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Plumbing Permit in Gilcrest, Colorado

Required for installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing systems in Gilcrest. The Town runs its own local plumbing permitting program (via SAFEbuilt) rather than deferring to a State of Colorado plumbing board; contractors must hold an active Colorado DORA plumbing/contractor license, contemporaneously verified by the Town per its Plumber License Contemporaneous Review Guidelines (rev. 10/28/20, implementing C.R.S. 12-155-120(1) and HB19-1086).

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Plumbing work must be performed by, or under the supervision of, a licensed plumber listed on the permit application by name and Colorado DORA license number Contractor
  • The Town (or SAFEbuilt on its behalf) verifies the listed plumber's active DORA plumbing/contractor license via the online License Lookup before the application is processed; an unlisted or unverified plumber will halt processing until resolved Contractor
  • If the plumber performing/overseeing the work changes during construction, the applicant must notify the Town of the new plumber's name/license number for re-verification; work may be ordered stopped if the new plumber's license cannot be verified
  • At time of a relevant inspection, the building inspector may request to verify the plumber's identity and may fail the inspection at their discretion if identity/licensing cannot be confirmed

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Plumbing Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as Building)Amended 2025 Fee Schedule, effective 5/1/2025; no separate standalone plumbing fee table was found distinct from the general Building Permit Fee schedule
Per the 1997 UBC Table 1A-based valuation schedule in the Town's current fee handout, starting at $23.00 minimum
Plan Check Fee
30% of Permit Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Plumbing

    Pipe, drain, waste, and vent installation before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Fixtures connected, no leaks, proper venting verified

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

Tips

  • Gilcrest runs its OWN plumbing permitting program (through SAFEbuilt) — it does NOT defer plumbing permits to a state plumbing board. Have your plumber's Colorado DORA license number ready at application; the Town verifies it online before processing.
  • No standalone plumbing fee table distinct from the general Building Permit valuation schedule was found in any Town-published document — plumbing work is billed under the same 1997 UBC Table 1A-based schedule as building/other trades.

Frequently asked questions

Gilcrest requires a plumbing permit for: Plumbing work must be performed by, or under the supervision of, a licensed plumber listed on the permit application by name and Colorado DORA license number; The Town (or SAFEbuilt on its behalf) verifies the listed plumber's active DORA plumbing/contractor license via the online License Lookup before the application is processed; an unlisted or unverified plumber will halt processing until resolved; If the plumber performing/overseeing the work changes during construction, the applicant must notify the Town of the new plumber's name/license number for re-verification; work may be ordered stopped if the new plumber's license cannot be verified; At time of a relevant inspection, the building inspector may request to verify the plumber's identity and may fail the inspection at their discretion if identity/licensing cannot be confirmed. 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 Plumbing Permit Fee (same valuation-based schedule as Building) is: Per the 1997 UBC Table 1A-based valuation schedule in the Town's current fee handout, starting at $23.00 minimum. Additional published fees: Plan Check Fee — 30% of Permit Fee. 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 (Plumbing trade section); Colorado DORA Plumbing/Contractor License. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Gilcrest requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Rough Plumbing, 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.

No. Gilcrest issues its own plumbing permits and performs its own inspections (via its contracted partner SAFEbuilt, Inc.), verifying each plumber's Colorado DORA license contemporaneously per its own Plumber License Contemporaneous Review Guidelines.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-06.

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.