Ault building permits

Building department

Address

201 1st Street, PO Box 1098, Ault, CO 80610

Phone

970-834-2844

Email

info@aultcolorado.gov

Office hours

Town Hall does not publish specific daily office hours on its Contact Us or Building Permits pages as of the last verification; the Town's public-works page separately states Public Works operates 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (except holidays), and the site-wide holiday-closure banner implies a standard 9:00 a.m. reopening time, but neither is confirmed as the Building Department's specific window. Call 970-834-2844 to confirm hours before visiting in person.

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Ault — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Colorado has no statewide-mandated building code edition. Under the Colorado Constitution's home-rule provisions (art. XX, home rule for municipalities since 1902; home rule for counties since 1970), building codes and zoning are an enumerated home-rule charter power, so cities and counties adopt and amend their own construction codes independently — predominantly the I-Codes, with editions and local amendments varying by jurisdiction. The one statewide floor is for energy: HB22-1362 (2022) created the Energy Code Board (jointly appointed by the Colorado Energy Office and the Department of Local Affairs) and requires that, on or after July 1, 2023 and before July 1, 2026, any municipality or county that adopts or updates a building code must adopt and enforce an energy code achieving performance equivalent to or better than the 2021 IECC together with the board's Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (which includes electric-ready, EV-ready, and solar-ready provisions); from July 1, 2026 onward the floor shifts to the board's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code or an equivalent. Electrical and plumbing permitting defaults to the Colorado State Electrical Board and State Plumbing Board (within DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations) — the state issues permits and inspects statewide except in counties/jurisdictions that operate their own certified Electrical or Plumbing Inspection Program, in which case the local program has authority instead. Always confirm the currently adopted code edition, local amendments, and inspection authority (state board vs. local program) with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — per the '2026 SAFEbuilt Residential Application Check List' (Town of Ault Building Permits page, Helpful/Residential resource): 'All submittal information must comply with the 2024 I-codes and the 2023 NEC.'
• 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — per the SAFEbuilt 'New Commercial Plan Submittal Procedure' and 'Commercial Tenant Finish/Remodel Plan Submittal Procedure' documents on the Town of Ault Building Permits page, both headed '2024 INTERNATIONAL CODES.'
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — required compliance documentation (ResCheck or energy rating report) explicitly named in the SAFEbuilt Residential Application Check List; commercial submittal procedures likewise require 'Documentation showing compliance with the 2024 IECC.'
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — explicitly named in the SAFEbuilt Residential Application Check List ('...and the 2023 NEC').
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) / International Plumbing Code (IPC) — inferred from the SAFEbuilt submittal procedures' consistent requirement of 'Mechanical/Plumbing Plans' stamped by a Colorado-licensed… Show full textShow less

  2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) / International Plumbing Code (IPC) — inferred from the SAFEbuilt submittal procedures' consistent requirement of 'Mechanical/Plumbing Plans' stamped by a Colorado-licensed engineer, cross-referenced against the same '2024 INTERNATIONAL CODES' heading used for the IBC/IECC citation on the same documents; not named by edition number in the source text, so carried at 'partial' confidence for the specific IMC/IPC edition number. The Town's own codified Municipal Code (Title 15 Ch.04, Sections 030/060, per the Internet Archive's captures of the now-defunct myaultgov.org portal: Sec. 030 Mechanical, 'International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition'; Sec. 060 Plumbing, 'International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition') shows both trade codes were LAST codified at pre-2024 editions — older than, and in unresolved tension with, SAFEbuilt's current 2024-I-code submittal language; no live, currently-hosted Municipal Code exists to confirm whether these sections have since been amended to 2024 editions, so the specific currently-governing IMC/IPC edition numbers remain genuinely unconfirmed and are NOT asserted as '2024' anywhere in this record.

