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Douglas County Building Division

In short

Douglas County Building Division issues 2 permits we publish for Douglas 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

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Contractor Registration (unincorporated Douglas County)Douglas County Building DivisionFees waived. The county's Contractor Registration page states: "Contractor registration fees are currently waived in Unincorporated Douglas County." and "effective July 1, 2013 the registration fees for Contractors of all types and classes, as set forth in Sections 116.3 and R116.3 of Resolution No. R-009-061, are hereby waived and shall not be collected by the Chief Building Official until further resolution of the Board of County Commissioners."registration must be completed or updated before a building permit is issued; the registration term is not stated on the county's Contractor Registration page2026-10-10
Building Permit (unincorporated Douglas County)only if it applies to youDouglas County Building DivisionBy valuation (Table 10.3): $1-$500 $23.50; $501-$2,000 $23.50 plus $3.05 per additional $100; $2,001-$25,000 $69.25 plus $14.00 per additional $1,000; $25,001-$50,000 $391.25 plus $10.10 per additional $1,000; $50,001-$100,000 $643.75 plus $7.00 per additional $1,000; $100,001-$500,000 $993.75 plus $5.60 per additional $1,000; $500,001-$1,000,000 $3,233.75 plus $4.75 per additional $1,000; over $1,000,000 $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000. Plan review 65% of the permit fee (10% for stock plans). Re-inspections, after-hours inspections and additional plan review $47 an hour or the total hourly cost, whichever is greatest. Electrical-only permit (all other fees): up to $2,000 $57; $2,001 and above $5 per $1,000 plus $57; electrical reinspection $47. Wildfire mitigation assessment $120 for new structures in wildfire hazard areas. County building use tax 1% on construction materials, estimated at 50% of valuation and paid at permit issuance.per permit2026-10-10

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 Douglas County)

A contractor applying for building permits in unincorporated Douglas County must first register with the Douglas County Building Division. The county's Contractor Registration page states that general contractors, roofing and mechanical contractors must be registered with Douglas County, that electrical and plumbing contractors register by providing proof of licensing with the State of Colorado, and that all contractor and sub-contractor registration shall be completed or updated before a building permit is issued. The registration fees are waived: the page states that 'Contractor registration fees are currently waived in Unincorporated Douglas County' and that the waiver only pertains to fees. Applications take two business days to process once complete, and the page notes that Douglas County has no testing requirements. Contractors submit proof of workers' compensation insurance (or a statement of exemption) and business liability insurance naming the Building Division as certificate holder; the county's insurance requirements and 2024 registration packet set single-occurrence minimums of $1,000,000 for Class A and B, $500,000 for Class C and $300,000 for Class D, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing contractors.

Building Permit (unincorporated Douglas County)

New construction, alterations, gas, mechanical, plumbing or roofing work in unincorporated Douglas County needs a permit from the Douglas County Building Division. The fees come from the county's Building Division Fees document dated 6/29/2018, which the Building Division's current Permits page links as its 'associated building fees': a valuation-based permit fee from Table 10.3 (1997 Uniform Building Code, Table 1-A), plan review at 65% of the permit fee (10% for stock plans), $47 an hour for re-inspections and other hourly items, and a $120 wildfire mitigation assessment for new structures in wildfire hazard areas. The electrical-only figures ($57 up to $2,000; $5 per $1,000 plus $57 above that; $47 reinspection) appear in both that document and the county's Electrical Fee Schedule dated 01/12/2023. The county's 2026 Sales Tax FAQ brochure states that building use tax is paid when the permit is issued, at a rate of 1%, with construction materials estimated at 50% of the project's valuation.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Douglas County
Phone
303-660-7497

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.

  1. 2024 Contractor Registration PacketDouglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  2. Building Division Fees (dated 6/29/2018)Douglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  3. Building PermitsDouglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  4. Contractor RegistrationDouglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  5. Electrical Permit Application and Electrical Fee Schedule (dated 01/12/2023)Douglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  6. Sales Tax FAQ brochure 2026Douglas County, Colorado · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  7. Standard Liability Insurance RequirementsDouglas County Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10

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