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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels & Tenant Finish) in Nunn, Colorado

Covers new commercial and industrial construction, commercial additions, and tenant-finish build-outs in the Town of Nunn. The Town publishes no distinct commercial-building or tenant-improvement permit product: NMC 15.08.020(a) requires a building permit for 'any building or structure' without naming a separate commercial procedure, and the Town's own Building Permit Application offers 'Commercial/Industrial — Shell Only / Tenant Finish' as a checkbox on the identical form used for residential work. A commercial project is submitted to the Town Clerk's Office and forwarded to SAFEbuilt, the Town's contracted plan-review and inspection provider, and is reviewed under the 2018 International Building Code (adopted by reference at NMC 15.04.020) rather than the 2018 IRC used for residential work. The Town does have a 'C Commercial District' and 'I Industrial District' at the zoning level (Municipal Code Title 17, Chapters 17.24 and 17.28), so commercial construction is a real, contemplated land use even though it shares its permitting product with residential.

Reviewed 2026-08-26 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A building permit is required for any commercial or industrial building or structure under NMC 15.08.020(a), which does not distinguish by occupancy
  • Plans must comply with the 2018 International Building Code, chapters 1 through 33 and appendix chapter 1, adopted by reference at NMC 15.04.020, as locally amended
  • Planning Board approval is required before SAFEbuilt plan review begins for any structure over 120 sq ft; paperwork must be submitted to Town Hall at least 6 days before the Planning Board's first-Thursday-of-the-month, 6:00 p.m. meeting, and the applicant must personally attend or the request is tabled to the following month
  • One set of plans (site plan, floor plan, and structural/electrical/mechanical/plumbing plans as applicable) submitted to the Town Clerk's Office or emailed to kendra.minch@townofnunnco.gov, marking 'Commercial/Industrial — Shell Only' or 'Tenant Finish' under Proposed Use on the Building Permit Application
  • Once returned from SAFEbuilt, the Town emails an invoice with assessed fees; payment and authorization must be complete before work may begin
  • All inspections are performed by SAFEbuilt, not the Town; the owner/contractor is responsible for scheduling inspections directly with SAFEbuilt
  • A commercial structure that lacks a permanent heating system, insulation, or year-round usable plumbing is carved out as its own exception to the 'low energy buildings' provision of the Town's adopted energy code (2012 IECC, NMC 15.04.140, amending IECC section 101.5.1 to add this exception)
  • Electrical and plumbing contractors on a commercial project must hold an active Colorado DORA state license, verified by the Town before the application is accepted, per the Town's Electrical/Plumbing License Contemporaneous Review Guidelines implementing C.R.S. 12-115-120 as amended by HB19-1086

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Fee schedule

Town Admin Fee (Building Permit, plan review required) + Use Tax
Town of Nunn 'Fee Schedule, Effective January 22nd, 2026' (PDF, linked from the Town homepage), 'Building Permits' section: 'Admin Fee (permits requiring plan review) $75.00' and 'Use Tax on all Building Permits 2%'. Show full citationTown of Nunn 'Fee Schedule, Effective January 22nd, 2026' (PDF, linked from the Town homepage), 'Building Permits' section: 'Admin Fee (permits requiring plan review) $75.00' and 'Use Tax on all Building Permits 2%'. The Fee Schedule sets no commercial-specific line item and no separate commercial plan-review fee; a new commercial building or tenant-finish project always requires SAFEbuilt plan review, so the $75.00 plan-review tier governs the Town's own flat component. This is charged in addition to SAFEbuilt's separate valuation-based plan-review/inspection fee, which SAFEbuilt calculates per application and does not publish as a table for Nunn.
$75.00 flat Admin Fee (permits requiring plan review), plus 2% Use Tax on all Building Permits

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing / Foundation

    Before concrete pour, for new construction or additions; scheduled directly with SAFEbuilt

