Multi-family, Commercial, or Mixed-Use New or Core and Shell Construction Guide

This guide page outlines the minimum documentation necessary to allow a permit application for the construction of a new or core and shell multi-family, commercial, non-residential or mixed building to be taken in for review. Applicants may be required to submit additional information as necessary to clearly demonstrate compliance with all applicable codes. Please be advised that incomplete applications, or plans that do not meet the submittal requirements will not be accepted for review.

• Scope of Work Form (complete the city form for your structure type)
• Building Owner Authorization Form
• Stormwater & Flood Management Plant Investment Fee Calculation Form
• Plumbing Fixture Count and Irrigation Form
• Housing, Development Excise Tax, and Impact Fee Worksheet
• Energy Modeling Summary Report
• Construction Waste Recycling Application
• Site Survey (Stamped by a Colorado Licensed Land Surveyor)
• Affordable Housing Compliance (residential only)
• Residential Growth Management Allocation (residential only)

The following permits, approvals and supplemental information may be required based on scope of the project and/or the location and development constraints of the property:

• Prescriptive Measures Checklist (required for structures with values less than $500,000)
• Historic Approval (Landmark Alteration Certificate required in a Historic Preservation District or for Individual Landmarks)
• Floodplain Development Permit (required for structures located in a regulatory floodplain)
• Stream, Wetland and Water Body Permit (required for structures located in a regulatory wetland)
• Grading and Drainage Plan (required for structures located on a steep slope or area of mass movement)
• Soils Report (required for structures located in an area of a steep slope or area of mass movement)
• Wildland-Urban Interface Code compliance information (required for structures located in the urban interface zone)
• Previous Approvals (notice of Disposition and a copy of any city-stamped approval(s) required prior to the review and approval of this application, such as a Variance, Minor Modification, Site Review or Demolition Permit)

• Plan drawings shall be drawn to scale, with a graphic scale bar on every page.
• A 3" x 3" square shall be provided in the lower right corner of the first sheet for the city's approval stamp.
• All sheets shall be the same size (oriented so that north is up) throughout the entire plan set, and of adequate size to clearly convey all information.
  • Architectural Plans (must be stamped by a license architect)
    • Code analysis, site plans, floor plans o Elevations, cross sections at relevant locations, wall section details o Shadow analysis (in applicable zoning districts)
    • 2020 City of Boulder Energy Conservation Code (COBECC) Mandatory Measures Checklist (integrated into plan set)
  • Landscape and Street Tree Plan
  • Mechanical Plans
  • Electrical Plans (including exterior lighting)
  • Plumbing Plans
  • Structural Drawings