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Building Permit in Saguache, Colorado

The Town of Saguache requires a Building Permit for construction activity within town limits, per the Town's own official 'Licenses and Permits' page. Applications are handled directly by the Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk at Town Hall — there is no dedicated Building Department, Building Official, or Zoning Administrator role documented for the Town, and no confirmed adopted model building code (IBC/IRC) governs plan review; ColoradoEnergy.org's independent statewide code-tracking directory lists the Town's Building Code status as 'No Building Codes.'

Verified 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Contact the Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk at Saguache Town Hall (504 San Juan Avenue, P.O. Box 417, Saguache, CO 81149; 719-655-2232) to apply — the Town's own page directs applicants there directly rather than to a specific online portal or downloadable form
  • No fee schedule or submittal checklist is published on the Town's website; the downloadable 'Application for Building Site Permit' packet (Documents > Forms) is the only building-permit document, and the legacy archived 'Forms' page listed only an unrelated 'Community Building Use Application' (a facility-rental form)
  • The State of Colorado may require further permits or licenses in addition to the Town's Building Permit, per the Town's own Licenses and Permits page — likely referring to electrical/plumbing trade licensing administered by Colorado DORA state boards, though the Town's page does not itself specify which state permits apply

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Fee schedule

Town of Saguache Building Permit Fee
Per the Town's own codified Municipal Code, Appendix 2-F (Consolidated Fee Schedule, library.municode.com, site header 'VERSION: FEB 1, 2024 (CURRENT)' — the Town's current, live-effective fee table,… Show full citationPer the Town's own codified Municipal Code, Appendix 2-F (Consolidated Fee Schedule, library.municode.com, site header 'VERSION: FEB 1, 2024 (CURRENT)' — the Town's current, live-effective fee table, not an archive), which states verbatim under the 'BUILDING PERMITS' heading: 'Building Permit (valid for 1 year from date of issue)... $20.00'. Appendix 2-F is adopted by reference in Sec. 4-1-20 of the Code ('A Consolidated Fee Schedule has been established for the various fees charged for the benefit of different services provided by the Town... may be hereafter updated and changed by resolution of the Board of Trustees') and is itself sourced to Ord. No. 2015-4, § 1, 11-16-2015. The fee appears nowhere on the Town's own website or in its Wayback captures — the Municode fee-schedule appendix is the sole published source.
$20.00

Review timeline

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Inspection process

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    Town Hall Review (Clerk / Deputy Clerk)

    Building Permit applications are reviewed and administered directly by the Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk at Town Hall; no dedicated Building Official, Zoning Administrator, or technical plan-review process is documented for the Town

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Tips

  • There is no dedicated Building Department or online portal for Saguache — applications go through Town Hall directly. As of 2026-07-13 the rebuilt live site does host a downloadable 'Application for Building Site Permit' form (Documents > Forms > Building Permit), but it must still be submitted/approved in person or by mail through the Town Clerk/Deputy Clerk (719-655-2232) — there is no online submission portal.
  • The Town has NOT adopted the IBC, IRC, or any other model building code for general construction per ColoradoEnergy.org's own tracking of Colorado jurisdictions ('No Building Codes') — do not assume ICC-code-based plan review applies.
  • The Town's Building Permit fee is $20.00 (valid for one year from date of issue), per the Town's own codified Municipal Code, Appendix 2-F (Consolidated Fee Schedule) — confirmed live via Municode 2026-07-23. This fee schedule may be revised by the Board of Trustees at its discretion, so confirm the current amount with the Town Clerk before applying.
  • The Town's website was recently migrated to a stripped-down Netlify-hosted site (as of mid-2026) that no longer publishes its Licenses and Permits, Forms, Town Hall, FAQ, or Ordinances pages that existed as recently as February 2026 — if the live site looks sparse, that is a real, recent site change, not a sign the permit requirement itself has been repealed; call Town Hall to confirm current practice.
  • There is NO separate commercial-building-permit or tenant-improvement (TI) permit in Saguache — the one Application for Building Site Permit form lists 'Commercial' as just one of ten project-type checkboxes alongside residential options, the Town's Appendix 2-F Consolidated Fee Schedule has exactly one Building Permit fee line ($20.00) with no commercial/TI-specific tier, and Chapter 15 (Land Use Regulations) establishes no formal zoning districts or commercial-specific plan-review process. A commercial project or tenant improvement in Saguache uses this exact same $20.00 Building Permit.

