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Rooftop Solar / Photovoltaic Permit in Lamar, Colorado

Solar photovoltaic and other alternate energy equipment installations in Lamar are permitted under the general Building/Mechanical Permit Application, with a state-regulated fee cap. Electrical interconnection work is subject to the standard Colorado DORA State Electrical Board permit/inspection routing, not the City.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Building Permit Application (2026 form) required for the mounting/structural and mechanical scope of the installation
  • Electrical interconnection work permitted and inspected separately and directly through Colorado DORA State Electrical Board (dora.colorado.gov/professions/electrical), not the City of Lamar
  • State regulation caps the City's permit fee for alternate energy equipment at $150.00, per the 2026 Rate and Fee Schedule
  • City of Lamar Contractor's License required for the installing contractor Contractor

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Fee schedule

Alternate energy equipment permit fee2026 Rate and Fee Schedule: 'State regulations require that permit fees for alternate energy equipment be no more than $150.00' — re-confirmed 2026-07-20 by downloading the live 2026 Rate and Fee Schedule PDF directly and visually reading page 8 (Mechanical Permits section), which states this exact figure verbatim under a '2026 Fee' column. Note on the City's own characterization: Colorado's actual statewide statutory ceiling for solar/alternate-energy permit fees (C.R.S. 24-48.5-113, extended through 12-31-2029 by HB21-1284) is $500 residential / $1,000 nonresidential under 2MW, not $150 — Lamar's own $150 figure is the City's own current locally-set rate (below the statutory ceiling; the statute only lets a jurisdiction raise a below-cap fee by up to 5%/year toward the $500 cap), not itself a state-mandated number, despite how the City's own document phrases it. The $150 dollar figure charged is accurate and current regardless of that phrasing.
$150.00 maximum

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection (mounting/structural)

    Roof penetrations and racking verified by City of Lamar Building Department

  2. 2

    State Electrical Inspection (interconnection)

    Conducted by the Colorado DORA State Electrical Board, not the City of Lamar

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

Tips

  • Lamar's alternate-energy-equipment fee cap ($150.00) is a state-mandated ceiling explicitly cited on the City's own fee schedule — confirm you are not being charged the general mechanical or building valuation-based fee instead of this capped rate.
  • Electrical interconnection for solar is handled entirely by Colorado DORA's State Electrical Board, the same as any other electrical work in Lamar — budget for a separate state permit and inspection.

Frequently asked questions

Lamar requires a rooftop solar / photovoltaic permit for: Building Permit Application (2026 form) required for the mounting/structural and mechanical scope of the installation; Electrical interconnection work permitted and inspected separately and directly through Colorado DORA State Electrical Board (dora.colorado.gov/professions/electrical), not the City of Lamar; State regulation caps the City's permit fee for alternate energy equipment at $150.00, per the 2026 Rate and Fee Schedule; City of Lamar Contractor's License required for the installing contractor. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lamar Building Department at 719-336-2085 before starting work.

The City of Lamar's fee schedule caps the City-charged permit fee for alternate energy equipment (including rooftop solar/PV) at $150.00, per state regulation. Electrical interconnection work is permitted and inspected separately through Colorado DORA's State Electrical Board.

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) — alternate energy/solar scope; Colorado DORA State Electrical Board Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Lamar requires 2 inspection(s) for a rooftop solar / photovoltaic permit, in order: Final Inspection (mounting/structural), State Electrical Inspection (interconnection). 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.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

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

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