Scope
This checklist outlines the minimum documentation necessary to allow a permit application for repairs to a single family dwelling, duplex, triplex or townhome to be taken in for review. Use this checklist for the like-for-like reconstruction or replacement of any portion of an existing building for the purpose of routine maintenance or to correct damage. A repair scope DOES NOT include complete replacement of a building or building system. Repairs to buildings that have sustained substantial structural damage are treated as Alterations.
Repairs to an existing building, building system, or portion thereof shall comply with Sections R502, R503, or R504 of the 2020 City of Boulder Energy Conservation Code (COBECC). Applicants may be required to submit additional information as necessary to clearly demonstrate compliance with all applicable codes
May Be Required
The following permits, approvals and supplemental information may be required based on the scope of the project and/or the location and development constraints of the property:
- Asbestos Inspection Report, required if disturbing potentially asbestos-containing materials at the following trigger levels:
- 32SF of surfaces;
- 50 linear feet of pipes;
- or creating waste equal in volume to a 55-gallon drum
- Plumbing Fixture Count and Irrigation Form (required for all plumbing scopes of work that include the removal, replacement, or addition of plumbing fixtures)
- 2024 City of Boulder Energy Conservation Code (COBECC)
- Residential Mandatory Measures Checklist (required for repairs within or affecting the building’s thermal envelope that include the removal and replacement or the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures using new materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures that serve the same purpose)
- Residential Prescriptive Measures Checklist (required for repairs within or affecting the building’s thermal envelope that include the removal and replacement or the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures using new materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures that serve the same purpose)
- Sustainable Deconstruction Plan (required for Level 4 alterations)
- Site Survey (stamped by a Colorado Licensed Land Surveyor) Historic Approval (Historic Preservation Demolition Review required for buildings 50 years of age or older when the work meets the definition of demolition in BRC(1981) 9-16 or Landmark Alteration Certificate required for any building in a historic district and 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)
- International Wildland-Urban Interface Code compliance information (required for structures located in the Wildland Urban Interface Zone)
- Copies of Previous Approvals (Notice of Disposition and copies of any city-stamped development review approvals such as Accessory Dwelling Unit, Site Review or Minor Modification)