Frequently asked questions

Saguache requires a building permit for: Contact the Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk at Saguache Town Hall (504 San Juan Avenue, P.O. Box 417, Saguache, CO 81149; 719-655-2232) to apply — the Town's own page directs applicants there directly rather than to a specific online portal or downloadable form; No fee schedule or submittal checklist is published on the Town's website; the downloadable 'Application for Building Site Permit' packet (Documents > Forms) is the only building-permit document, and the legacy archived 'Forms' page listed only an unrelated 'Community Building Use Application' (a facility-rental form); The State of Colorado may require further permits or licenses in addition to the Town's Building Permit, per the Town's own Licenses and Permits page — likely referring to electrical/plumbing trade licensing administered by Colorado DORA state boards, though the Town's page does not itself specify which state permits apply. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Saguache Town Hall (Town Clerk / Deputy Clerk administer Building Permit applications; no dedicated Building Department) at 719-655-2232 before starting work.

$20.00, valid for one year from the date of issue, per the Town's own codified Municipal Code, Appendix 2-F (Consolidated Fee Schedule), confirmed live via Municode on 2026-07-23. This fee schedule may be revised by the Board of Trustees at its discretion, so confirm the current amount with the Town Clerk (719-655-2232) before applying.

Saguache does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Saguache Town Hall (Town Clerk / Deputy Clerk administer Building Permit applications; no dedicated Building Department) at 719-655-2232 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Application for Building Site Permit (found live 2026-07-13). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Saguache Town Hall (Town Clerk / Deputy Clerk administer Building Permit applications; no dedicated Building Department) at 504 San Juan Avenue, P.O. Box 417, Saguache, CO 81149. Phone: 719-655-2232, email: townclerk@townofsaguache.org. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., per the Town Hall page as preserved by the Wayback Machine (townofsaguache.org/town-hall-546.htm, captured 2025-12-10). NOTE: the Town's website has been migrated/rebuilt on Netlify and no longer publishes this page or most of its prior content (see sources note below); hours/contact are carried forward from the last-known-good archived capture, cross-verified independently against ColoradoEnergy.org's own listed Town Clerk contact (matches exactly: 504 San Juan Ave, Saguache, CO 81149, 719-655-2232).. Official information: https://www.townofsaguache.org/.

None. ColoradoEnergy.org, an independent statewide Colorado building/energy code tracking directory, lists the Town's Building Code status as 'No Building Codes' — directly confirmed by reading the Town's own codified Municipal Code, Chapter 18 'Building Regulations' (through Ordinance No. 2023-2): its three articles are Dangerous Buildings (unsafe-structure abatement), Flood Damage Prevention (a FEMA/NFIP floodplain ordinance), and rules for Manufactured Homes/Mobile Homes/Mobile Home Parks/RV Parks — none of which adopt the IBC, IRC, or any other model construction code.

Yes. The Town's own official Licenses and Permits page explicitly lists 'Building Permits' among the licenses and permits the Town requires, administered by the Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk at Town Hall.

No. Saguache has only one generic Building Permit, which covers all project types including commercial construction and tenant improvements — confirmed by the Application for Building Site Permit form (which lists 'Commercial' as one of ten checkboxes on a single shared form), the Town's Appendix 2-F Consolidated Fee Schedule (exactly one $20.00 Building Permit line item, no commercial/TI-specific fee), and Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code (no formal zoning districts or commercial-specific review process). There is no parallel commercial-building-permit or TI-permit process to apply for.

Sources & verification

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Applications & forms

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Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

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