific IBC/IRC edition years, this file does NOT assert a specific adopted code edition. It is plausible (consistent with a real pattern already documented elsewhere in this corpus, e.g. Burlington, CO) that Holyoke has not formally re-adopted a current-cycle IBC/IRC/IECC and instead administers permitting under long-standing general ordinances plus the 2003-era ICC Colorado Chapter building-guide program — but this could not be confirmed as fact, so codesAdopted is left honestly incomplete rather than invented.HB22-1362 (Colorado's statewide low-energy/carbon code requirement) and its predecessor HB19-1260 (statewide IECC-adoption trigger) BOTH operate on a 'when a jurisdiction updates its building code, the energy code update must accompany it' trigger — neither law imposes a blanket energy-code mandate independent of a local code update, and neither law contains a population-based municipal exemption threshold (a prior premise assuming a flat 2,500-population exemption was confirmed WRONG in the task brief; that threshold belongs to SB25-141, a bill that was never enacted, and this file does not repeat that error). Since no evidence was found that Holyoke has recently updated its building code (its published building-guide materials and permit forms date to 2003-2020 with no visible current-cycle code citation), this file cannot honestly assert that Holyoke is either bound by or exempt from HB22-1362's energy-code floor — that status is recorded as unresolved after full chasing, not assumed either way.Electrical and Plumbing permitting authority: the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DORA), State Electrical Board and State Plumbing Board, publish an official FAQ list titled 'NO STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS IN THESE COUNTIES' and 'NO STATE PLUMBING INSPECTIONS IN THESE COUNTIES' (dora.state.co.us/pls/real/ep_web_faq_gui.show_page, retrieved directly) — these are the Colorado counties that have requested and run their OWN local electrical/plumbing inspection programs, so the State Boards do NOT issue permits there. Phillips County does not appear on EITHER list (the electrical list is: Arapahoe, Eagle, Pueblo, Boulder, El Paso, Routt, Broomfield, Jefferson, Summit, Chaffee, Douglas, Teller, Denver, Adams, Weld, Pitkin; the plumbing list is: Adams, Douglas, La Plata, Rio Blanco, Arapahoe, Eagle, Lake, Routt, Baca, El Paso, Larimer, San Juan, Boulder, Elbert, Mesa, Rio Grande, Broomfield, Garfield, Moffat, Summit, Chaffee, Gilpin, Pueblo, Teller, Cheyenne, Grand, Denver, Jefferson, Clear Creek, Jackson, Pitkin, Weld). This means Phillips County — and Holyoke within it — defaults to STATE-issued electrical and plumbing permits (Colorado State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board, DORA) UNLESS Holyoke independently runs its own certified local inspection program that opted out at the city (not county) level. No evidence of a Holyoke-specific local electrical or plumbing inspection program was found anywhere on the city's website (the city's Electric Department page describes only its municipal electric utility/power-line service since 1909, with no mention of an inspection program, permitting, or licensing function). The city's own Re-siding/Re-roofing/Soffit and general Building Permit applications include a generic 'License: Class/No./Exp.' field without specifying state vs. local licensure. Based on the DORA county-list evidence and absence of any Holyoke-specific electrical/plumbing inspection program on the city's site, electrical and plumbing permits for Holyoke are treated in this file as issued by the State of Colorado (DORA State Electrical Board / State Plumbing Board), not the City Building Department — noted as partial confidence given the city's own materials do not explicitly confirm this deferral in writing.

Permit types & fees

Residential Building Permit (New Construction)

Required for new single-family residential construction within Holyoke city limits, issued by the City of Holyoke Building Department using its general Building Permit Application. No specific adopted code edition is published by the city; the department appears to review plans against generic IRC-based 'Building Guide' templates published by the Colorado Chapter ICC rather than a cited current-cycle code adoption.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Completed City of Holyoke Building Permit Application, including owner, contractor, and (if applicable) architect information
Class of Work (New/Addition/Alteration/Repair/Move/Demo) and Type of Work (Residential/Commercial) specified on the application
Building dimensions (width x length, total square feet), number of stories, and whether plans are available must be indicated
Flood Plain Area status must be disclosed on the application (Yes/No checkbox)
Material Cost, Labor Cost, and Total Cost must be disclosed for permit fee and use tax calculation
For a genuinely new residence, standalone electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits are not required separately per the application's notice text (they may be covered under the umbrella building permit); this exception does NOT apply to additions, alterations, or repairs
Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance, or is suspended/abandoned for 180 days after commencement

