Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; no standard plan-review or issuance timeline was published. New houses and major additions have a two-year permit expiration, with extensions potentially available for additional fees.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Building inspections/information: (970) 946-9031; Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Bevan Harris: (970) 880-0387 direct; Town office (970) 387-5522; fax (970) 387-9920. if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
San Juan County Building Division (shared building official with the Town of Silverton) is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Building inspections/information: (970) 946-9031; Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Bevan Harris: (970) 880-0387 direct; Town office (970) 387-5522; fax (970) 387-9920..
N/A; no standard plan-review or issuance timeline was published. New houses and major additions have a two-year permit expiration, with extensions potentially available for additional fees.
Call (970) 946-9031 or the inspector at (970) 880-0387 with the permit number, legal description, job address, inspection type, permit name, and approximate requested time. A minimum of 24 hours advance notice is required. Required stages include footings, stem walls/slabs, rough trades and framing, sheathing, insulation, drywall fastening, final trade inspections, and final occupancy compliance inspection.
The official Building Department Requirements identify the 2015 IBC, IRC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, and IFC for the Town of Silverton/San Juan County building program, together with the latest National Electrical Code and Plumbing Code adopted by Colorado. Local requirements include 42-inch footing depth, 110-pound snow load (120 pounds above 10,000 feet), 110 MPH wind load, Seismic Design Category C, and specified insulation/roofing requirements; applicants must confirm later amendments with the Building Department. Improvement permits are required before building for projects over $2,000 including labor and materials or projects involving structural alterations. One-story detached accessory structures may be exempt depending on use and square footage, but the Building Official must be notified. No broad cosmetic-work exemption list was published; State electrical and commercial plumbing permits remain separately required where applicable.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.