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Deck / Covered Patio Permit in Ault, Colorado

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).

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Building permit application describing the deck/patio cover scope
  • Plot plan showing distance from the proposed structure to property lines and existing structures
  • Structural plans/details for decks and patio covers per the applicable SAFEbuilt homeowner guide
  • Patio covers are limited to a maximum height of 12 feet; carports with any side closer than 5 feet to the property line must have that side enclosed with a solid 1-hour fire-rated wall while keeping at least 2 sides open, per the SAFEbuilt Patio Covers/Carports Guide (Zoning Approval also required)
  • Decks 30 inches or more above finished grade require a 36-inch guardrail; stairs with 4 or more risers require a handrail, per the SAFEbuilt Decks Guide

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (1997 UBC Table 1-A valuation-based schedule)No deck/patio-specific flat fee is published; billed under the general valuation-based table
$23.00 minimum, scaling per Exhibit B valuation tiers

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Deck / Covered Patio Permit permit actually take in Ault?

Anonymous — one question, no email. Answers are combined and only shown once at least 5 people have reported.

Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing/Foundation

    After trenches/holes are dug, reinforcement steel is in place/forms erected, and PRIOR to placing concrete

  2. 2

    Framing

    Rim board/ledger attachment, joists, beams, and hangers verified prior to finished decking/ceiling being applied (include a rough electric inspection at the same time if wiring a patio cover)

  3. 3

    Final Inspection

    After the deck or patio cover/carport is completed, including any final electrical

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

Tips

  • 2026-07-23 re-chase update: the direct PDF URLs for both the '2024 IRC Decks Guide' and '2024 IRC Patio Covers/Carports Guide' were recovered from Ault's document library (via the site's public /api/public/mwjsResources endpoint) and read directly — this closes the prior gap where only the general Building Permits page was cited.
  • Per the Decks Guide: decks 30 inches or higher above finished grade require a 36-inch guardrail; a handrail is required on one side of stairs with 4 or more risers; ledger-to-house fasteners must be spaced per IRC Table R507.9.1.3(2); a 40 psf design load applies to conventionally framed residential decks.
  • Per the Patio Covers/Carports Guide: patio covers are limited to 12 feet in height maximum; if any side of a carport/patio cover is within 5 feet of the property line, that side must be enclosed with a solid 1-hour fire-rated wall, while at least 2 sides of a carport must remain open to conform to the Building Code, and Zoning Approval is required; pergolas typically do not require a permit since they don't transfer roof/snow load to footings, but confirm with the municipality.
  • The Patio Covers/Carports Guide's inspection-scheduling email ('windsor@safebuilt.com') is the same cross-town SAFEbuilt boilerplate already flagged elsewhere in this file (e.g., the Re-Roofing guide) — not Ault-specific; confirm Ault's actual inspection scheduling method with SAFEbuilt/Town Hall (970-834-2844).

Frequently asked questions

Ault requires a deck / covered patio permit for: Building permit application describing the deck/patio cover scope; Plot plan showing distance from the proposed structure to property lines and existing structures; Structural plans/details for decks and patio covers per the applicable SAFEbuilt homeowner guide; Patio covers are limited to a maximum height of 12 feet; carports with any side closer than 5 feet to the property line must have that side enclosed with a solid 1-hour fire-rated wall while keeping at least 2 sides open, per the SAFEbuilt Patio Covers/Carports Guide (Zoning Approval also required); Decks 30 inches or more above finished grade require a 36-inch guardrail; stairs with 4 or more risers require a handrail, per the SAFEbuilt Decks Guide. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Ault (building official, plan review, and inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado) at 970-834-2844 before starting work.

In Ault, the published Building Permit Fee (1997 UBC Table 1-A valuation-based schedule) is: $23.00 minimum, scaling per Exhibit B valuation tiers. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Ault does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Ault (building official, plan review, and inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado) at 970-834-2844 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (deck/patio cover scope). Depending on your project, Ault may also ask for: 2024 IRC Decks Guide (SAFEbuilt); 2024 IRC Patio Covers/Carports Guide (SAFEbuilt). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Ault requires 3 inspection(s) for a deck / covered patio permit, in order: Footing/Foundation, Framing, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Ault (building official, plan review, and inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado) (970-834-2844).

Apply through Town of Ault (building official, plan review, and inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado) at 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 this review; 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.. Official information: https://www.aultcolorado.gov/buildingpermits.

Ault, Colorado has adopted: 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 engineer, cross-referenced against the same '2024 INTERNATIONAL CODES' heading used for the IBC/IECC citation on the same documents; not independently named by edition number in the source text, so carried at 'partial' confidence for the specific IMC/IPC edition number. 2026-07-23 re-chase: the Town's own codified Municipal Code (Title 15 Ch.04, Sections 030/060), recovered via Wayback Machine archive of the now-defunct myaultgov.org portal (Sec. 030 Mechanical captured 2022-12-05: 'International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition'; Sec. 060 Plumbing captured 2022-12-05: '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 file.; 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' 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 file, consistent with SAFEbuilt Colorado being Ault's contracted building official/plan-review/inspection provider (per Exhibit B of the Town-SAFEbuilt consultant services agreement).. Local amendments apply — see the Ault overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-23.

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

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