Required documents

RequiredCity of Holyoke Building Permit Application2020 version PDF, available in the Building Department Applications section of the city's Forms & Documents page
RequiredSite/floor plansThe city's Colorado Chapter ICC 'Building Guide' templates (for additions specifically) call for two sets of scaled site plans and two sets of scaled floor plans; the general Building Permit Application itself does not enumerate a plan-set requirement beyond checking 'Plans Available: Yes/No', so submittal depth for full new construction should be confirmed directly with the Building Department

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building Permit Fee		No fee schedule (valuation table, flat rate, or square-footage rate) is published anywhere on the City of Holyoke website or in its downloadable applications; the Building Permit Application's 'For Official Use Only' section is filled in by city staff at issuance rather than computed from a public rate table. Confirm current fee directly with the Building Department (970-854-2266).
Use Tax		A separate Use Tax line appears on the official permit form, confirming a municipal use tax applies to permitted construction, but no rate or formula is published.

Residential Addition / Remodel Permit

Required for additions, alterations, and repairs to existing residential structures in Holyoke. Unlike new-residence construction, additions and remodels always require standalone electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits where applicable, per the city's own Building Permit Application notice.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Completed City of Holyoke Building Permit Application with Class of Work marked 'Addition,' 'Alteration,' or 'Repair'
Building dimensions and total added/altered square footage disclosed
Change of Use From/To fields completed if the project changes the use of the structure
Separate electrical, plumbing, and/or mechanical permits required if the scope touches those trades (the new-residence exception does not apply)
For additions specifically, the city's Colorado Chapter ICC 'Addition to a Family Residence' Building Guide calls for two sets of scaled site plans and two sets of scaled floor/framing plans, foundation detail selection (engineer-designed or the guide's prescriptive 'Detail A'), smoke alarm interconnection in new and existing bedrooms/hallways, and confirmation that the addition does not block bedroom or basement egress windows

Required documents

RequiredCity of Holyoke Building Permit Application2020 version PDF
OptionalAddition to a Family Residence Building Guide (fill-in-the-blank worksheet)Colorado Chapter ICC template (bilingual English/Spanish, dated 8/30/03) covering foundation, framing, insulation, and site-plan requirements for residential additions; available in English and Spanish on the city's Forms & Documents page

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building Permit Fee		No published fee schedule; calculated by city staff at issuance based on Material/Labor/Total Cost disclosed on the application
Use Tax		Applies per the official permit form's fee block; no published rate

Electrical Permit

Required for wiring/electrical installation, alteration, or repair in Holyoke. Based on Colorado DORA's official published list of counties that have opted out of state electrical inspection (which does NOT include Phillips County) and the absence of any evidence that Holyoke independently runs its own certified local electrical inspection program, this permit type is treated as issued by the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) rather than the City of Holyoke Building Department, though the city's own Forms & Documents page lists 'wiring' among the permit types it administers, creating some ambiguity this file flags rather than resolves by assumption.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Per DORA's official FAQ (dora.state.co.us), Phillips County does not appear on the list of counties with their own electrical inspection programs, meaning the State issues electrical permits within Phillips County (including Holyoke) by default, unless Holyoke itself runs an independent local program not reflected in the state's county-level list
No Holyoke-specific electrical inspection program, licensing requirement, or fee schedule was found published on the city's website; the city's Electric Department page describes only its municipal electric power utility (established 1909), not a permitting/inspection function
State-issued electrical permits require either a Colorado-licensed Electrical Contractor or a homeowner performing work on their own owner-occupied, non-rental property (per DORA's general permit rules, limited to one property per 24-month period for homeowners)
State electrical permit purchase and inspection requests are handled online via the DORA Electrical and Plumbing Permits portal (dora.state.co.us/pls/real/ep_web.logon)

Required documents

RequiredState of Colorado Electrical Permit (DORA)Purchased online via the DORA Electrical and Plumbing Permits portal, or by a registered Electrical Contractor

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
State Electrical Permit Fee		Not verified in this research pass; DORA's fee schedule is set by the State Electrical Board (3 CCR 710-1) and was not independently re-derived here. The city's own Forms & Documents page does not publish an electrical permit fee, consistent with the state (not city) issuing this permit type.

