News from Denver CPD that may impact building and development projects
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Development news from Community Planning and Development (CPD)

In this issue you will find:
  • Extending the effective date of the 2019 Building and Fire Code
  • Social distancing and hygiene protocols for construction sites
  • New hours for CPD's cashiering counter
  • Video tutorials for customers now using e-permits for the first time
Denver City Council to consider extending the effective date of the 2019 Building and Fire Code
Due to recent events, CPD is working to amend the effective date for the adopted 2019 Denver Building and Fire Code to July 31, 2020. City Council will vote on this proposed amendment on April 27. If the amendment is adopted, applicants will be able to submit projects using the 2016 Building and Fire Code through July 31, 2020. We will make an announcement in this newsletter and on our webpage after City Council votes.
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Social distancing and hygiene requirements for construction sites
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Like all critical businesses, construction sites must comply with social distancing guidelines and must maintain a clean and safe work environment. To protect the health and safety of our inspectors and the community, inspections will only be performed at sites that have proper protocols in place.

This includes:
  • Reducing the size of work crews
  • Minimizing interactions between work teams
  • Not congregating on breaks
  • Avoiding in-person meetings
  • Maintaining a six-foot distance between employees
  • Cleaning commonly touched surfaces before and after operation
  • Not allowing sick employees to work in person
  • And more

On April 3, the Downtown Denver Partnership invited CPD to give an overview of how we are operating virtually during this pandemic and how social distancing rules and protocols apply to job sites and construction inspections in Denver.

New hours for cashiering counter

With fewer staff in the office, the cashiering counter at Community Planning and Development will be closed on Mondays and Fridays. All customers paying for a permit by credit card or bank transfer/electronic check are encouraged to pay online via e-permits .


Payments can also be mailed to the office. View fee schedules and payment options.

Refund requests, ISD requests, CORA payments, and payments for other needs unrelated to permitting will be processed by email, phone, or in-person on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
New resources make it easier to learn our online permitting system, e-permits

The permit counter is temporarily closed to in-person services due to COVID-19; however, online permitting through e-permits is open 24/7. All new projects -- large or small -- must now be submitted for permits online. The good news? Once you've learned how to use e-permits, it can become a far more convenient option.

Use e-permits to submit permit applications, add a licensed contractor to your permit application (a required step before a building permit can be issued), pay fees, download issued permits and approved plans, schedule inspections, see inspection results, and so much more without ever leaving your home or office. 


Get started at www.denvergov.org/epermits.
Screenshot of the e-permits webpage
Instructions for "resubmittals"

To submit new or revised information for a project that is already undergoing building permit review, please read our resubmittal instructions on this webpage. Projects that were initially submitted as hard copies, or by email to PlanReview@denvergov.org, must resubmit using that same method. A drop-off box is available at the entrance of the permit counter for customers who need to drop off hard copies of a resubmittal in person.

Projects submitted through e-permits can resubmit through e-permits by uploading attachments to their online permit record.

ICYMI:
Recaps from our last newsletter


  • Our energy code training series was postponed. We will make an announcement in this newsletter and on our webpage if the remaining sessions are rescheduled for a later date.
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