Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System Permit in Ault, Colorado

Ault requires a fire sprinkler and fire alarm system permit for: Fire and EMS services for the Town of Ault are provided by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District, a distinct special district headquartered at 16680 CO Highway 14, Ault, CO 80610 (PO Box 1069). The Town's own aultcolorado.gov/fire page states: 'Fire and EMS Services are provided to the Town of Ault by: Ault-Pierce Fire Department,' phone 970-834-2848; The Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's own live website (aultpiercefire.org/reviewsandinspection) states in its own words: 'Ault Fire Protection District uses the 2018 International Fire Code' for all plan reviews and inspections; 'This process is typically completed within 1 week,' though 'there are some circumstances in which more time would be required to complete the plan review'; The same District page states 'There may be fees associated with any plan reviews or fire inspections' and that 'the processing fee is non-refundable' — no flat dollar figure is published; fees appear to be assessed case-by-case through the District's own online payment system; Ault Municipal Code Title 8, Chapter 12 ('Fire Prevention,' Sections 010–150, per the Internet Archive's capture of the Town's now-defunct myaultgov.org portal) establishes that 'the Code adopted in this chapter shall be enforced by the Chief of Police with the assistance of the Fire Chief and personnel of the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District' (Section 100, Ord. 424, 2005), and that the Chief of the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District has authority to modify provisions of the adopted Code (Section 130) and hears appeals before the Board of Trustees (Section 140) — but the archived chapter text never names the specific fire-code title or edition being enforced; the District's own 2018 IFC statement is treated as the current, authoritative answer; Building-permit-side fire protection plans (stamped by a Colorado-licensed engineer) are required as part of the applicable SAFEbuilt submittal packet whenever a sprinkler system is part of a project's design — already documented in the residential-building-permit entry; for restaurants/commercial kitchens specifically, a fire sprinkler system is required if the establishment serves liquor and exceeds 5,000 sq ft — already documented in the commercial-tenant-improvement entry; Neither the Town of Ault nor the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District publishes a standalone fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit application, checklist, or fee schedule — the Town's Forms & Permits directory (Building, ROW, Fence, Special Event, Sign, Business & Sales Tax, Contractor, Home-Based Business, Marijuana, Mobile Vendor — no fire-system-specific entry) and the District's own site navigation (About, Board, Contact Us, Plan Reviews & Fire Inspection, Burning Instructions, Address Signs, Car Seat Checks — no sprinkler/alarm-specific page); Contact the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District directly (970-834-2848, info@aultpiercefire.org) to begin any fire sprinkler or fire alarm system plan review; contact SAFEbuilt/Town Hall (970-834-2844) separately for the accompanying Building Permit if the sprinkler/alarm work is part of new construction or a remodel. 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.

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 (fire protection plans as applicable). Depending on your project, Ault may also ask for: None published specifically for fire sprinkler/alarm systems by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Ault requires 2 inspection(s) for a fire sprinkler and fire alarm system permit, in order: Fire District Plan Review, Fire 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 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.. 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 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 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 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).. Local amendments apply — see the Ault overview page for the full list.

No standalone Town-issued fire sprinkler/alarm permit was found. Fire and EMS service in Ault is provided by the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District, a separate special district, which independently reviews fire protection plans under the 2018 International Fire Code. Building-permit-side fire protection plans are submitted through the ordinary SAFEbuilt-administered Town Building Permit when a sprinkler system is part of a project's design.

The 2018 International Fire Code, per the Ault-Pierce Fire Protection District's own live website, which states plan reviews are typically completed within about one week (not a guaranteed timeline — more time may be required).