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

Required for new commercial building construction and commercial additions in the Town of La Salle. The Town's own Building Permits page presents a single unified permit system (it does not itemize commercial as a separate track — its illustrative project list is residential-flavored), but the Town's contracted plan-review/inspection agency ProCode Inc. (SAFEbuilt) explicitly categorizes 'NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING' and 'COMMERCIAL ADDITION' as distinct permit types requiring formal plan review in its published 'Requires a Plan Review' handout. Reviewed under the IBC as adopted (the Town's live webpage states 2018 I-Codes; the Town's current Municode codification, Sec. 18-18 as amended by Ord. No. 19-2025, adopts the 2024 IBC — see this file's codesAdopted notes for the documented conflict between the two Town channels), with the same Community Core application portal, valuation-based fee method, and 2% construction use tax as all other La Salle permits.

Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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 (fetched and read directly 2026-08-02); 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')

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Fee schedule

Commercial Building Permit FeeValuation-based (labor + materials + profit, including electrical/plumbing scope) per the Town's Building Permits page, which presents one fee method for all project types with no commercial-specific table. No current numeric valuation-tier fee schedule is published anywhere on the Town's site or among ProCode's ~18 La Salle handouts (re-confirmed 2026-08-02 by re-fetching the Building Permits page and ProCode's La Salle resource page directly; consistent with every prior chase in this file dating to 2026-07-06 and the 2026-07-23 Municode re-chase, which found Sec. 18-24 still delegates fees to a Town Board resolution that is not published online). Contact ProCode (970-305-3161) or Town Hall (970-284-6931) for a project-specific quote.
Not published — contact the department
Construction Use TaxPer the Town's Building Permits page (re-confirmed live 2026-08-02); applies to commercial projects the same as residential — the page states one unified system
2% of total material cost
Credit Card Processing FeeCredit card transactions are not accepted above $350.00 total — practically, commercial-scale permit fees will require a non-card payment method
$3.00 per phone transaction

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Foundation

    Before concrete pour, per approved engineered design

  2. 2

    Framing / Structural

    Structural systems complete, before cover

  3. 3

    Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical

    Trade rough-ins before concealment; contemporaneous DORA license field reviews are emphasized on large multifamily/commercial sites per the Town's adopted Colorado Chapter ICC procedure

  4. 4

    Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy

    All work complete per approved plans and applicable codes prior to occupancy

See the full La Salle inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • The Town's own Building Permits webpage never mentions 'commercial' — the commercial permit categories are documented only in ProCode/SAFEbuilt's published handouts on its La Salle community resource page (safebuilt.com/about/our-companies/procode/la-salle). Route commercial pre-application questions to ProCode (970-305-3161), the Town's contracted plan-review agency, not just Town Hall.
  • If your project involves food service, lodging, groceries, health care, daycare, a school, or a pool, start Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment plan review (970-304-6410) early — ProCode's own handout instructs that building permits be HELD until health-department plan approval, making this a hard critical-path dependency, not a parallel formality.
  • Verify the operative code edition with ProCode before design: the Town's live webpage says 2018 IBC / 2012 IECC / 2020 NEC, but the Town's current Municode codification (Ord. No. 19-2025, adopted 12-9-2025) adopts the 2024 IBC / 2024 IECC / 2023 NEC. Designing a commercial shell to the wrong energy-code cycle is an expensive miss.
  • A commercial electrical service change requires formal plan review in La Salle even though the equivalent residential service change is an over-the-counter permit — do not assume same-day issuance for any commercial-scope trade permit.

Frequently asked questions

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 (fetched and read directly 2026-08-02); 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.

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.

La Salle requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction / addition), in order: Foundation, Framing / Structural, Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through Town of La Salle Building Inspections (contracted to ProCode Inc. / SAFEbuilt) (970-305-3161).

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 this review; 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.

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