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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2011-4
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority
of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld, including
the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on
or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be, and
hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are revised to
read as follows.
CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS
Amend Sec. 29-3-110. Permit application.
To obtain a building permit,the applicant shall first file an application on a form furnished by
the Building Inspection Department for that purpose. Every such application shall include:
A thru J - No Change
K. A deposit in the amount of three hundred dollars($300.00)for a major plan review.
A fifty-dollar ($50.00) deposit will be required for a minor plan review. Deposit
amount may vary based on the complexity of the plan review and approved by the
Director or Building Official. All deposits are required at time of application submittal.
Amend Sec. 29-8-40. Expiration of original building permit.
A. Every original permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this Building
Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void after the given utilization period has
elapsed. The utilization period begins on the date of permit issuance. The expiration date
for the building permit shall be specified on the permit in accordance with Table 29.2, below.
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Table 29.2 Expiration of Building Permits
Valuation of Building Utilization
Permit Period
$1,000 or less 3 months
$1,001 —10,000 6 months
$10,001 —200,000 12 months
$200,001 — 1,000,000 24 months
$1,000,001 —2,000,000 30 months
$2,000,001 —10,000,000 36 months
$10,000,001 and over Letter
B. Exceptions. When an original permit is issued, the Building Official may approve an
expiration date exceeding the utilization period. The permittee must demonstrate that the
complexity or size of the project makes completion of the project within the utilization period
unreasonable.
Remainder of Section - No change
Amend Sec. 29-8-50. Extension of time for original building permit.
The original building permit holder may submit a request for an extension of time before the
expiration of the utilization period. The Building Official may extend the building permit one(1)time,
for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days. Such request shall be
submitted in writing and include the applicant's name, address, telephone number, the building
permit number, site address and a description of specific circumstances which prevented completion
of the work prior to the expiration date. A processing fee shall be charged if a building permit
extension is granted.
Add Sec. 29-8-60. Re-permit.
If the building or work authorized by the original building permit, including extension if
applicable, has not received final inspection on or before the permit expiration date, all work shall
cease until a new application is completed, fees to cover direct County costs have been paid, and
the re-permit is issued. The expiration date for re-permits shall be determined by the scope of the
work to be completed. No extensions shall be granted on re-permits if the building official
determines that life, safety, and health issues exist at the time of the re-permit application.
Add Sec. 29-8-70. New permit.
If the building or work authorized by the original building permit, including extension if
applicable, and re-permit, has not received final inspection by the expiration date, a new permit will
be issued upon receipt of completed application, all applicable documentation, and payment of full
permit fees, per the original permit fee schedule. This will apply to any subsequent permits required
to receive a final approval of the building or work authorized by the original building permit.
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Renumber Sec. 29-8-50 thru 29-8-70 to become Sec. 29-8-80 thru 29-8-100.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with the
amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub sections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding
capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub-sections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County
Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every
section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2011-4 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 11th day of April, A.D., 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Publication: January 12, 2011
First Reading: February 28, 2011
Publication: March 9, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Second Reading: March 21, 2011
Publication: Marcy 30, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: April 11, 2011
Publication: April 20, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Effective: April 25, 2011
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