Permitting Authorities / Town of Green Mountain Falls (Pikes Peak Regional Building Department)
Town of Green Mountain Falls (Pikes Peak Regional Building Department)
Adopted code
The Town of Green Mountain Falls straddles El Paso and Teller Counties but delegates ALL building permitting town-wide to the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD). The Town's own Services page states: "The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) is the issuing authority for building permits in the Town of Green Mountain Falls." Municipal Code Chapter 18, Article I adopts the 2017 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code (as amended effective December 7, 2018) by reference as the Town's Building Code, applying "to every building or structure within the corporate limits of the town" — i.e., covering both the El Paso and Teller County portions of town under one delegated authority. jurisdiction_type is kept 'city' per wave convention even though permitting is fully delegated to the regional district.
Jurisdiction
Town of Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
Contact
- url: https://greenmountainfalls.colorado.gov/services/building-permits-and-land-development-approvals
Roofing permit required
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Contractor registration required
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Registration details
- license: Building permits for the Town of Green Mountain Falls are issued by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, which licenses contractors (including roofers) across the region it serves; see the pikes-peak-regional-building-department confirmed record for PPRBD-specific contractor-license and re-roof-permit detail. The Town's own site does not host a separate contractor registration process.
Permit process note
The Town's "Building Permits and Land Development Approvals" page states in full: "The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) is the issuing authority for building permits in the Town of Green Mountain Falls. You can find more complete information on their PPRBD home page." Municipal Code Sec. 18-5 (Administration) states: "The regional building department is appointed as the administrator for the purpose of enforcing all the building codes, as adopted, and issuing all building permits for construction." Sec. 18-6 (Application) states this article "shall apply to every building or structure within the corporate limits of the town," meaning the delegation covers the whole town regardless of the El Paso/Teller county line. The Town's homepage separately confirms: "Green Mountain Falls is in both the El Paso County and the Teller County." No town-specific building content (permit fees, inspection scheduling) exists outside PPRBD's own site; PPRBD's reroof guidelines (per the pikes-peak-regional-building-department confirmed record) require a roofing permit, prohibit stocking roofing material on the driveway/roof before permit issuance, and require an ice barrier for properties above 7,000 ft elevation.
Adopted code
Municipal Code Sec. 18-1 (Article I — Pike's Peak Regional Building Code) states: "Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, Part 2, C.R.S., the 2017 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code with amendments adopted by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department effective as of December 7, 2018, as published by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, is adopted by reference as the primary code, including all secondary codes referred to therein... and are hereby enacted as the Building Code of the town." Sec. 18-21 (Article II — Uniform Fire Code) separately adopts the 2018 International Fire Code by reference, repealing all prior Uniform Fire Code editions.
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