• 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC), Table 1-A — still the operative VALUATION-BASED FEE TABLE per the Town's 'Building Permit Fee Schedule' (Exhibit B — Fee Schedule for Services, a SAFEbuilt consultant-services fee… Show full textShow less

  1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC), Table 1-A — still the operative VALUATION-BASED FEE TABLE per the Town's 'Building Permit Fee Schedule' (Exhibit B — Fee Schedule for Services, a SAFEbuilt consultant-services fee exhibit posted on the Town's Building Permits resource list, last modified 5/19/24). This is a fee-calculation table, not a life-safety code edition, and is retained purely because it is the Town's actual current, published fee mechanism — it does not indicate the Town is still enforcing 1997 UBC life-safety provisions, which are superseded by the 2024 I-codes cited above.

• No separate Ault-specific building-code-adoption ordinance was found published online: the Town of Ault Municipal Code page (aultcolorado.gov/MuniCode) states 'A Copy of the Ault Municipal Code is Available Upon Request'… Show full textShow less

  No separate Ault-specific building-code-adoption ordinance was found published online: the Town of Ault Municipal Code page (aultcolorado.gov/MuniCode) states 'A Copy of the Ault Municipal Code is Available Upon Request' and is not hosted on Municode/eCode360 or any other public code-hosting platform; the Town's online Document Archive 'Ordinances' folder contains only a 'Non-Certified Copy of 2024 Model Traffic Code' (unrelated to building codes). The SAFEbuilt submittal-requirement documents (which explicitly compel 2024 I-code / 2023 NEC compliance and are hosted directly on the Town's own Building Permits page) are therefore treated as the governing, currently-operative code-adoption source for this record, consistent with SAFEbuilt Colorado being Ault's contracted building official/plan-review/inspection provider (per Exhibit B of the Town-SAFEbuilt consultant services agreement).

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction)

  Required for new single-family, two-family, and townhome construction in the Town of Ault. Plan review, building official services, and inspections are performed by SAFEbuilt Colorado under contract to the Town, applying the 2024 IRC, 2024 IECC, and 2023 NEC.

  From$23.00→

• Residential Addition / Remodel Permit

  Required for additions and remodels to existing residential structures in Ault, reviewed by SAFEbuilt Colorado under the same submittal framework as new residential construction, scaled to the scope of work.

  From$23.00valuation-based→

• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical installation, alteration, or repair work in Ault. Fees are set under the State of Colorado Electrical Board fee schedule plus a 15% local surcharge (the maximum allowed under CRS 12-23-117(3)); permit issuance and inspection are administered locally by SAFEbuilt Colorado under contract to the Town, applying the 2023 NEC.

  See fee schedule→

• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Required for installation of a residential electric vehicle charging circuit in Ault. Filed as an electrical permit and inspected locally by SAFEbuilt Colorado under contract to the Town, applying the 2023 NEC. No EV-charger-specific fee line item is published in the Town's Exhibit B Fee Schedule — an EV charger circuit is billed under the same mechanism as all other electrical work: the current State of Colorado Electrical Board fee schedule plus the maximum 15% local surcharge allowed under CRS 12-23-117(3).

  See fee schedule→

• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing installation, alteration, or repair in Ault. Unlike electrical permits, plumbing permit fees are NOT tied to a state board fee schedule — they use the Town's own 1997 UBC Table 1-A valuation-based fee table, administered locally by SAFEbuilt Colorado.

  From$23.00valuation-based→

• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for heating, cooling, and ventilation equipment installation or replacement in Ault, administered locally by SAFEbuilt Colorado using the Town's 1997 UBC Table 1-A valuation-based fee schedule.

  From$70.00→

• Roofing Permit (Re-Roof)

  Required for re-roofing work in Ault. Billed as a flat 'Single Stop Project' fee rather than the valuation-based table. Governed by 2024 IRC Section R908 re-roofing provisions per SAFEbuilt's Building Guide for Homeowners.

  $60.00→

• Accessory Structure Permit (incl. Accessory Dwelling / Structures)

  Covers accessory structures in Ault (garages, sheds, accessory buildings, and similar), reviewed under 2024 IRC Accessory Structures provisions per SAFEbuilt's Building Guide for Homeowners. Ault's own Zoning Code (Title 15, Chapter 03) separately recognizes 'Accessory dwelling (incl. "carriage units")' as a distinct accessory-use category, permitted by right in the Town Residential, Rural Residential, and Agricultural districts (not listed as an allowed use in Commercial/Industrial), counted at .33 units toward a district's maximum density; the building-permit submittal process itself is not ADU-specific, so this entry still covers the closest genuinely-applicable building-permit pathway.

