Kersey building permits
Department contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Kersey, Colorado.
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Building department
- Address
- 446 1st Street, P.O. Box 657, Kersey, CO 80644
- Phone
- 970-353-1681
- Office hours
- Not published on the Town of Kersey website (Building Inspection Department page, Administration Department page, or building permit how-to page were all checked directly). Town Hall main line 970-353-1681; SAFEbuilt Windsor office line 970-686-7511 (cited on the Town's Current Building Regulations page for building-code clarification); SAFEbuilt inspection requests may also be emailed to windsor@safebuilt.com per the Town's Re-Roofing guide.
- Website
- Official site
- Permit portal
- Apply online at Kersey's portal
Inspection guide
See how inspections work in Kersey — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.
Codes adopted
Colorado has no statewide-mandated building code edition. Under the Colorado Constitution's home-rule provisions (art. XX, home rule for municipalities since 1902; home rule for counties since 1970), building codes and zoning are an enumerated home-rule charter power, so cities and counties adopt and amend their own construction codes independently — predominantly the I-Codes, with editions and local amendments varying by jurisdiction. The one statewide floor is for energy: HB22-1362 (2022) created the Energy Code Board (jointly appointed by the Colorado Energy Office and the Department of Local Affairs) and requires that, on or after July 1, 2023 and before July 1, 2026, any municipality or county that adopts or updates a building code must adopt and enforce an energy code achieving performance equivalent to or better than the 2021 IECC together with the board's Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (which includes electric-ready, EV-ready, and solar-ready provisions); from July 1, 2026 onward the floor shifts to the board's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code or an equivalent. Electrical and plumbing permitting defaults to the Colorado State Electrical Board and State Plumbing Board (within DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations) — the state issues permits and inspects statewide except in counties/jurisdictions that operate their own certified Electrical or Plumbing Inspection Program, in which case the local program has authority instead. Always confirm the currently adopted code edition, local amendments, and inspection authority (state board vs. local program) with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.
- 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — actively cited as the current adopted code on all nine of the Town's SAFEbuilt-published 'Building Guides for Homeowners' (Additions, Accessory Structures, Re-Roofing, Basement Finish, Decks, Patio Covers/Carports, Window Replacement, Pole Barns, Swimming Pools), each stamped 'Document published by SAFEbuilt, Inc. 1.1.2026' and headed '2024 IRC' — these are the Town's most recently updated, actively maintained permitting documents (site-wide document-center timestamps show a 2026-03-30 publish date).
- 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per the Town's Planning Department 'Current Building Regulations' page, which references a '2020 NEC - Significant Changes Residential Electrical' resource alongside the Municipal Code Chapter 18 structure.
- RESOLVED 2026-07-23 (live primary source, Municode Library, library.municode.com/co/kersey, Kersey Municipal Code 'VERSION: OCT 23, 2025 (CURRENT)', codified through Ordinance No. 2025-0008 enacted 6/10/2025): the Municipal Code's own home page lists 'Adopted Ordinances Not Yet Codified,' including Ordinance No. 2025-0010, adopted 9/9/2025, titled verbatim 'AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2024 EDITION, THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL and SPA CODE, 2024 EDITION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, 2024 EDITION, PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL.' This is a real, dated, numbered ordinance (not a guess or inference) and directly confirms the SAFEbuilt-published '2024 IRC' guides were current and correct — the Town has adopted 2024 editions of IBC, IRC, IFGC, IPC, IMC, IEBC, IPMC, ISPSC, and IECC, superseding the 2018/2012 editions still shown in Chapter 18's currently-codified section text (Sec. 18-19 Building Code = 2018 IBC, Sec. 18-44 Residential Code = 2018 IRC, Sec. 18-64 Mechanical Code = 2018 IMC, Sec. 18-89 Fuel Gas Code = 2018 IFGC, Sec. 18-109 Plumbing Code = 2018 IPC, Sec. 18-134 Energy Conservation Code = 2012 IECC, Sec. 18-154 Property Maintenance Code = 2018 IPMC, Sec. 18-179 Existing Building Code = 2018 IEBC) — those codified sections simply have not yet been updated in Municode's online supplement to reflect the 9/9/2025 ordinance, exactly as the Municode banner itself discloses ('This Code of Ordinances... may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality'). Notably, Ordinance No. 2025-0010's list does NOT include the International Fire Code — Article X (Sec. 18-199, adopted separately by Ordinance No. 2021-0001) remains the 2018 International Fire Code with no 2024-edition update found. Per this corpus's practice of treating the more current, actively-distributed and now ordinance-confirmed source as authoritative, this file treats IBC/IRC/IFGC/IPC/IMC/IEBC/IPMC/ISPSC as 2024 editions (per Ord. No. 2025-0010, 9/9/2025) and IFC as the 2018 edition (per Ord. No. 2021-0001, 1/12/2021, locally amended by Sec. 18-200) — the prior 'partial' flag on the non-residential code editions is resolved.
