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Fence / Retaining Wall Permit in Johnstown, Colorado

Required for commercial fences and for retaining walls more than 2 feet above ground level in Johnstown. No dedicated project page, fee line item, or review timeline beyond the general permit-required listing was found published.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 'Commercial Fence' requires a permit, per the Town's Building Permits requirements page
  • 'Retaining wall more than 2 feet above ground level' requires a permit
  • No residential-fence-specific permit requirement (by height or location) was found published on johnstownco.gov as of this review — only commercial fences are explicitly named

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (general IBC/IRC valuation table)No fence/retaining-wall-specific flat fee was found published in the Town's 2026 Fee Schedule
$23.50 minimum, scaling per valuation tiers

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Fence / Retaining Wall Permit permit actually take in Johnstown?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection

    Height and location relative to property line/grade verified

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Tips

  • Only 'Commercial Fence' and retaining walls over 2 feet are explicitly named as requiring a permit on the Town's own requirements page — confirm directly with the Building Division/ProCode whether a specific residential fence project needs a permit, since no residential-fence threshold is published.

Frequently asked questions

Johnstown requires a fence / retaining wall permit for: 'Commercial Fence' requires a permit, per the Town's Building Permits requirements page; 'Retaining wall more than 2 feet above ground level' requires a permit; No residential-fence-specific permit requirement (by height or location) was found published on johnstownco.gov as of this review — only commercial fences are explicitly named. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Johnstown Building Division (contracted operations administered by ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company) at 970-305-3161 (Building Official / ProCode); 970-578-9608 (Permit Processing); 970-587-4664 (Town Hall main line) before starting work.

In Johnstown, the published Building Permit Fee (general IBC/IRC valuation table) is: $23.50 minimum, scaling per valuation tiers. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Johnstown does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Johnstown Building Division (contracted operations administered by ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company) at 970-305-3161 (Building Official / ProCode); 970-578-9608 (Permit Processing); 970-587-4664 (Town Hall main line) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Fence/Retaining Wall Permit Application (eTRAKiT). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Johnstown requires 1 inspection(s) for a fence / retaining wall permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Johnstown Building Division (contracted operations administered by ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company) (970-305-3161 (Building Official / ProCode); 970-578-9608 (Permit Processing); 970-587-4664 (Town Hall main line)).

Apply through Town of Johnstown Building Division (contracted operations administered by ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company) at 201 Centennial Drive, Johnstown, CO 80534 (Building Division); Town Hall at 450 S. Parish Avenue, Johnstown, CO 80534; ProCode/SAFEbuilt satellite office at 39 S. Parish Avenue, Suite 220, Johnstown, CO 80534. Phone: 970-305-3161 (Building Official / ProCode); 970-578-9608 (Permit Processing); 970-587-4664 (Town Hall main line), email: BuildingPermits@JohnstownCO.gov (permit processing); info@procodeinc.net (ProCode/Chief Building Official). Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Building Division, per Staff Directory) / 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Town Hall main office); inspection requests must be submitted by 4 p.m. the business day before the requested date, via phone (970-305-3161, option 1) or the Safebuilt/ProCode website; inspections conducted Monday-Friday only, excluding holidays. Official information: https://www.johnstownco.gov/211/Building-Codes.

Johnstown, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Johnstown Building Codes page, https://www.johnstownco.gov/211/Building-Codes, adopted per Ordinance No. 2025-274 (enacted September 15, 2025); 2024 International Residential Code (IRC), per the same ordinance and Building Codes page; 2024 International Fire Code (IFC); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC); Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, as adopted/referenced on the Town's Building Codes page; Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Code, as adopted/referenced on the Town's Building Codes page; Johnstown Municipal Code, Chapter 18 (Building Regulations); NOTE (data-integrity flag): Several individual project-specific pages on johnstownco.gov (Addition, Electrical, Roofing, Siding, Water Heater, Furnace, Air Conditioning, Basement Finish, Residential Solar) still display a stale 'applicable codes' footer citing the superseded 2018 I-Code suite (with only the NEC correctly updated to 2023) — this appears to be unupdated boilerplate predating Ordinance No. 2025-274's September 2025 adoption of the 2024 I-Codes. The Building Codes landing page (2024 codes) is treated as the current governing citation in this corpus; the discrepancy itself is disclosed rather than silently resolved, since the individual permit pages have not been corrected as of this review.. Local amendments apply — see the Johnstown overview page for the full list.

Yes, if it is more than 2 feet above ground level, per the Town's Building Permits requirements page.

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

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