Adams County
Adams County Community and Economic Development Department, Building Safety
In short
Adams County Community and Economic Development Department, Building Safety issues 3 permits we publish for Adams County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Registration (unincorporated Adams County) | Adams County Community and Economic Development Department, Building Safety | The county's Permit Fees & Contractor Registration page states: "There is no fee to be registered with Adams County Building Safety." | not stated on the county's Permit Fees & Contractor Registration or Codes & Information pages | 2026-10-10 |
| Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Permit (unincorporated Adams County)only if it applies to you | Adams County Community and Economic Development Department, Building Safety | By project valuation: $1-$500 permit fee $24 plus $16 plan review; $1,000 $39 + $25; $10,000 $157 + $102; $50,000 $577 + $375; $100,000 $1,027 + $668; $100,001-$500,000: $1,027 for the first $100,000 plus $7 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, plus 65% of the permit fee for plan review. Re-inspection $75; inspections outside normal business hours $100 per hour (two-hour minimum). Projects valued above $500,000: contact Building Safety for the fee. | per permit | 2026-10-10 |
| Certificate of Occupancy (unincorporated Adams County)only if it applies to you | Adams County Community and Economic Development Department, Building Safety | No separate certificate of occupancy fee is published on the county's Codes & Information page; the certificate is requested on the building permit (BDP#). Contact the One Stop Permitting Center, 720.523.6800, for any current charge. | one-time, on completion of the permitted work | 2026-10-10 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Contractor Registration (unincorporated Adams County)
The county's Permit Fees & Contractor Registration page states that all contractors doing work in unincorporated Adams County are required to be registered as a contractor before pulling a permit, and that "There is no fee to be registered with Adams County Building Safety"; the Codes & Information page states "There is no fee to be licensed with Adams County Building Safety." The county offers four classifications: Class A (any building, all occupancy groups), Class B (buildings not over two stories in groups B, F, M, S, R and U), Class C (non-structural work in groups M and R) and Class D (specialty contractors such as plumbing, electrical, siding, fences, glazing, insulation and heating). Applications go through the E-Permit Center (New, then Contractor License), with 24-48 hours for confirmation, and require the driver's license of the authorised person, general liability insurance, licensure from any Colorado municipality or ICC certification, and, for electrical and plumbing contractors only, the Colorado state contractor or master license. Contractors provide a certificate of liability insurance before permitting, and a bond certificate for work disturbing county right-of-way.
Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Permit (unincorporated Adams County)
In unincorporated Adams County, the county's Permit Fees & Contractor Registration page states that a permit is required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, to install or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, or to place or modify a sign, and that building permit fees are based on the valuation of the project (materials and labour). The schedule prices permits by valuation, from $24 plus $16 plan review for $1-$500 up to $1,027 plus $668 plan review at $100,000; from $100,001 to $500,000 the fee is $1,027 for the first $100,000 plus $7 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, and plan review is 65% of the permit fee. A residential review needing more than three resubmittals carries an additional 25% plan review. Re-inspections cost $75 and inspections outside normal business hours $100 per hour with a two-hour minimum. Final valuation by square footage uses the ICC Building Valuation Data in the 2014 Building Safety Journal. The figures are from the county's Building Permit Fee Schedule (Building | Plumbing | Mechanical | Electrical). The schedule itself carries no date or adopting resolution; the county's Submittal Checklists page, updated July 7, 2026, lists it under "Fee Schedules" as the current Building Permit Fee Schedule. The county's Codes & Information page states that the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2024 International Codes on April 21, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, and that payment is accepted only through the E-Permit Center (One Stop Permitting Center 720.523.6800). A business inside a city or town in the county applies to that municipality.
Certificate of Occupancy (unincorporated Adams County)
For a permitted project in unincorporated Adams County, the county's Codes & Information page sets out the procedure to request a Certificate of Occupancy: upload all required documentation to the permit through the E-Permit Center account, email epermitcenter@adamscountyco.gov requesting a Certificate of Occupancy along with the BDP# (building permit number), and allow 24-48 hours for review of documents and signature of the CO; the applicant is notified by email when the certificate is complete. The page publishes no separate fee for the certificate. A business inside a city or town in the county obtains its certificate of occupancy from that municipality.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Adams County
- Phone
- 720.523.6800
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Building | Plumbing | Mechanical | Electrical Permit Fee ScheduleAdams County Community and Economic Development Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Codes & Information pageAdams County Community and Economic Development Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Permit Fees & Contractor Registration pageAdams County Community and Economic Development Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Submittal Checklists page (updated July 7, 2026), including Fee SchedulesAdams County Community and Economic Development Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
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