- HB22-1362 (Colorado statewide energy code floor, 2021 IECC + electric/solar/EV-ready provisions, effective window July 2023-July 2026): RESOLVED IN PART 2026-07-23 — Municode confirms Chapter 18, Article VII (Sec. 18-134) currently codifies the 2012 IECC (not the ambiguous, undated 'Energy Conservation Code' the static Current Building Regulations page implied), and the same live Ordinance No. 2025-0010 (adopted 9/9/2025, not yet codified) adopts by reference the 2024 IECC, which post-dates and satisfies HB22-1362's 2021-IECC-floor requirement. The Home Additions guide's instruction to submit an 'Energy Code Compliance Report (www.energycodes.gov) or REScheck calculations' is consistent with 2024 IECC compliance documentation but still does not itself name an edition year — the 2024 IECC edition-year figure comes from the Ordinance 2025-0010 citation above, not from the SAFEbuilt guide.
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions)
Required for new single-family construction and additions to single-family dwellings in the Town of Kersey. Reviewed under the 2024 IRC per the Town's SAFEbuilt-published Home Additions guide. Building inspection services are contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado (Windsor Office); permits are issued by the Town after SAFEbuilt plan review.
Residential Addition / Basement Finish Remodel
Covers additions to single-family dwellings and interior basement-finish remodels in Kersey, both reviewed under the 2024 IRC. The Town publishes distinct SAFEbuilt homeowner guides for Home Additions and Basement Finish, reflecting different document scope for exterior-expanding versus interior-only work. RESOLVED 2026-07-23: the Basement Finish Guide PDF (previously not independently extracted) was re-downloaded and its full 2-page text confirmed directly — all requirements below are now sourced from its actual content, not inferred from the Home Additions guide.
Electrical Permit
Required for installation, alteration, or repair of electrical systems in Kersey. Governed by the 2020 NEC per the Town's Current Building Regulations page. Kersey defers electrical contractor licensing entirely to the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) and performs contemporaneous license verification per its own published guidelines, rather than running a local electrical licensing/registration program.
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger / EVSE Permit
Kersey has no dedicated EV charger/EVSE fee line or standalone permit category. EV charger (Level 2 or DC fast charging equipment) circuit installation is 'electrical only' work under the Town's standard Electrical Permit process, governed by the 2020 NEC per the Town's Current Building Regulations page, with the same contemporaneous Colorado DORA license-verification requirement applied to all electrical permits. The Town's own Home Additions and Accessory Structures guides direct applicants with questions about the State of Colorado 'Electric Ready Code' to contact the Building Department for applicability — a reference to new-construction electric/EV-readiness wiring requirements under HB22-1362, not a distinct EV charger permit fee or process. Kersey's population (well under 2,000) is far below the 10,000-resident municipal threshold that triggers Colorado HB24-1173's requirement to adopt a standardized/expedited EV charging system permitting program, so the Town is not required to have adopted a distinct EV permitting track.
Plumbing Permit
Required for installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing systems in Kersey. No local plumbing licensing or registration program is published by the Town; plumbing contractor licensing is assessed as deferring to the Colorado State Plumbing Board (DORA/DPO) by default, consistent with Colorado's framework for small municipalities without their own certified plumbing licensing program.
Mechanical / HVAC Permit
Required for heating, cooling, and ventilation equipment installation or replacement in Kersey. Governed by Municipal Code Chapter 18, Article IV (Mechanical Code) and Article V (Fuel Gas Code). RESOLVED 2026-07-23 via live Municode citation (library.municode.com/co/kersey): currently codified edition is the 2018 International Mechanical Code (Sec. 18-64) and 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (Sec. 18-89), both locally amended per Sec. 18-65/18-90; Ordinance No. 2025-0010 (adopted 9/9/2025, listed live on Municode as 'adopted, not yet codified') adopts by reference the 2024 IMC and 2024 IFGC, matching the SAFEbuilt guides' 2024-code posture Town-wide.
