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Deck / Covered Patio / Carport Permit in Victor, Colorado

Required for uncovered decks, patio covers, and carports in Victor. The City publishes dedicated Building Guides for Uncovered Decks, Patio Covers - Enclosing, and Patio Covers & Carports, reflecting genuinely distinct submittal expectations for each subtype.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New garage or carport: permit, application, drawing plans, and structural plans (if trusses used); foundation plans required but not stamped
  • Patio enclosures / screened porches (treated as room additions in the Quick Guide): permit, application, engineering plans, drawing plans, same-as-existing foundation or engineered design, water test where applicable, structural plans (if trusses used), engineering plans, prescriptive/Manual-J energy compliance, and plumbing plans if applicable
  • Uncovered decks: permit and application required per the Quick Guide category listing (lighter document set than enclosed/covered patio structures)
  • Reference the applicable City Building Guide (2012 Uncovered Decks, 2012 Patio Covers - Enclosing, or 2012 Patio Covers & Carports) for the specific scope

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based, general schedule)No separate flat deck/patio/carport fee is published
$23.50 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the City's Fee & Fine Schedule
Building Plan Review Fee (if required)
65% of the permit fee for the initial and second review

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing/Foundation

    Before concrete pour, for structures requiring new footings

  2. 2

    Framing

    Structural framing complete before cover, for covered/enclosed structures

  3. 3

    Final Inspection

    All work complete per approved plans

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

Tips

  • Victor treats uncovered decks, patio covers/enclosures, and carports as genuinely distinct project types with their own dedicated Building Guides — match your submittal to the correct guide rather than assuming a single 'deck permit' process covers all three.
  • A screened porch or patio enclosure is treated like a room addition in the Quick Guide, with a fuller plan requirement than a simple uncovered deck — budget plan-prep time accordingly.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The Permit Requirement Quick Guide lists Uncovered Decks as requiring a permit and application, and the City publishes a dedicated 2012 Uncovered Decks Building Guide for this project type.

In Victor, the published Building Permit Fee (valuation-based, general schedule) is: $23.50 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the City's Fee & Fine Schedule. Additional published fees: Building Plan Review Fee (if required) — 65% of the permit fee for the initial and second review. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Victor does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Victor Building Department at 719-689-2284 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Deck/Patio/Carport scope). Depending on your project, Victor may also ask for: Applicable 2012 Building Guide; Drawing and/or Structural Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Victor requires 3 inspection(s) for a deck / covered patio / carport permit, in order: Footing/Foundation, Framing, Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Victor Building Department (719-689-2284).

Apply through City of Victor Building Department at 500 Victor Ave (also published as 500 W. Victor Ave.), PO Box 86, Victor, CO 80860. Phone: 719-689-2284. Office hours: Monday - Thursday: 8am to 5pm, Friday: 8am to Noon. The City contracts with Shums Coda Associates (ShumsCoda) as its Building Official for plan review and inspections; general/code-interpretation questions are directed to the Building Department main line above.. Official information: https://www.cityofvictor.com/building-department.

Victor, Colorado has adopted: 2012 International Building Code (IBC) — City of Victor Design Criteria document (Building Department page, 'Adopted Codes' section); 2012 International Residential Code (IRC); 2012 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2012 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC); Local amendments to the above codes are adopted by Ordinance No. 485; the Design Criteria document's direct link to the Ordinance No. 485 PDF (hosted on the City's legacy cityofvictor.com/downloads path) returned a connection error on re-check and could not be independently re-verified as still live — the amendment's EXISTENCE and code-cycle citation is confirmed via the current Design Criteria document itself (a live, actively-published Building Department resource), but its full text could not be retrieved during this pass.; Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code: Ordinance No. 526 (adopted 3/19/2026) amends Chapter 18 of the Victor Municipal Code by adding a new Article 12 adopting the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code with local amendments — confirmed via the Municode Library's 'Adopted Ordinances Not Yet Codified' index for Victor, CO (ordinance not yet folded into the codified Chapter 18 text, which remains current only through Ordinance No. 511/2019 in the online codified view). This aligns with SB23-166's statewide Wildfire Resiliency Code Board mandate requiring local governments in the Wildland-Urban Interface to adopt minimum wildfire-resiliency structure-hardening and defensible-space standards by April 1, 2026.; The Design Criteria document (undated on-page, but the only live current-codes statement the Building Department publishes) is treated as the governing adopted-code list; it does not reference the 2024 code cycle used by some other Colorado jurisdictions in this corpus (e.g. Vail) — Victor's own document names 2012 I-Codes and 2014 NEC specifically, and no newer supersession was found on the Building Department, Building Permits, Ordinances and Resolutions, or Forms pages during this review.. Local amendments apply — see the Victor overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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

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