Building Department - Permit Fees

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT FEES
WATER AND WASTE-WATER SYSTEM CONNECTION FEES
& CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEES

Footnotes:

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• For valuations from $100,001.00 to $500,000.00: Permit fee is $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof up to and including $500,000.00
• For valuations less than $100,000.00 or in excess of $500,000.00 please contact the Building Department.

² Town of Berthoud electrical permit fees are established pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes. Please refer to the Colorado State Electrical Law Rules and Regulations or use the following formula.

³ Park Land Dedication Fee and Park Development Fee are collected on building permits issued for new residential construction after February 13, 1998. Park Land Dedication Fee and Park Development Fee are determined during the Town's review of subdivision plat and could be different than the fee listed. Check with the Building Department to determine the Park Land Dedication and Park Development Fee for a specific development project.

⁴ Raw Water Contribution must be satisfied by the project developer by conveyance of water rights only, prior to the issuance of building permits in development projects with 50 or more lots and for individual properties not a part of a development project.. The Town may accept cash-in-lieu-of payments for development projects with fewer than 50 lots. Developer may dedicate additional raw water prior to issuance of building permits which will be credited toward future permits in the development. At time of final subdivision plat approval Developer must also dedicate all water necessary for irrigation of parks, open space, golf courses, playing fields and all other areas irrigated with Town water. Town requires conveyance of Units of the Colorado Big Thompson Project (C-BT Units) under fixed quota allotment contracts, shares in the Handy Ditch Company, or other raw water sources at the Town's discretion provided it can be delivered in suitable amounts and times for the desired purposes under priorities that will provide a reliable source of water. Raw Water Contribution amount is based upon lot area. See chart below for raw water amount based on lot area. Refer to Town of Berthoud Ordinance No. 1018 for additional restrictions, limitations, and information. Raw water contribution for lots greater than 17,000 ft.2 will be analyzed by the Town on a case by case basis.

⁵ Pursuant to provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Town of Berthoud and the Little Thompson Water District areas defined in the IGA as exclusive billing areas of the Town but where connection is made to Little Thompson Water District Infrastructure through a master meter a Capital Charge is due at issuance of a building permit or a water tap permit. Check with the Building Department to determine the applicable Capital Charge for a specific project.

⁶ Density Transfer Fee is collected on building permits issued for new residential construction after May 7, 2000 and in those developments where zoning or rezoning of the property occurred. Density Transfer Fee is determined during the Town's review of subdivision plat and could be different than the fee listed. Check with the Building Department to determine the Density Transfer Fee for a specific development project.

⁷ Road Impact Fee is collected on building permits for new residential construction issued after May 12, 2002. Road Impact Fee is determined during the Town's review of subdivision plat and could be different than the fee listed. Check with the Building Department to determine the Road Impact Fee for a specific development project.

⁸ School District Payment in Lieu of (PILO) applies to all building permits issued for new residential construction in development projects which are located on land annexed to the Town of Berthoud after April 28, 1996. School District Fee is paid by the building permit applicant directly to either the Thompson R2-J School District or Weld County Re-5J School District. The fee for Thompson R2-J is currently $1,382.00 and the Weld County Re-5J School District fee is currently $750.00. A copy of the School District's receipt indicating the fee has been paid must be provided to the Building Department at issuance of a building permit.

⁹ Use tax is collected on the dollar cost of all taxable materials and equipment used in a construction project and is normally calculated based upon one-half (50%) of the complete project valuation provided by the building permit applicant on the building permit application. Valuation means the total project construction costs including labor and all construction and finish materials, fixed equipment, marketing, fees and profit. If specific project cost data is provided by the applicant indicating a lesser percentage of taxable materials and it can be verified as accurate by the building department, a lower percentage may be utilized to calculate the use tax due.

¹⁰ Properties annexed to the Town of Berthoud but located in Weld County are not subject to the collection of county use tax.