Re-Roof Permit
Required for residential re-roofing work in Kersey. Governed by 2024 IRC Sections R806 (Roof Ventilation) and R908 (Reroofing) per the Town's SAFEbuilt-published Residential Re-Roofing guide. Owners may perform their own re-roof; a Final Roof inspection is mandatory and a mid-roof inspection may be required (though the guide separately states mid-roof inspections are NOT required on residential projects).
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Permit
Kersey's Planning Department offers a standalone Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Application as an administrative land-use approval (Municipal Code Sec. 22-101) that precedes the SAFEbuilt building-permit process. RESOLVED 2026-07-23 via three live primary sources: (1) the Town's own live 'Accessory Dwelling Unit Application Form' PDF (which reproduces the full Sec. 22-101 procedure and the substantive ADU standards); (2) the currently codified Municode text of Sec. 22-101 (Procedures) and Sec. 21-52(a) (Standards), Kersey Municipal Code, 'VERSION: OCT 23, 2025 (CURRENT)', codified through Ordinance No. 2025-0008 (6/10/2025); and (3) Ordinance No. 2026-0002 (adopted 1/13/2026, live PDF via Municode's ordinance archive, listed as 'adopted, not yet codified'), which amends the ADU standards following a Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) review of Kersey's ADU regulations for compliance with recent state housing legislation. The Town's ADU Application Form PDF found on kerseygov.com is dated 6/13/2025 (per its document-center URL timestamp) and therefore predates the 1/13/2026 amendment — its Sec. 22-101/21-33 text is the pre-amendment version; the 4 specific amendments made by Ordinance No. 2026-0002 are listed separately below since the live-hosted PDF form has not been updated to reflect them.
Demolition Permit
No standalone Kersey-specific demolition permit page, guide, or fee line item was found after chasing the Building Inspection Department page, all nine SAFEbuilt homeowner guides, both fee schedule documents, and the Land Use Applications page. This permit type is included in the schema for cross-linking consistency but its Kersey-specific requirements, fees, and process could not be verified.
Deck / Patio Cover / Carport Permit
Covers decks, patio covers, and carports in Kersey, reviewed under the 2024 IRC per the Town's dedicated 'Decks' (5-page) and 'Patio Covers/Carports' (5-page) SAFEbuilt homeowner guides. RESOLVED 2026-07-23: both PDFs were re-downloaded and their full text confirmed directly (previously only their existence and cover-page heading had been confirmed).
Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Permit
Required for rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations within the Town of Kersey. Building inspection services are contracted to SAFEbuilt Colorado (Windsor Office), which reviews plans and calculates permit fees using the Uniform Building Code (UBC) valuation-based fee schedule — the same worked-example mechanism documented in this file's Development Fee Schedule (Building Fee, 20% Town Surcharge, 30% Plan Review, Use Tax) applies to a solar installation's declared valuation. No separate flat solar-specific fee line was found published. Colorado's statewide solar-fee cap (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113, $500 residential/$1,000 commercial via HB21-1284) applies as a ceiling regardless of the SAFEbuilt-calculated amount.
New residential construction activity
New privately-owned residential construction onlyHousing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).
- Latest month (2026-05)
- No data reported
- Trailing 12 months
- No data reported
- Year to date (2026 YTD)
- No data reported
- Full year 2025
- 0units
0 buildings · $0 valuation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Colorado building activity
Tips & gotchas
- Kersey is a statutory (non-home-rule) Weld County town that contracts ALL building inspection and plan review services to SAFEbuilt Colorado (Windsor Office, 970-686-7511) — the Town itself only handles permit intake/payment administration (Community Core portal) and Planning Department land-use review; do not expect an in-house Town building inspector.
- RESOLVED 2026-07-23: the code-currency conflict between Kersey's static 'Current Building Regulations' page and the SAFEbuilt homeowner guides is now settled with a live, dated primary source. Municode (library.municode.com/co/kersey) confirms Ordinance No. 2025-0010 (adopted 9/9/2025) adopted the 2024 editions of IBC, IRC, IFGC, IPC, IMC, IEBC, IPMC, and ISPSC by reference Town-wide — matching the SAFEbuilt guides. The ordinance is listed live as 'adopted, not yet codified,' so Chapter 18's individual article sections online still display their pre-2025-0010 text (2018 editions, 2012 IECC) pending Municode's next supplement; this is a normal codification-lag artifact, not a genuine ambiguity. One real exception found: Ordinance No. 2025-0010 does NOT include the International Fire Code, so Article X (Fire Code) remains the 2018 edition per the separately-adopted Ordinance No. 2021-0001.
