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EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Gilcrest, Colorado

Required for installation of a residential or commercial electric vehicle charging station (EVSE) in Gilcrest. As with all electrical work in this jurisdiction, the Town runs its own local electrical permitting program (via SAFEbuilt) rather than deferring to the Colorado State Electrical Board; fees are scaled at the maximum 15% surcharge above the State of Colorado's own fee schedule per CRS 12-23-117(3). No distinct EV-charger/EVSE fee line item is published anywhere in the Town's materials — a standalone EVSE circuit is billed under the same general Electrical Permit Fee schedule documented on this jurisdiction's electrical-permit entry.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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 Contractor
  • Per Resolution No. 2016-12 (implementing HB16-1073 / C.R.S. 12-23-116(10)): the Town (or SAFEbuilt on its behalf) verifies the listed electrician's active Colorado DORA license 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

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Fee schedule

Electrical Permit FeeThe Town's own fee handout states this explicitly, quoting the statute's cap on local electrical inspection fees. No EV-charger-specific line item is published; a standalone EVSE circuit is billed under this general electrical fee schedule, the same treatment documented on this jurisdiction's electrical-permit entry. The exact current-year state base-fee table was not separately reproduced in any Gilcrest-published document reviewed; confirm the live state base rate with the Building Department or DORA before budgeting.
Scaled at 1.15x (15% above) the current State of Colorado Electrical Fee Schedule, per CRS Article 23, Section 12-23-117

Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    EVSE circuit wiring and disconnect installed before concealment; wire splices and equipment grounding conductor make-up must be complete prior to this inspection

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    EVSE unit connections complete, service equipment labeled, wiring free from shorts/ground faults/open circuits with correct polarity

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

Tips

  • Gilcrest runs its own electrical permitting program (through SAFEbuilt) for EV chargers just as it does for all other electrical work — it does not defer electrical permits to the Colorado State Electrical Board.
  • Have your electrician's Colorado DORA license number ready at time of application — the Town will not process the application until the license is verified active online, per Resolution 2016-12.
  • No EV-specific fee is published — the Town's electrical fee is anchored to the state's own fee table plus the maximum 15% local surcharge CRS 12-23-117(3) allows; confirm the current state base rate with the Building Department or SAFEbuilt before budgeting.

Frequently asked questions

Gilcrest requires an ev charger / evse 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) verifies the listed electrician's active Colorado DORA license 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. 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.

No. The Town does not publish a distinct EV charger/EVSE fee line item. An EVSE circuit is billed under Gilcrest's general Electrical Permit Fee, scaled at the maximum 15% surcharge above the State of Colorado's own electrical fee schedule, per CRS 12-23-117(3).

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 ev charger / evse 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 this review; National Electrical Code: the Town's own 'Residential Electrical Wiring Guidelines' handout (SAFEbuilt Colorado, last revised 1/28/2010) cites 2008 NEC provisions (e.g., tamper-resistant receptacle requirements) and the Manufactured Housing Installation Permits handout separately states manufactured-home electric service 'shall be installed in accordance with 2008 National Electric Code (NEC)' — this is the most recent NEC edition citation found in any Town-published document; it is materially older than current NEC practice elsewhere in this corpus (2020/2023 cycles), and no more recent Town-published NEC edition citation could be located after checking the Building Permit Application, the Electrical Permit Resolution (2016-12), and both Contemporaneous Review Guidelines documents, none of which state a NEC edition themselves; Building Permit Fee valuation table: the Town's 'Building Inspection and Plan Review Fees' handout (undated, current as of this review 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; No IBC, IECC, IMC, IPC, or IFGC edition is cited in any Town-published document located during this review (Building Permit Application, all SAFEbuilt-branded IRC guide handouts, both fee schedules, both Contemporaneous Review Guidelines, the Electrical Permit Resolution, and the Mobile Home Permit Handout & Procedures) — Gilcrest's own published materials are residential/IRC-focused and do not name a commercial building/mechanical/plumbing/fuel-gas code edition; a plumbing code edition is likewise not stated, though the Plumber Contemporaneous Review Guidelines confirm plumbing permits are locally administered; 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 would govern, but the Town's Municipal Code (hosted on Municode) returned a 403 error on every direct access attempt during this review and could not be independently verified as a supplementary source for code-adoption ordinance language — see tipsAndGotchas for the chase trail; 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.. Local amendments apply — see the Gilcrest overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

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

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