Residential Addition / Remodel Permit in Lamar, Colorado

Lamar requires a residential addition / remodel permit for: Building Permit Application (2026 form) required for any addition, structural alteration, or remodel per LMC Sec. 6-2 ('No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit'); Aesthetic-only work (e.g., painting, changing carpet) does not require a permit, per the Building Department's stated permit-requirement scope; Plan Review Application required if the project is commercial/development in nature and submittal documents are required under Section 106; Electrical and plumbing work is permitted separately and directly through Colorado DORA, not this application; City of Lamar Contractor's License required for all contractors performing the work. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lamar Building Department at 719-336-2085 before starting work.

In Lamar, the published Building Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as new construction) is: $33.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the 2026 Rate and Fee Schedule. Additional published fees: Plan Review Fee — 65% of Building Permit Fee; Use Tax — 3% of construction materials value not already subject to sales tax collection. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Lamar does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Lamar Building Department at 719-336-2085 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (2026); City of Lamar Contractor's License. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Lamar requires 2 inspection(s) for a residential addition / remodel permit, in order: Rough Framing, Final Inspection (Building). Schedule each through City of Lamar Building Department (719-336-2085).

Apply through City of Lamar Building Department at Lamar Community Resource & Senior Center, 405/407 E. Olive, Lamar, CO (mailing: 102 E Parmenter St, Lamar, CO 81052). Phone: 719-336-2085, email: buildingcodes@ci.lamar.co.us. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Inspections conducted Monday-Friday between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM; 24 hours advance notice required by calling 719-336-2085. Staff: Tony Gratta (Building Inspector) and Joy Dashner (Assistant Building Inspector), both reachable at 719-336-2085 / buildingcodes@ci.lamar.co.us.. Official information: https://ci.lamar.co.us/building-department.

Lamar, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC); 2018 International Residential Code (IRC); 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) (listed on the City's page as '2018 Mechanical Code'); 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2018 International Fire Code (IFC); 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) (listed on the City's page as '2018 International Energy Code'); 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (listed separately on the City's page as '2015 Energy Conservation Code' alongside the 2018 IECC entry — the page lists both without clarifying which governs; treated here as a verbatim-as-published discrepancy rather than resolved by assumption); 2015 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC); 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards; 2006 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC); Codes are enforced within Lamar city limits AND for any properties connected/connecting to City water/wastewater within a 3-mile radius of the City limits, per the Building Department's own scoping statement.; HB22-1362 (Colorado Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions Act) compliance note: Lamar's own Building Department webpage lists the 2018 IECC (plus a separately-listed 2015 Energy Conservation Code entry) as the currently enforced energy code, which pre-dates the 2021 IECC-family editions that HB22-1362 nominally directs Colorado jurisdictions to adopt on a phased statewide timeline. HB22-1362's own statutory carve-out mechanism is a 'rural county' exemption (grant-application-contingent, allowing continued use of one of the 3 most recent IECC editions in lieu of the model low-energy/electric-ready codes) that applies at the COUNTY level, not a flat municipal population threshold — Prowers County (est. population ~11,900-12,300) would plausibly qualify as rural under this mechanism, but the City's own webpage does not cite HB22-1362, a grant application, or any rural-county determination as the basis for its 2018 IECC adoption. This is reported as an honest as-published discrepancy, not resolved by assumption; confidence on code-currency is 'partial' for this reason alone (the codes-adopted list itself, as literally published by the City, is verified).. Local amendments apply — see the Lamar overview page for the full list.

No. The City of Lamar Building Department states a building permit is required except when the work is aesthetic in nature, giving painting and carpet replacement as its own examples of exempt work.