Plumbing Permit

Required for plumbing installation, alteration, or repair in Holyoke. As with electrical permits, Phillips County does not appear on DORA's published list of counties with their own local plumbing inspection program, so this permit type is treated as State-issued (Colorado State Plumbing Board, DORA) absent evidence of an independent Holyoke municipal program, though the city's Forms & Documents page lists 'plumbing' among its administered permit types.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Per DORA's official FAQ, Phillips County does not appear on the list of counties with their own plumbing inspection programs, meaning the State issues plumbing permits within Phillips County (including Holyoke) by default absent a Holyoke-specific local program
No Holyoke-specific plumbing inspection program, licensing requirement, or fee schedule was found published anywhere on the city's website
State plumbing permits require either a Colorado-licensed Plumbing Contractor or, for certain non-licensed-required installations (e.g., gas pipe, mobile home connections), other qualifying applicants per DORA's general rules
Manufactured/Modular/Mobile home water, sewer, and gas connections require a permit and inspection under Colorado plumbing statute, per DORA's FAQ

Required documents

RequiredState of Colorado Plumbing Permit (DORA)Purchased online via the DORA Electrical and Plumbing Permits portal, or by a registered Plumbing Contractor

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
State Plumbing Permit Fee		Not independently re-derived in this research pass; set by the State Plumbing Board. Not published on the City of Holyoke's site.

Mechanical / Sheet Metal (HVAC) Permit

Required for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment installation or replacement in Holyoke, referred to on the city's Forms & Documents page as a 'sheet metal' permit. No evidence was found of a separate state deferral for mechanical/HVAC work (unlike electrical and plumbing, mechanical permitting in Colorado is not centralized through a DORA state board), so this permit type is treated as issued by the City of Holyoke Building Department.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Completed City of Holyoke Building Permit Application with the mechanical/HVAC scope described
Separate mechanical permit required except where the umbrella new-residence exception applies (new single-family construction only)
No specific adopted mechanical code edition (e.g., a specific IMC year) is published by the city

Required documents

RequiredCity of Holyoke Building Permit ApplicationUsed for mechanical/sheet metal permits per the city's Forms & Documents page listing

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Mechanical Permit Fee		No published fee schedule; calculated by city staff at issuance

Re-siding / Re-roofing / Soffit Permit

Verified

Required for re-roofing, re-siding, and soffit replacement work in Holyoke, using the city's own dedicated 2020 Re-siding/Re-roofing/Soffit Permit Application — a distinct standalone form from the general Building Permit Application, unlike many peer jurisdictions in this corpus that fold re-roofs into the general building-permit process.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Completed Re-siding/Re-roofing/Soffit Permit Application specifying roof type (shingles, shakes, built-up, metal, tile, other) and/or siding type (wood, vinyl, metal, soffit, brick, other)
Contractor license Class, Number, and Expiration date must be disclosed on the application
Number of layers must be disclosed if roofing material is being overlaid rather than fully torn off
Material Cost, Labor Cost, and Total Cost disclosed for permit fee and use tax calculation
Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days or is suspended/abandoned for 180 days after commencement

Required documents

RequiredCity of Holyoke Re-siding/Re-roofing/Soffit Permit Application2020 version PDF, available on the city's Forms & Documents page

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Re-roof/Re-siding Permit Fee		No published fee schedule; the application's 'For Official Use Only' block (Permit Fee, Use Tax, Total) is completed by city staff at issuance rather than computed from a public rate table
Use Tax		Separate line item on the official application form; no published rate

Deck / Patio Cover / Enclosed Patio Permit

Required for uncovered decks, patio covers/carports, and enclosing existing patios in Holyoke. The city publishes three distinct Colorado Chapter ICC 'Building Guide' fill-in-the-blank worksheets for these scopes (Uncovered Decks, Patio Covers & Carports, Enclosing a Patio), used alongside the general Building Permit Application.

Reviewed 2026-07-06 · Source

Requirements

Completed City of Holyoke Building Permit Application with Class of Work marked appropriately (typically 'New' or 'Addition')
For uncovered decks: guardrail height, baluster spacing, footing depth/size, and beam/joist sizing per the city's Uncovered Decks Building Guide worksheet
For patio covers/carports: post spacing, beam and rafter sizing, and attachment-to-existing-structure details per the Patio Covers & Carport Building Guide worksheet
For enclosing an existing patio: window/door egress and safety glazing requirements, insulation values, and structural connection details per the Enclosing a Patio Building Guide worksheet
Two sets of scaled site plans and two sets of scaled construction plans, per the general instructions printed on each Building Guide worksheet

Required documents

RequiredCity of Holyoke Building Permit ApplicationGeneral application used for deck/patio cover/enclosure permits
OptionalUncovered Decks / Patio Covers & Carport / Enclosing a Patio Building Guide worksheetColorado Chapter ICC fill-in-the-blank template matching the specific scope (deck, patio cover/carport, or patio enclosure); available bilingually for some scopes on the city's Forms & Documents page

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building Permit Fee		No published fee schedule; calculated by city staff at issuance

Sources & verification

Key facts 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 Holyoke building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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