  From$23.00valuation-based→

• Demolition Permit

  Required for demolition of structures within Ault town limits. Billed as a flat 'Single Stop Project' fee.

  $50.00→

• Commercial Tenant Finish / Remodel Permit

  Required for commercial tenant finish and remodel work in Ault. Reviewed by SAFEbuilt Colorado under the 2024 International Codes per the Town's Commercial Tenant Finish/Remodel Plan Submittal Procedure.

  From$23.00valuation-based→

• Deck / Covered Patio Permit

  Required for deck and patio-cover/carport construction in Ault, reviewed under 2024 IRC provisions per SAFEbuilt's Building Guides for Homeowners (separate Decks Guide and Patio Covers/Carports Guide).

  From$23.00valuation-based→

• Furnace / Water Heater Replacement Permit

  Straightforward like-for-like replacement of a furnace, air conditioner, or water heater in Ault, billed as a flat 'Single Stop Project' fee distinct from the valuation-based table.

  From$70.00→

• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

  Ault has no separate solar/photovoltaic permit type; rooftop or ground-mounted PV is permitted as a combined Building Permit (structural/racking, 1997 UBC valuation-based table, Exhibit B) and Electrical Permit (State of Colorado Electrical Board fee schedule plus the Town's 15% local surcharge), administered locally by SAFEbuilt Colorado under contract to the Town. As in every Colorado jurisdiction, the combined total of all governmental fees for the installation is capped by state law at $500 for a residential system and $1,000 for a commercial system (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113, enacted by HB21-1284).

  From$500→

• Sign Permit

  Required for any sign erected, enlarged, modified, or changed within Town of Ault limits. Unlike several peer small Weld/Washington County towns that have no standalone sign ordinance, Ault has a real, currently-operative Sign Code (Ault Municipal Code Chapter 16.07) and an online application: 'No sign shall be erected, enlarged, modified or changed within the Town without a sign permit first being obtained' (per the Town's own Sign Permits application page, hosted on its Munibit-platform site).

  $25.00→

• Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System Permit

  Colorado is home-rule with no statewide fire code floor. Ault has NO Town-run fire department and NO standalone Town-issued fire sprinkler/alarm permit — fire and EMS service is provided by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District, a distinct special district (per the Town's own aultcolorado.gov/fire page). The District's own website states it 'uses the 2018 International Fire Code' for plan reviews and inspections, typically completed within about one week. Separately, Ault Municipal Code Title 8, Chapter 12 ('Fire Prevention,' per the Internet Archive's capture of the Town's former myaultgov.org portal) names the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's Fire Chief, jointly with the Chief of Police, as the enforcement/modification/appeals authority for 'the Code adopted in this chapter' — but the archived chapter text never names that code's specific title or edition (no 'International Fire Code' or 'Uniform Fire Code' text appears in the archived sections, and the section sequence skips from 080 directly to 100). The Fire Protection District's own current statement of the 2018 IFC is treated as the more current, authoritative answer to which code edition currently governs. Building-permit-side fire protection plans (stamped) are already documented in the residential-building-permit and commercial-tenant-improvement entries as required whenever a sprinkler system is part of a project's design.

  See fee schedule→

• Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Permit

  Ault has NO standalone change-of-use permit, zoning-level Certificate of Occupancy application, fee, or numeric review timeline published anywhere — not on the Town's Forms & Permits directory, not in the archived Zoning Code (Chapter 16.03, sections 010 through 112), and not on the Town's Planning & Zoning or Business & Sales Tax pages. The only 'Certificate of Occupancy' reference anywhere in Ault's permitting materials is the Health Department sign-off required before CO issuance for restaurant/commercial-kitchen tenant finishes (documented in the commercial-tenant-improvement entry), implying a CO is issued as part of the ordinary Building Permit process rather than as a distinct zoning-level permit type of its own.

  See fee schedule→

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