New Residential Home Building Permit in Keenesburg, Colorado

Keenesburg requires a new residential home building permit for: Geotech / Soils Report required for site assessment; Plot Plan showing property boundary lines and dimensions, distances between structures and property lines, north arrow/scale, property address, lot dimensions, and legal description; Architectural Plans designed and stamped by a Colorado Licensed Design Professional: floor plans, roof plans with ventilation calculations, elevation/section views with insulation values, fire-rating details, electrical layouts, mechanical systems documentation; Structural Plans stamped by a Colorado Licensed Engineer: foundation details, framing layouts, shear walls, hold-downs, design load information; Energy Code Compliance: ResCheck completion or energy rating report, plus Manual J, D & S calculations; Plans must meet the Town's Design Criteria: 30 PSF ground snow load, 115 mph ultimate / 90 mph nominal wind speed (Exposure C), Seismic Design Category B, 30-inch minimum frost line depth, ice barrier underlayment required. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Keenesburg Building Department at 303-732-4281 ext. 2 before starting work.

In Keenesburg, the published Building Permit Fee — valuation $1 to $500 is: $33.80. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — valuation $501 to $2,000 — $33.80 for the first $500, plus $3.44 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $2,001 to $25,000 — $85.40 for the first $2,000, plus $15.77 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $25,001 to $50,000 — $448.11 for the first $25,000, plus $11.49 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $50,001 to $100,000 — $735.36 for the first $50,000, plus $7.88 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $100,001 to $500,000 — $1,129.36 for the first $100,000, plus $6.30 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $500,001 to $1,000,000 — $3,649.36 for the first $500,000, plus $5.35 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; Building Permit Fee — valuation $1,000,001 and up — $6,324.36 for the first $1,000,000, plus $4.11 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof; Initial Plan Review Fee — 65% of total permit fees; Use Tax — 3% of gross purchase price of building materials; Parks Impact Fee — $2,643 per lot (Single Family Residential); Roadway Street Impact Fee — $4,727 per lot (Single Family Residential); Town Hall Impact Fee — $1,844 per lot (Single Family Residential); Police Impact Fee — $233 per lot (Single Family Residential); Fair Contributions for Public School Sites Impact Fee — $2,959.96 per unit (Single Family Dwellings); Emergency Services Impact Fee — $1,835.00 per unit (Residential Dwelling); Water Tap Fee (3/4in, Single Family) — $7,139; Raw Water Acquisition Fee (3/4in, Single Family) — $12,001; Sewer Tap Fee (3/4in, Single Family) — $8,172; Drainage Impact Fee — $0.209 per square foot of impervious area, per lot (Single Family Residential). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

The Town does not publish a specific numeric turnaround time for new residential building permit plan review. Colorado is a home-rule state with no statewide review-time statute, and Keenesburg's Building Department page, permit checklists, and fee schedule do not state an SLA for this permit type.

You'll need: General Building Permit Application; Geotech / Soils Report; Plot Plan; Architectural Plans; Structural Plans; Energy Code Compliance Package. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Keenesburg requires 4 inspection(s) for a new residential home building permit, in order: Foundation, Framing, Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Keenesburg Building Department (303-732-4281 ext. 2).

Apply through Town of Keenesburg Building Department at 91 W. Broadway Avenue, Keenesburg, CO 80643. Phone: 303-732-4281 ext. 2, email: stevejones@caa.inc. Office hours: As of 6/11/2026, permits are processed and issued on Wednesday and Friday only. Building Official Steve Jones is a contract official with Charles Abbott Associates (CAA), a third-party municipal building-department staffing firm; direct line 720-810-5751. Inspections are usually performed the next business day if the inspection request is submitted by 3:00 p.m., via the Town's online Google Forms-based 'Request an Inspection' portal.. Official information: https://www.townofkeenesburg.com/departments/building_department/index.php.

Keenesburg, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC) — Town of Keenesburg Building Department page ('Keenesburg Adopted Building Codes' list); 2018 International Residential Code (IRC); 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2018 International Fire Code (IFC); 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2018 International Property Maintenance Code; 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; 2009 ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — the only code on the list not on the 2018 cycle; the live Building Department webpage lists 2023 NEC specifically, though the Town's own 'Solar Submittal Requirements' PDF (a separate, older document) still references 2020 NEC in its REFERENCE section — the actively-maintained Building Department webpage's 2023 NEC citation is treated as current per this corpus's policy of preferring the department's live page over a static, undated-revision handout.; Note on HB22-1362 (Colorado's statewide 2021 IECC energy-code floor, phased in via a jurisdiction's next code-adoption cycle rather than a blanket calendar deadline): Keenesburg's actively-maintained Building Department page still lists 2018 IECC as the adopted energy code, with no visible update to 2021 IECC or later. HB22-1362 requires jurisdictions to adopt a qualifying energy code (2021 IECC or equivalent, with electric/EV-ready/solar-ready provisions) only when the jurisdiction next updates ANY of its building codes — it does not retroactively force an update on a fixed date for towns that have not re-adopted since the law passed. No Town of Keenesburg ordinance updating its I-codes past the 2018 cycle (except the NEC swap to 2023) was found on the Town's Ordinances or Resolutions pages after direct review, so 2018 IECC is reported here as the honestly-current adopted code, with this note flagging the HB22-1362 gap rather than assuming compliance or silently upgrading the figure.. Local amendments apply — see the Keenesburg overview page for the full list.

The Town of Keenesburg Building Department issues its own building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits for all work within town limits. The department is staffed under contract by Charles Abbott Associates (CAA), a municipal building-services firm; Steve Jones is the current Building Official.