Residential Building Permit (New Construction) in Mountain Village, Colorado

Mountain Village requires a residential building permit (new construction) for: Plans must comply with the Town's currently-adopted IBC/IRC cycle (2024 edition per the live Codes & Guides page) as amended by Municipal Code Chapter 17.7; Site-specific soil and/or geologic investigation required before permit issuance wherever new foundations are placed, stamped by a soils engineer/engineering geologist; a geohazard analysis is additionally required where slopes exceed 30%, or landslide/avalanche/rockfall/expansive-soil/floodplain hazards are present; HERS rating confirmation required before permit issuance for detached single-family/condominium homes over 3,600 sq ft gross floor area (sliding scale: 60 or lower for 3,601-7,000 sq ft; 55 or lower for 7,001-13,000 sq ft; 50 or lower above 13,000 sq ft), confirmed again at or before Certificate of Occupancy; Exterior energy use (snowmelt, site-built pools/spas) must be offset through the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP) or paid in lieu, calculated via the Town's Exterior Energy Use Calculation Spreadsheet, before permit issuance, unless within the exempt square-footage thresholds; Licensed general contractor (with current ICC certification matching project scope) required for multi-trade projects; contractor must complete OpenGov Contractor Registration before submitting the building permit application; Applications submitted via the Town's OpenGov online portal (mountainvillageco.portal.opengov.com); Permit becomes invalid if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance, suspended/abandoned for 180 days, or if no inspection is requested within 180 days of the last approved inspection. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division at 970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251 before starting work.

In Mountain Village, the published Building Permit Fee — total valuation $1.00 to $1,500.00 is: Waived. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — total valuation $1,501.00 to $25,000.00 — $90.00 for the first $2,000 plus $15.75 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $25,001.00 to $50,000.00 — $453.20 for the first $25,000 plus $11.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $50,001.00 to $100,000.00 — $750.00 for the first $50,000 plus $7.95 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 — $1,150.00 for the first $100,000 plus $6.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 — $3,760.00 for the first $500,000 plus $5.75 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $1,000,001.00 and up — $6,700.00 for the first $1,000,000 plus $5.25 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof; Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee; Mountain Village Use Tax — 4.5% of 40% of project valuation; San Miguel County Use Tax — 1% of 40% of project valuation; Road Impact Fee — $1.00 per gross square foot of new construction; Exterior Energy Use Offset (REMP) — Calculated via the Town's Exterior Energy Use Calculation Spreadsheet. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

The Town of Mountain Village does not publish a specific numeric turnaround time for residential building permit review. Colorado is a home-rule state with no statewide review-time statute, and the Town's Building Division page, fee schedule, and inspection-information document do not state an SLA for this permit type.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (OpenGov); Contractor Registration (OpenGov); Soils/Geologic Investigation Report. Depending on your project, Mountain Village may also ask for: HERS Rating Documentation. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Mountain Village requires 5 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction), in order: Foundation / Footings / Ufer / Setbacks, Foundation Wall / Electrical Service, Rough Frame / Rough Plumbing / Rough Mechanical / Rough Electric, Insulation, Final Building / Final Electrical / Final Plumbing / Final Mechanical / Final Grade. Schedule each through Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division (970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251).

Apply through Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division at 455 Mountain Village Blvd., Suite A, Mountain Village, CO 81435 (Town Hall); Municipal Building at 411 Mountain Village Blvd., Mountain Village, CO 81435. Phone: 970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251, email: Contact form only at time of this review (townofmountainvillage.com/business/building/building-division/); no single published department inbox address found. Office hours: Town Hall and Municipal Building: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Building Division fax: 970-728-4342. Licensed contractor list requests: Tracy Bach, 970-369-8242.. Official information: https://townofmountainvillage.com/business/building/building-division/.

Mountain Village, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — current per the Town's live Building Division 'Codes & Guides' listing; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — current per the same live listing; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) — enforced by the Telluride Fire Protection District (TFPD) per Chapter 17.7.19 of the Building Regulations; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA 70), as adopted by the State of Colorado; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), plus the Town's own 'Local Energy Saving Measures' (HERS ratings, Smart Building Program/REMP) layered on top per Chapter 17.7.12; International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the State of Colorado — 2024 edition per the live Codes & Guides listing; Prior code cycle (superseded, retained for reference only): 2018-edition IBC/IRC/IEBC/IMC/IFGC/IPC/IPMC and 2020 NEC, per the Town's currently-posted 'CHAPTER 17.7 BUILDING REGULATIONS' PDF (townofmountainvillage.com/site/assets/files/40818/building_regulations.pdf) — this PDF's detailed section-by-section amendment text (climatic design table, contractor licensing exam list, IECC HERS/REMP mechanics, plumbing/mechanical/electrical amendments) is the only full amendment text this session could access (the live mountainvillage.municipal.codes host, which likely carries the current 2024-cycle amendment text, returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches even with full browser headers, consistent with this corpus's recurring civic-code-host blocking pattern). The Town's live Building Division page confirms Ordinance 2025-05 updated Chapter 17.7 to the 2024 ICC code cycle, but this session could not pull that ordinance's specific amendment-section text directly — administrative structure (Building Division under Planning and Development Services, permit expiration/fee/inspection provisions, contractor licensing structure) is treated as verified-current since those provisions are corroborated by the live page; code-specific numeric amendments below (snow load, wind speed, etc.) are sourced from the 2018-cycle PDF and flagged as potentially superseded rather than silently presented as current 2024-cycle figures.; All codes locally amended via Mountain Village Municipal Code Chapter 17.7 (Building Regulations, within the Community Development Code/CDC).. Local amendments apply — see the Mountain Village overview page for the full list.

The Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division issues its own building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits for all work within Town limits via the OpenGov online portal. Mountain Village is a home-rule town with its own Building Division; San Miguel County's Building Department has authority only over unincorporated county land and does not issue permits within Mountain Village, and neighboring Telluride's separate Building Division likewise has no authority here.