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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 — not on the Building Inspection Department page, the Administration Department page, or the building permit how-to page. 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.

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… Show full text

    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.
  • The Municipal Code's home page on Municode (library.municode.com/co/kersey, Kersey Municipal Code 'VERSION: OCT 23, 2025 (CURRENT)', codified through Ordinance No. Show full text

    The Municipal Code's home page on Municode (library.municode.com/co/kersey, Kersey Municipal Code 'VERSION: OCT 23, 2025 (CURRENT)', codified through Ordinance No. 2025-0008 enacted 6/10/2025) 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 dated, numbered ordinance directly confirms the SAFEbuilt-published '2024 IRC' guides are 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 published. IBC/IRC/IFGC/IPC/IMC/IEBC/IPMC/ISPSC are therefore 2024 editions (per Ord. No. 2025-0010, 9/9/2025) and the IFC is the 2018 edition (per Ord. No. 2021-0001, 1/12/2021, locally amended by Sec. 18-200).

  • HB22-1362 (Colorado statewide energy code floor, 2021 IECC + electric/solar/EV-ready provisions, effective window July 2023-July 2026): Municode confirms Chapter 18, Article VII (Sec. Show full text

    HB22-1362 (Colorado statewide energy code floor, 2021 IECC + electric/solar/EV-ready provisions, effective window July 2023-July 2026): Municode confirms Chapter 18, Article VII (Sec. 18-134) currently codifies the 2012 IECC (the static Current Building Regulations page names only an undated 'Energy Conservation Code'), and 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 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

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New residential construction activity

New privately-owned residential construction only

Housing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).

Latest month (2026-07)
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Year to date (2026 YTD)
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-07 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.
  • The apparent code-currency conflict between Kersey's static 'Current Building Regulations' page and the SAFEbuilt homeowner guides is settled by a 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 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: 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: 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 is unpublished/non-numeric like the Town's other permit types.
  • Fee documentation is split across two overlapping PDFs — the Planning Department's Development Fee Schedule (3 March 2026) and the Administration Department's 2026 Fee Schedule. On the building permit lines they agree: both give Site Plan Review (Commercial/Industrial) as $1,500.00, and the 2026 Fee Schedule gives the Administrative Fee for New Construction as $150.00 and the Town Surcharge as 20% of the Safebuilt fee. Do not assume the later-dated document is the more current one: the Development Fee Schedule carries the later file date, while its water tap fees are roughly half those in the 2026 Fee Schedule. A permit applicant should request a written fee estimate from SAFEbuilt or Town Hall.
  • 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. Confirm directly with SAFEbuilt (970-686-7511) which governs for your project.
  • 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 Municipal Code is hosted on Municode at library.municode.com/co/kersey, which is the source for the Chapter 18 code editions, the ADU procedures in Sec. 22-101/21-52, and Ordinance No. 2026-0002's PDF. Anyone needing the full, current, article-by-article code text should access it directly for legal/compliance purposes.
  • 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 — not on the Building Inspection Department page, the Administration Department page, or the building permit how-to page. Call 970-353-1681 to confirm hours before an in-person visit.

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