Residential Building Permit (New Construction) in Nunn, Colorado

Nunn requires a residential building permit (new construction) for: Planning Board approval required before the application is forwarded to SAFEbuilt for plan review; 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; Plans must comply with the 2018 IRC as locally amended and meet Nunn's Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria: 30 psf ground snow load, 115 mph wind design speed (Exposure C, Seismic Design Category B), 30-inch minimum frost depth, ice barrier underlayment required; Foundation design and construction drawings must be stamped by a Colorado-registered design professional, based on an engineer's soils report (firm name, design location, and soils-report number noted); a site certification by a Colorado-registered design professional is required for setback verification; One set of plans (site plan, floor plan showing square footage by level/garage/deck/porch/crawl space, and structural/electrical/mechanical/plumbing plans as applicable) submitted to the Town Clerk's Office or emailed to kendra.minch@townofnunnco.gov; Once returned from SAFEbuilt, the Town emails an invoice with assessed fees; payment (in person or by phone) 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. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office (Building/Planning) at 970-897-2385 before starting work.

In Nunn, the published Town Admin Fee (Building Permit, plan review required) + Use Tax is: $75.00 flat Admin Fee (permits requiring plan review), plus 2% Use Tax on all Building Permits. Additional published fees: Investigation Fee (work commenced before permit issuance) — Up to the amount of the permit fee that would normally apply; Permit Renewal After 180-Day Expiration — One-half the original permit fee (if within 1 year of suspension/abandonment, no plan changes); full new fee if lapsed longer. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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; Engineer's Soils Report and Stamped Foundation Drawings; Planning Board Approval. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Nunn requires 5 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction), in order: Foundation, Framing, Insulation, 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.

The Town of Nunn Town Clerk's Office intakes all building permit applications. Nunn is a statutory town with its own building-code program under Title 15 of its Municipal Code; it contracts plan review and all inspections to SAFEbuilt, a third-party building-code services provider, rather than employing its own building inspectors.

Yes, for any structure over 120 square feet. The Planning Board meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.; paperwork must be submitted at least 6 days beforehand and the applicant must attend in person. Only after Planning Board approval are plans forwarded to SAFEbuilt to begin permit/plan review.