  2. 2

    Framing

    Structural framing complete before cover

  3. 3

    Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical

    Trade rough-ins before concealment

  4. 4

    Final Inspection

    All work complete per approved plans and applicable codes

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

Tips

  • There is no separate commercial-building or tenant-improvement application in Nunn — use the same Building Permit Application used for residential work and check 'Commercial/Industrial' under Proposed Use.
  • Budget calendar time for Planning Board approval before SAFEbuilt plan review even begins, the same threshold and monthly cadence that applies to residential projects over 120 sq ft.
  • The Town's Fee Schedule sets no commercial-specific dollar figure — only the general $75.00 plan-review Admin Fee plus 2% Use Tax is Town-published; get a written fee quote from the Town Clerk's Office or wait for the SAFEbuilt-calculated invoice before budgeting.
  • Nunn's Title 15 building code has adopted no International Fire Code edition of its own (NMC 15.04.060 is reserved for fire code adoption); confirm fire review requirements directly with the Nunn Fire Protection District (970.897.2329), which publishes no fee schedule or submittal checklist of its own.
  • A commercial structure lacking permanent heat, insulation, or year-round plumbing is exempted from the 'low energy buildings' provision of the Town's 2012 IECC energy code under a specific local amendment — confirm with SAFEbuilt whether a given shell or non-conditioned space qualifies before assuming full energy-code compliance is required.

Frequently asked questions

Nunn requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels & tenant finish) for: A building permit is required for any commercial or industrial building or structure under NMC 15.08.020(a), which does not distinguish by occupancy; Plans must comply with the 2018 International Building Code, chapters 1 through 33 and appendix chapter 1, adopted by reference at NMC 15.04.020, as locally amended; Planning Board approval is required before SAFEbuilt plan review begins for any structure over 120 sq ft; paperwork must be submitted to Town Hall at least 6 days before the Planning Board's first-Thursday-of-the-month, 6:00 p.m. meeting, and the applicant must personally attend or the request is tabled to the following month; One set of plans (site plan, floor plan, and structural/electrical/mechanical/plumbing plans as applicable) submitted to the Town Clerk's Office or emailed to kendra.minch@townofnunnco.gov, marking 'Commercial/Industrial — Shell Only' or 'Tenant Finish' under Proposed Use on the Building Permit Application; Once returned from SAFEbuilt, the Town emails an invoice with assessed fees; payment and authorization must be complete before work may begin; All inspections are performed by SAFEbuilt, not the Town; the owner/contractor is responsible for scheduling inspections directly with SAFEbuilt; A commercial structure that lacks a permanent heating system, insulation, or year-round usable plumbing is carved out as its own exception to the 'low energy buildings' provision of the Town's adopted energy code (2012 IECC, NMC 15.04.140, amending IECC section 101.5.1 to add this exception); Electrical and plumbing contractors on a commercial project must hold an active Colorado DORA state license, verified by the Town before the application is accepted, per the Town's Electrical/Plumbing License Contemporaneous Review Guidelines implementing C.R.S. 12-115-120 as amended by HB19-1086. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office (Building/Planning) at 970-897-2385 before starting work.

No commercial-specific plan-review fee is published. The Town's 2026 Fee Schedule sets a single $75.00 Admin Fee for any permit requiring plan review, plus a 2% Use Tax on all Building Permits, regardless of occupancy. SAFEbuilt separately calculates its own valuation-based plan-review and inspection fee per application; that figure is not published as a table.

Nunn does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office (Building/Planning) at 970-897-2385 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Site Plan / Plans Set; Planning Board Approval. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Nunn requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels & tenant finish), in order: Footing / Foundation, Framing, Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office (Building/Planning) (970-897-2385).

Apply through Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office (Building/Planning) at 185 Lincoln Ave / P.O. Box 171, Nunn, CO 80648. Phone: 970-897-2385, email: kendra.minch@townofnunnco.gov. Office hours: Town of Nunn does not publish standing office hours on the Building/Planning page or Town Clerk page; general contact is 970-897-2385 / town.clerk@townofnunnco.gov. Nunn has no dedicated Building Department staff — the Town Clerk's Office intakes all building permit applications and coordinates with the Planning Board (for structures over 120 sq ft) and SAFEbuilt (contracted plan review and inspections).. Official information: https://townofnunn.colorado.gov/departments/building/planning.

No. Nunn Municipal Code Chapter 15.08 (Building Permits) is occupancy-agnostic, and the Town's own Building Permit Application form has a 'Proposed Use' section offering 'Commercial/Industrial — Shell Only / Tenant Finish' as a checkbox alongside residential options. Commercial and tenant-finish work is processed through the identical Town Clerk-to-SAFEbuilt intake as a new home, reviewed under the 2018 IBC rather than the 2018 IRC.

The Town's own Title 15 building code has not adopted an International Fire Code edition — NMC 15.04.060 is expressly reserved for fire code adoption. Fire protection is provided by the Nunn Fire Protection District, which publishes no fire-plan-review fee, application, or process of its own; confirm requirements directly with the district (970.897.2329) before design.

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