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Town of Parachute - Building & Permitting

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The building permit authority for the Town of Parachute, Garfield County. The Town's Building & Permitting process is run by the Community Development Department together with third-party reviewer Shums Coda, and issues permits for building, re-roofing, mechanical, plumbing, fences, signs, demolition, grading, excavation, right-of-way/street cut, sidewalk closures, and parades. (Note: the town's legacy townofparachute.colorado.gov domain is dead/NXDOMAIN; parachute.gov is the live site.)

Jurisdiction
Town of Parachute, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
222 Grand Valley Way, Parachute, CO 81635
Contact
  • url: https://www.parachute.gov/page/permit-forms
  • phone: 970-285-7630
Roofing permit required
true
Contractor registration required
true
Registration details
  • license: The Town Clerk & Community Development Department process license applications for, among other categories, "Contractor's Licenses," maintaining a distinct "Contractor's License Application" (plus a "Declaration of Independent Contractor Status Form" and "Plumbing Permit Requirements" sheet) under the town's Licensing Resource Center. Licensing generally is governed by Parachute Municipal Code Title 6, "Business Regulations & Licenses"; PMC 6.01.040 states "Every person must obtain a license from the Town before operating, conducting or carrying on any retail trade, profession or business within the Town," with nonprofit state corporations exempted. General business license fees are $50 new / $25 renewal; the town's site does not publish a separate contractor-license fee schedule beyond linking a "Contractor Licensing Fees" page.
Permit process note
The Town's Building & Permitting page states verbatim: "The Town of Parachute's Building & Permitting process is handled by the Community Development Department and Schums [sic] Coda. The Town issues permits that include, but are not limited to: Building, Re-Roof, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fence, Sign, Demolition, Grading, Excavation, Right-of-Way, Street Cut, Sidewalk Closure, Parades." A dedicated "Re-Roofing Permit Application" PDF is listed among the town's Permitting Applications & Guides, alongside a Building Permit Application, Mechanical, Plumbing, Sign, Demolition, Water Tap, and Grading & Excavation applications. Permit fees can be paid online. Community Development Specialist Genesis Amaya (Ph: 970-665-1149) handles building and permitting; office hours are Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Adopted code
"The Town of Parachute uses the 2015 Edition of the International Fire Code and the 2018 Edition of the International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code." The page adds that "there are specific exceptions," listed separately as "Exceptions to International Codes in Parachute Municipal Code" for the Residential, Building, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, and Fire Codes. No International Building Code edition is stated on this page (only the codes listed above).

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