- Electrical contractor licensing in Kersey is 100% deferred to the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) with contemporaneous Town-side verification at application and inspector's discretion at inspection time — there is no separate local electrical contractor registration. Plumbing licensing has no published local program at all; treat it as defaulting to the Colorado State Plumbing Board (DORA/DPO) absent a Town-specific document confirming this in as many words (marked partial confidence for this reason; re-confirmed 2026-07-23 via DORA's live Plumbing Board page).
- No numeric plan-review turnaround (days or weeks) is published anywhere on the Town's site for most permit types — the Home Additions, Accessory Structures, Decks, and Patio Covers/Carports guides all explicitly state review time depends on plan completeness rather than committing to a number. The one exception found 2026-07-23: the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) land-use decision itself has a hard 30-day statutory deadline (Municipal Code Sec. 22-101(c)(5)(a)) — that is a Planning Department land-use timeline, not the subsequent SAFEbuilt building-permit review, which remains unpublished/non-numeric like every other permit type in this file.
- Fee documentation is genuinely split across two overlapping PDFs (Planning Department's 'Development Fee Schedule 03 03 2026.pdf' and Administration Department's '2026 Fee Schedule.pdf') that do not perfectly agree on every line item (e.g., the Administrative Fee for New Construction is a flat $250 in the 2026 Fee Schedule but listed as 'varies' in the Development Fee Schedule's worked example) — where they conflict, this file treats the more recently structured, currently-dated 2026 Fee Schedule as controlling, but a permit applicant should request a written fee estimate from SAFEbuilt/Town Hall rather than rely solely on either published PDF. Re-confirmed live 2026-07-23: neither document breaks out a standalone electrical, plumbing, mechanical, demolition, or ADU-specific fee line, and Kersey's own $51.75 example electrical fee does not reconcile with Colorado's standard CRS 12-23-117 statewide valuation-based schedule (cross-checked against Larimer County's published Table 1-E) — this looks like a genuine, unresolved discrepancy rather than a missing-document problem, and is worth a direct SAFEbuilt/Town Hall confirmation call before relying on either figure.
- The Town's Residential Re-Roofing guide contains an internal self-contradiction: its FAQ says a mid-roof inspection 'may be required,' while its Additional Information section says mid-roof inspections are NOT required on residential projects. This is flagged rather than silently resolved — confirm directly with SAFEbuilt (970-686-7511) which governs for your project.
- Demolition permits have no dedicated Kersey page, guide, fee line item, or Municipal Code section despite being a genuinely offered permit type in most Colorado jurisdictions of this size (re-confirmed 2026-07-23 via a full-text search of the live Municode Chapter 18 for 'demoli*' — zero results). Demolition work IS technically covered by the adopted IBC's own Chapter 33 ('Demolition' provisions, Section 3303), since Kersey adopts the IBC 'chapters 1 through 33 inclusive' by reference — but the Town/SAFEbuilt publish no local demolition-specific checklist, fee, or process; contact Town Hall or SAFEbuilt directly for the actual current fee and submittal requirements.
- The Town's own Municipal Code is hosted on Municode as a JavaScript single-page application. RESOLVED 2026-07-23: it IS reachable and fully text-extractable via a real browser session (though not via a plain curl/fetch, which only returns the app shell) — library.municode.com/co/kersey now underlies several 'verified' entries in this file (Chapter 18 code editions, the ADU procedures in Sec. 22-101/21-52, and Ordinance No. 2026-0002's live PDF). Anyone needing the full, current, article-by-article code text should still access it directly for legal/compliance purposes rather than relying solely on this file's summaries.
- Kersey's ADU (accessory dwelling unit) standards were substantively amended by Ordinance No. 2026-0002 (adopted 1/13/2026) following a Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) compliance review — a subjective approval criterion was deleted, a limited parking exception was added, a 5-foot rear setback exception was added for ADUs attached to or integrated with the principal dwelling in the R-N and R-MU districts, and a new 'Exempt Parcel' definition was added. The Town's live ADU Application Form PDF (dated 6/13/2025 per its own document-center URL) predates this amendment and has not been visibly updated to reflect it.
- Town Hall office hours are not published anywhere on the Town's website (Building Inspection Department page, Administration Department page, and building permit how-to page were all checked directly) — call 970-353-1681 to confirm hours before an in-person visit.