Adams County Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Adams County Building Safety reviews plans and performs building inspections for properties under county building authority. The county’s own business guide identifies the building-permit jurisdiction as unincorporated Adams County; a property inside a city or town may require that municipality’s permit process. Confirm the serving jurisdiction before submitting a county application, particularly in the dense north-metro area.

Adams County requires permits for many common projects, including construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, or change of occupancy, as well as many electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, sign, roofing, deck, and structural projects. The county lists limited exemptions, such as certain low decks, small sheds, minor repairs, painting, and same-size window or door replacement. When the project is not clearly listed, the county directs applicants to call Building Safety at 720-523-6800.

Applications are submitted through the county’s E-Permit Center, which the official site identifies as an Accela-powered application link. Applicants create an account, choose the building-permit type, and upload plans and supporting documents. Adams County also requires contractors working in unincorporated county territory to be registered before pulling a permit, and permit fees are generally based on project valuation or an applicable cost-per-square-foot calculation.

Inspection requests are made in the E-Permit Center. The county states that the inspection-request cutoff is 8:00 a.m. the day before the anticipated inspection date; requests may be moved to the next available date based on demand. The county publishes a dedicated certificate-of-occupancy resource, and the final approval path should be confirmed for the specific occupancy and project type rather than assumed from a residential checklist.

The Adams County Building Safety page lists the Government Center at 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, Colorado 80601, and the One Stop Permitting Center phone as (720) 523-6800. The general county switchboard is 303-659-2120. Use the official E-Permit Center for applications and inspection scheduling, and use the county’s permit-checking resource for public application and approval information.