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Plumbing Permit in Pierce, Colorado

Required for plumbing modifications and new installations in Pierce, issued as part of the Town's combined Building Permit Application. Governed by the 2024 IPC as adopted per the Design Criteria page. Plumbing permitting authority is the Town of Pierce, administered through its contracted building official SAFEbuilt Inc. — confirmed 2026-07-23 via the live Weld County Code Sec. 29-1-10(C) (Municode, current through Ordinance 2026-05), which expressly limits Weld County's own Building Code, including plumbing installations, to 'the unincorporated areas of the County' — see localAmendments for the full chase trail (same resolution as the electrical permit).

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When you need this permit

  • Governed by the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as adopted by the Town of Pierce
  • Plumbing Contractor name, phone, and Colorado contractor license number collected on the combined Building Permit Application Contractor
  • Type of Sewage Disposal (Public or Septic), Water Supplier, and Tap Size fields required on the application
  • Homeowners performing their own plumbing work at their own residence may do so per Colorado state rules, but all other plumbing work must be performed by a licensed Plumbing Contractor

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Plumbing work fee (folded into combined Building Permit Fee)Town of Pierce Fee Schedule does not itemize a standalone plumbing fee table
No separate published plumbing-specific line item; billed under the same 'UBC fee schedule + $30 or 30% (greater)' structure
Water Tap & Inspection Fee (new service)
$200.00 or actual cost, whichever is greater
Sewer Tap & Inspection Fee (new service)
$50.00 or actual cost, whichever is greater

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Plumbing Permit permit actually take in Pierce?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Plumbing

    Pipe, drain, waste, and vent installation before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Fixtures connected, no leaks, proper venting verified

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

Tips

  • Plumbing permits in Pierce are issued under the same combined Building Permit Application as Building, Electrical, and Heating work — not a standalone plumbing application form.
  • New water/sewer taps carry separate Tap & Inspection Fees ($200/$50 or actual cost) plus much larger Plant Investment Fees ($12,500-$25,000 water; $4,250-$8,500 sewer) distinct from the plumbing permit fee itself — budget for these on any new-construction project.
  • RESOLVED 2026-07-23: Pierce plumbing permits are administered by the Town of Pierce via its contracted building official SAFEbuilt Inc., not by Weld County. The live Weld County Code Sec. 29-1-10(C) (Municode) explicitly scopes the county's own Building Code — including plumbing installations — to unincorporated Weld County only, so the county's local program (the one DORA's jurisdiction list points to) does not reach Pierce.

Frequently asked questions

Pierce requires a plumbing permit for: Governed by the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as adopted by the Town of Pierce; Plumbing Contractor name, phone, and Colorado contractor license number collected on the combined Building Permit Application; Type of Sewage Disposal (Public or Septic), Water Supplier, and Tap Size fields required on the application; Homeowners performing their own plumbing work at their own residence may do so per Colorado state rules, but all other plumbing work must be performed by a licensed Plumbing Contractor. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) at 970-834-2851 before starting work.

In Pierce, the published Plumbing work fee (folded into combined Building Permit Fee) is: No separate published plumbing-specific line item; billed under the same 'UBC fee schedule + $30 or 30% (greater)' structure. Additional published fees: Water Tap & Inspection Fee (new service) — $200.00 or actual cost, whichever is greater; Sewer Tap & Inspection Fee (new service) — $50.00 or actual cost, whichever is greater. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Pierce does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) at 970-834-2851 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Plumbing Contractor fields). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Pierce requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Rough Plumbing, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) (970-834-2851).

Apply through Town of Pierce Planning & Zoning / Building Permit Department (Town Hall) at 144 Main Street, Pierce, CO 80650 (PO Box 57). Phone: 970-834-2851, email: info@piercecolo.gov. Office hours: Town Hall main line (970) 834-2851, fax (970) 834-2755, per the Town's Building Permit Application form. The Town's general Contact Us page lists the same address/phone but no posted office hours; the Planning and Zoning department directs all building-permit, addition, new-construction, annexation, and remodel questions to the Town Hall main line. Inspections (not permit intake) are scheduled directly with SAFEbuilt Inc. at 970-674-1036 or 1-866-671-1036, calls before 7:30 a.m. receive same-day inspection, after 7:30 a.m. scheduled for the next working day. Note: the Contact Us page renders the street address as '144 Main Avenue' while the Town Hall page and the Building Permit Application PDF both render it as '144 Main St./144 Main Street' — treated as the same address, minor inconsistency in the Town's own CMS.. Official information: https://www.piercecolo.gov/government/departments/planning-and-zoning/pages/building-permits.

Pierce, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — Town of Pierce Design Criteria page (Residential Construction Codes); 2024 Energy Conservation Code (residential) — Design Criteria page; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Design Criteria page (Commercial Construction Codes); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2024 International Energy Code (IECC); 2024 Pool and Spa Code; 2024 International Property Maintenance Code; 2024 International Existing Building Code; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — listed for both Residential and Commercial Construction Codes on the Design Criteria page; Note on document currency: the Town's downloadable project guides in the Building Permits 'Supporting Documents' list are titled for the prior code cycle ('2018 IRC Accessory Structures Guide', '2018 IRC Decks Guide', '2018 IRC Home Additions Guide', '2018 Pole Barns Guide', '2018 Swimming Pools Guide', '2018 IRC Basement Finish Guide', '2018 IRC Patio Covers - Carports Guide', '2018 IRC Window Replacement', '2018 IRC Re-Roof Guide', '2020 NEC - Significant Changes Residential') even though the Town's live Design Criteria page lists 2024 IRC/IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/Pool-Spa/Property-Maintenance/Existing-Building codes plus 2023 NEC as currently adopted. As in this corpus's established pattern (e.g. Vail), the actively maintained Design Criteria webpage is treated as the current, governing adopted-code list; the 2018/2020-titled PDFs are legacy guidance documents whose filenames were not renamed when the Town's adopted-code edition was updated.; State-level requirement: Electric Ready, Solar Ready, and EV Ready provisions apply per the Town's Design Criteria page, consistent with Colorado's HB22-1362 statewide energy-code floor (2021 IECC baseline plus electric/solar/EV-ready provisions, in effect July 2023-July 2026) — Pierce's own 2024 IECC adoption already meets or exceeds this floor, and the Town's page lists the electric/solar/EV-ready provisions as an explicit, separate 'State Code Requirements' item rather than folding them silently into the IECC line.. Local amendments apply — see the Pierce overview page for the full list.

No. Plumbing work is applied for under the Town's combined Building Permit Application (Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating), which also collects sewage disposal type, water supplier, and tap size information. Plumbing permitting authority is the Town of Pierce, administered through its contracted building official SAFEbuilt Inc.; Weld County's own program (Weld County Code Sec. 29-1-10(C), Municode) is explicitly limited to unincorporated Weld County and does not reach Pierce.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-23.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Pierce building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.