Not every project will require Development Review. A couple of ways to determine if your project might need Development Review, are as follows:
This guide is a tool to support the Development Review Application process. Below contains information about preparing, submitting, and accessing Development Review Applications.
Not every project will require Development Review. A couple of ways to determine if your project might need Development Review, are as follows:
Use the City of Boulder Development Review Cases Map or log into the Customer Self Service Portal and use the “Search” feature to see if any of the following case types show up on the property:
Use our Inquire Boulder system to reach out to a planner with your project details so we can help guide you to the correct application(s).
Property Use and Design (Regulations)
Please visit Development Review Submittal Calendars to see application submission deadlines .
Applications can submitted at any time. Applications received after a deadline, will automatically be considered for the following review cycle.
Most of our Development Review applications can be applied for though the Customer Self Service Portal.
The following case types can be found on the portal:
Variance
Vacation of Right of Way or Access Easement and Feasibility Study
* Please note that any Development Review available for online application, must be applied for through the Customer Self Service Portal. Please see Option 1 (above).
The following Development Review applications are eligible for email submission to PDSskipatrip@bouldercolorado.gov :
Pre-Application review is a free service, that provides a more detailed means of exploring questions about how development regulations apply to a specific property when information about code requirements cannot be determined through other means.
Visit the Pre-Application Review Guide and submit your project details for staff review/referral.
For questions about Development Review application requirements, submit an Inquire Boulder Ticket - Applications Requirements (Development Review).
Upload files through the CSS Portal.
Prior to submitting an electronic application, review the attachment that most closely matches your request. You can find attachments on the Planning and Development Applications and Forms webpage.
When applying through the Customer Self Service Portal, the system will provide you with required-application-item-cards as part of the apply process.
Please watch our How to Attach a Document video for a walk-through of how to upload your documents through the CSS Portal.
Read the following requirements carefully. Improperly formatted plans will delay the review process for your project.
In the CSS Portal, all PDFs must be submitted at the same time. Once you click ‘Submit’ you will not be able to upload additional documents until a project specialist has reviewed your submittal.
Electronic stamps for corresponding design professionals shall be included on each applicable plan page or report cover. Refer to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies requirements for electronic stamps and signatures.
File Naming Conventions:
Required File Name Format: File Prefix_Project Address_Date Uploaded EXAMPLE: ArchPln_1739Broadway_04-25-2025
File/Document | Required File Prefix |
---|---|
Address Plat | AddPlt |
Annexation Map | AnxMap |
Annexation Petition | AnxPet |
Architectural Character Sketches | ArchSketch |
Architectural Plans | ArchPlns |
Attachment to Application (guide) | Attach |
CDOT - Letter of Request | LtrRqst |
CDOT - State Highway Access Permit Application | CDOTApp |
Computer Check | CompChk |
Context Map | CtxtMap |
Coop - Affidavit of Legal Residency | ResidencyAff |
Coop - Baseline Inspection Form | Inspection |
Coop - Bank Account | BankAcct |
Coop - Bylaws | Bylaws |
Coop - Cooperative Housing License Affidavit | HousingLicAff |
Coop - Expert Cooperative Housing Organization Recommendation | ECHO |
Coop - Governance Structure | Governance |
Coop - List of the Number of Adults and Dependent/Address List | Occupants |
Coop - Proof of Registration w/ Colorado Secretary of State | CSSReg |
Coop - Rental License Application | RentLicApp |
Coop - Tax Exempt Determination | TaxExmptDet |
Coop - Trash Removal Plan | TrashRmvl |
Covenants | Covenants |
Ditch Company Agreement/ Approval | DitchApprvl |
Elevation Plans | ElevPlns |
Exhibit Map | ExMap |
Floor Plans | FlrPlns |
Form Based Code Compliance Drawings | CompDwgs |
Housing and Development Excise Tax Form | HsgDETCFI |
Improvement Survey/ Improvement Location Certificate | Survey |
Insurance Policy/ Certificate of Insurance | CertInsur |
Landscape Plans | LndscpPlns |
Legal Description of Dedication Area | LeglDescDed |
Legal Description of Vacation Area | LeglDescVac |
Legal Description of Property | LeglDescProp |
Lighting Plans | LtgPlns |
Lot Line Adjustment Map | LotLnAdjMap |
Neighbor Notification/Approval | NghbrNotice |
Notification to Mineral Estate Owner | MnrlOwnrNotif |
Obligation to Pay Form | ObligPayForm |
Parking Plan/ Required Parking/ Parking Summary | ParkngPln |
Pavement Design Report | PvmntRpt |
Persons in Interest Form | PrsonInIntrst |
Photographs | Photo |
Plumbing Fixture Count Form | PlumbFixCt |
Preliminary Determination of Inclusionary Housing Compliance Form | PrlimInclHsngFrm |
Previous Approvals | PrevApp |
Project Information Form | Info |
Project Fact Sheet | FactSht |
Proof of Authorization to Bind - Owner | ProofAuthOwn |
Proof of Authorization to Bind - Tenant | ProofAuthTen |
Proof of Current Ownership | Ownership |
Proof of Owner Authorization/ Consent | OwnerConsent |
Recorded Documents | RecdDoc |
Restaurant Information/ Operational Characteristics | RestOpChar |
Sign Posting Acknowledgement Form | SignPost |
Site Development Plans/ Site Plan | SitePlns |
Soils Report/ Geological Stability Report | SoilsRpt |
Solar Shadow Analysis | SolarAnalysis |
Stormwater Plans | StrmPlns |
Stormwater Report - Final | FnlStrmRpt |
Stormwater Report - Preliminary | PrelimStrmRpt |
Subdivision Plat - Final | FnlPlt |
Subdivision Plat - Preliminary | PrlimPlt |
Subdivision Replat Map | SubdvRpltMap |
Technical Document Review Application | TECApp |
Title Insurance | TitleIns |
Traffic Control Plan | TrffcCntrlPln |
Transportation Plans | TrnspPlns |
Travel Demand Management Plan | TDMPln |
Trip Generation Analysis | TripGen |
Utility Plan | UtilPlans |
Utility Report | UtilRpt |
Utility Signatures/ Acknowledgement | UtilSign |
Vested Property Rights Option Form | VestPropRtsForm |
Vicinity Map | VMap |
Wireless – Existing Site Inventory | SiteInventory |
Wireless - Photo Simulations | PhotoSims |
Wireless - Proof of Agent Authorization | ProofAgntAuth |
Wireless - Shot Clock | ShtClk |
Written Consent/ Approval | WrtnApprvl |
Written Statement | WrtnStmnt |
Zoning Confirmation - Licensed Premise Diagram | LicPremDgrm |
Zoning Confirmation - State Zoning Approval Form | StateApprvl |
Your plan application status can be found on the CSS Portal.
To view your application status:
Case Status Definitions:
If staff requests revisions after reviewing the application, please follow these guidelines:
Gather your resubmittal documents based on what is requested in the comment(s) letter issued by your Case Manager. Upload the following to the CSS portal:
Once your Development Review application is approved, you’ll want to determine next steps.
More often than not, Building Permit will be your next stop.
When applying for Building Permit