2012 Building Code Adoption & Amendments
Boulder County has updated and amended the building code adoptions to the latest 2012 editions of the International Codes. These changes, which go into effect on January 1, 2013, apply to construction on properties located in the unincorporated portions of Boulder County (outside of the cities and towns), although plan reviews and inspections are currently performed in the Town of Jamestown.
Please see Resolution 2012-50 - Amendments to the Boulder County Building Code (6.8 MB) for changes to the Code. New and revised building publications will be updated as soon as possible.
Please contact the Building Safety & Inspection Services Team at 303-441-3926 or building_official@bouldercounty.org if you have questions or need additional information about this change.
Temporary Plan Review Office Hours in Effect
Starting Tuesday August 14th, plan review services by the Building Safety and Inspection Services Team will be unavailable on Tuesdays. Building permits that require a plan review and counter questions will not be accepted on Tuesdays. Building code questions can be answered by calling 720-564-2640.
Building Safety and Inspection Services will be open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for over the counter EZBP building permits only. See the EZBP program for more information.
Full-service Tuesday office hours will be restored as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact the Building Safety & Inspection Services Team at 303-441-3926 if you have questions or need additional information about this change.
New Building Permit Submittal Requirements
In an effort to reduce the amount of time required for building permit approval, the Boulder County Land Use Department is changing the items we require for a building permit application. Any building permit application associated with a project that has completed planning review and approval will require two paper copies of construction plans and one CD of the electronic PDF files. Jamestown residents are asked to submit three paper copies and one CD.
Please submit one CD per requested building permit. For example, a new house with a detached garage would be submitted on two separate CDs, with each permit application containing its own set of plans in a PDF file. Separate PDF files are requested for the construction plans, HERS rating, soils report, and water and sewer documentation. Please place all pages of each document into one PDF, i.e., all construction plans should be in one PDF file, rather than having one PDF per page.
If your project did not require a planning process, please feel free to submit to this new format as well.
If your project did not go through a planning process and a CD is not being provided as part of your submittal, three paper copies of construction plans are required.
We believe in providing the best in public service, so thank you for making this change with us. Please contact the Building Safety and Inspection Services Team at 303-441-3926 if you have questions or need additional information about this change.
- Boulder County Building Safety and Inspection Services
Building Safety & Inspection Services Information
The Boulder County Land Use Building Safety and Inspection Services Team provides public information regarding the Boulder County Building Code Amendments (1 MB) processes and applications, and administer and enforce building codes in unincorporated Boulder County.
If you cannot find an answer to a specific question, submit your question through the Ask the Building Official webform. A Building Official will then research your question and get an answer back to you within the business day.