Administrative overview · FIPS 08009
Baca County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Baca County Board of County Commissioners - Zoning Permits and Land Use
For a project in or near Baca County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
(719) 523-6532
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Baca County Courthouse, 741 Main Street, Springfield, CO 81073
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed for lunch from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Review expectation
N/A; no county building-permit review is required for ordinary construction.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Baca County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact (719) 523-6532.
How long might review take?
N/A; no county building-permit review is required for ordinary construction.
How are inspections scheduled?
N/A for county building inspections; the County does not operate a building-permit inspection program for ordinary construction. Contact the relevant municipality for work inside a town, or the appropriate Colorado state agency for state-regulated work. Contact Baca County Commissioners at (719) 523-6532 for land-use or septic questions.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A; Baca County's official zoning page identifies a commissioners' land-use letter, and the referenced county letter states that Baca County has no building or land-use regulations for construction except regulation of septic tanks, septic fields, and leach lines. Municipalities within Baca County may impose their own codes, and state-regulated construction categories may still require state approval. Baca County's land-use letter states that construction does not require a county building permit or land-use permit, so the county has no ordinary minor/cosmetic exemption list. Septic tanks, septic fields, and leach lines remain subject to applicable county and state health/environmental requirements; work inside Campo, Pritchett, Springfield, Two Buttes, Vilas, or Walsh should be checked with that municipality.