Planning & Development Services Online Center

Upcoming Schedule Changes

March 19: The P&DS Services Center will be closed for staff training and process improvements.

Hours of Operation 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays

*Tuesday Morning Trainings (8 to 10 a.m.)
The services center opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays to allow staff to attend weekly trainings and/or coordination meetings as part of the ongoing commitment to improve customer service. The Services Center opens at 8 a.m. on Tuesdays that follow a Monday holiday.

Customer Self-Service Portal

Visit our new Customer Self-Service Portal where you can:

• Pay for invoiced fees and view paid fees
• View permit and other application statuses
• Apply for select application types
• Access licenses information
• Request inspections and view results
• View daily inspection schedule

For questions about how to set up an account, make an inspection request or submit a permit application, please review the user guide or visit the EnerGov webpage.

Scheduling Appointments for Building Permit Applications

Appointments can be scheduled online for building permit applications. Please note that appointments are not available March 4 - 8 due to staff training. Customers may still walk in to the Services Center the week of March 4. Project specialists will be available to answer questions on a limited basis; however, appointments will not be scheduled.

• Currently, appointments are only offered for initial submittal of building permit applications for full review, including remodels, additions and new construction.
• Appointments must be booked at least 24 hours in advance and can be made up to one week in advance.
• Appointment are NOT required, but are an option to customers to help avoid wait times, select their desired project specialist and choose their own time slot.
• Customers can still come to the Services Center as a walk-in customer to submit a building permit application.
• While appointments are currently only being offered for building permit submittals, we plan to offer appointments for other services, such as submittal of development review applications, in the future.     
• We will continue to offer the streamlined services queue for single-trade permits, historic review and resubmittals not including a change of scope.
• We intend to continue to survey customers and staff to inform ongoing enhancements and improvements to the services we provide. 

Latest News

Accessory Dwelling Units

Starting Feb. 1, 2019, there are new application requirements and review criteria for an administrative review for an accessory dwelling unit. Please see the attachment to the administrative review application form for accessory dwelling units for the updated requirements. This update is in conjunction with the adoption of Ordinance 8256. Learn more about accessory dwelling units.

About Planning and Development Services

Planning and Development Services (P+DS) coordinates all of the development-related functions across the city's Planning, Housing and Sustainability and Public Works departments.

Boulder Planning -  Updates about local development and planning information.

Map of Development Review Projects  - Including project documents

Development-Related Impact Fees and Excise Taxes

Solar Access Guide

Location

The P+DS Center is located on the third floor of the Park Central building at 1739 Broadway, near the corner of Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue, next door to Mustard's Last Stand. Metered parking is available on the south side of the building off of Arapahoe Avenue.

Project Specialists

Project Specialists are available for walk-in consultations during P+DS business hours. You may also leave a phone message for the Project Specialists during P+DS business hours at 303-441-1880, and they will return calls in the order they were received.