Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Addition) in La Salle, Colorado

La Salle requires a commercial building permit (new construction / addition) for: Formal plan review is required — ProCode/SAFEbuilt's 'Requires a Plan Review' handout explicitly lists NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING and COMMERCIAL ADDITION among plan-review-required permit types; commercial work is never processed over-the-counter; Governed by the IBC as adopted by the Town (2018 IBC per the Town's live Building Permits page; 2024 IBC per the Town's current Municode codification, Sec. 18-18, Ord. No. 19-2025 — confirm the operative edition with ProCode before finalizing a code analysis); Commercial energy compliance: ProCode's La Salle resource page links a 'Commercial Energy Code Handout' pointing to the Colorado Energy Office's building energy codes program (energyoffice.colorado.gov/buildings/building-energy-codes); the Town's live page states the 2012 IECC while its current codification (Sec. 18-166, Ord. No. 19-2025) adopts the 2024 IECC; Health Department pre-approval: per ProCode's 'Health Department Review Information' handout, plan review and approval by the county health department is required BEFORE construction starts — and building permits are held until health-department plan approval — for new construction or remodeling of restaurants, delis, coffee shops, concession stands, catering operations, bars, hotels, grocery/convenience stores, food/beverage manufacturing, food warehouses, health care facilities, daycare centers, schools, and pools. For La Salle (Weld County), the reviewing agency is the Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment, 1555 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631, 970-304-6410, weldhealth.org; Commercial electrical service changes require plan review (unlike residential service changes, which ProCode's Counter Permits handout lists as over-the-counter) — 'COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE CHANGE' is itemized on the plan-review-required list; Electricians and plumbers must hold current Colorado DORA licenses, registered with the Town/ProCode and subject to contemporaneous verification; the Colorado Chapter ICC procedure the Town follows explicitly emphasizes field license reviews on large multifamily/commercial sites; Application submitted through the Town's Community Core online permitting system; a hard copy of reviewed/stamped plans must be kept on the job site; Temporary structures and oil & gas / communication tower projects are separately itemized plan-review categories on ProCode's handout (temporary structures flagged 'SEE FIRE DEPT'). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of La Salle Building Inspections (contracted to ProCode Inc. / SAFEbuilt) at 970-305-3161 before starting work.

In La Salle, the published Commercial Building Permit Fee is: Non-Residential Construction: 65% of the Appendix L (2018 IRC) valuation-tier base permit fee, plus a $50.00 Commercial Administration Fee. Additional published fees: Construction Use Tax — 2% of total material cost; Credit Card Processing Fee — $3.00 per phone transaction. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

La Salle does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of La Salle Building Inspections (contracted to ProCode Inc. / SAFEbuilt) at 970-305-3161 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Construction Plans for Plan Review. Depending on your project, La Salle may also ask for: Health Department Plan Approval (Weld County DPHE). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of La Salle Building Inspections (contracted to ProCode Inc. / SAFEbuilt) at 128 N 2nd Street, La Salle, CO 80645. Phone: 970-305-3161. Office hours: Town of La Salle main line 970-284-6931. Building Inspections direct line 970-305-3161 (inspection requests ext. 1, general ext. 0). Building Official: Jonathan Gesick. Building permit review and inspections are contracted to ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company (regional office: 39 S. Parish Avenue, Suite 220, Johnstown, CO 80534; COemail@safebuilt.com). General town office hours are not published on the Building Permits, Directory, or Municipal Code pages as of the last verification; not stated rather than assumed.. Official information: https://www.lasalletown.com/2169/Building-Permits.

There is one unified permit system (same Community Core portal, same valuation-based fee method, same 2% use tax), but commercial projects are formally categorized differently at plan review: ProCode/SAFEbuilt's published handout lists NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING, COMMERCIAL ADDITION, COMMERCIAL REMODEL/TENANT FINISH, COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE CHANGE, and MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS as always requiring formal plan review — never over-the-counter issuance.

ProCode Inc., a SAFEbuilt company, under contract to the Town of La Salle (970-305-3161). The Town does not staff an in-house building department. Food-service and similar facilities additionally need Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment plan approval before the building permit is issued.

Fees are valuation-based (labor + materials + profit, including electrical/plumbing scope) plus a 2% construction use tax on material cost, but the Town publishes no numeric fee table for any permit type — contact ProCode or Town Hall for a project-specific quote.