Electrical Permit in Gilcrest, Colorado

Gilcrest requires an electrical permit for: Electrical work must be performed by, or under the supervision of, a licensed electrician listed on the permit application by name and Colorado DORA license number; Per Resolution No. 2016-12 (implementing HB16-1073 / C.R.S. 12-23-116(10)): the Town (or SAFEbuilt on its behalf) reviews the application to confirm the listed electrician's license number is present, then verifies an active license via the Colorado DORA online License Lookup before the application will be processed; If the electrician performing/overseeing the work changes during construction, the applicant must notify the Town of the new electrician's name/license number for re-verification; work may be ordered stopped if the new electrician's license cannot be verified; At time of inspection, the building inspector may request to verify the identity of the electrician who performed the work and may fail the inspection at their discretion if identity/licensing cannot be confirmed; Wiring must comply with the branch-circuit, receptacle, grounding, and smoke/CO-detector requirements described in the Town's Residential Electrical Wiring Guidelines (citing 2008 NEC provisions as of the document's last revision, 1/28/2010 — the most recent NEC edition citation found in any Town-published source). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Gilcrest Planning & Zoning / Building Department (building inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt, Inc.) at 970-737-2426 before starting work.

In Gilcrest, the published Electrical Permit Fee is: Scaled at 1.15x (15% above) the current State of Colorado Electrical Fee Schedule, per CRS Article 23, Section 12-23-117. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Gilcrest does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Gilcrest Planning & Zoning / Building Department (building inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt, Inc.) at 970-737-2426 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Town of Gilcrest Building Permit Application (Electrical trade section); Colorado DORA Electrical/Contractor License. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Gilcrest requires 2 inspection(s) for an electrical permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Gilcrest Planning & Zoning / Building Department (building inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt, Inc.) (970-737-2426).

Apply through Town of Gilcrest Planning & Zoning / Building Department (building inspection services contracted to SAFEbuilt, Inc.) at 304 8th Street, Gilcrest, CO 80623. Phone: 970-737-2426, email: hana@townofgilcrest.org. Office hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Saturday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Town Hall, 304 8th Street). Building inspection services are provided under contract by SAFEbuilt, Inc. (3755 Precision Drive, Suite 140, Loveland, CO 80538; main line 866-977-4111); inspection scheduling is handled via the inspection line printed on the issued permit card, not the Town's general office line.. Official information: https://townofgilcrest.org/departments/planning-zoning/.

Gilcrest, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) — confirmed as the operative residential code from the title block of the Town's own SAFEbuilt-published 'Building Guides for Homeowners' series (Re-Roofing, Additions to Single Family Dwellings, Accessory Structures, Patio Covers/Carports, Decks, Pole Barns, Window Replacement, Swimming Pools — all titled '2018 IRC' and published/revised 5.10.2019), which are the Town's own currently-linked permitting handouts as of the last verification; National Electrical Code: the Town's own 'Residential Electrical Wiring Guidelines' handout (SAFEbuilt Colorado, last revised 1/28/2010) cites 2008 NEC provisions such as tamper-resistant receptacle requirements, and the Manufactured Housing Installation Permits handout states that manufactured-home electric service 'shall be installed in accordance with 2008 National Electric Code (NEC)'. That is the most recent NEC edition cited in any Town-published document, and it is materially older than current practice — no more recent Town-published NEC citation exists after checking the Building Permit Application, the Electrical Permit Resolution (2016-12) and both Contemporaneous Review Guidelines documents, none of which state an edition. Confirm the enforced edition with the Town before designing.; Building Permit Fee valuation table: the Town's 'Building Inspection and Plan Review Fees' handout (undated, current as of the last verification since it is reproduced verbatim as an exhibit to the Amended 2025 Fee Schedule effective 5/1/2025) explicitly states fees are 'Based on Table 1A of the 97 Uniform Building Code' (i.e., the 1997 Uniform Building Code, a legacy pre-IRC/IBC code family) — this is a fee-calculation table only, not a statement that Gilcrest enforces 1997 UBC construction/life-safety provisions; the same handout separately states project valuations are based on 'the most current Building Valuation Data published by the International Code Council,' which is inconsistent with a static 1997-vintage fee table and is flagged here rather than silently reconciled; Colorado is a home-rule state with no statewide-mandated building code edition; Gilcrest is a statutory (non-home-rule) town, so its own municipal code and adopted-code ordinance govern. The Town's Municipal Code (hosted on Municode) is not independently confirmed here as a supplementary source for code-adoption ordinance language — see tipsAndGotchas.; HB22-1362 statewide energy code floor (2021 IECC + electric-readiness/EV-ready/solar-ready requirements, effective window July 2023-July 2026): no Town-published document reviewed states an adopted IECC edition or references HB22-1362 compliance; the 2018 IRC guide series (Home Additions, Accessory Structures) does reference 'Energy Code Compliance Report (www.energycodes.gov) or REScheck calculations' as a required submittal item, which points toward some energy-code enforcement in practice, but no specific IECC edition or HB22-1362 statement was found in any Gilcrest-published source. This should be treated as an open item pending direct confirmation from the Building Department (970-737-2426) rather than assumed either way.; International Building Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-1 (Chapters 1 through 35 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Residential Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-21 (Chapters 1 through 43 inclusive). See Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com. Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-61 (Chapters 1 through 15 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations), library.municode.com. Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Plumbing Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-71 (Chapters 1 through 13 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-101 (Chapters 1 through 8 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Fire Code, 2012 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-201, including Appendices. Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-301 (Chapters 1 through 16 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations), on library.municode.com. Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-401 (Chapters 1 through 8 inclusive). Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) on library.municode.com, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-501, within Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) as codified on library.municode.com. Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2018 edition — adopted at Municipal Code Sec. 18-551 (Chapters 1 through 11 inclusive), Gilcrest Municipal Code Chapter 18 (Building Regulations). Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-06, adopted 2023-08-07 (Supplement 25).; The IBC, IECC, IMC, IPC, and IFGC are each adopted, by section, in Municipal Code Chapter 18 (library.municode.com). The Fire Code edition is worth noting separately: 2012, while every other adopted code is 2018 or 2021.. Local amendments apply — see the Gilcrest overview page for the full list.

No. Gilcrest issues its own electrical permits and performs its own inspections (via its contracted partner SAFEbuilt, Inc.), charging a fee scaled at the maximum 15% surcharge above the State of Colorado's own fee schedule as allowed by CRS 12-23-117(3).