830 N Main St • Pueblo, CO 81003 • VOICE: 719-543-0002 • FAX: 719-543-0062
Generally, whenever you are building or modifying the structure of an existing building:
Garages, Carports - require a permit
Sheds, Storage Buildings - Larger than 200 square feet require a permit. Note that approval from City or County Zoning may be required regardless of the size. Check with the appropriate zoning department
Fences - Fences 6' and lower in height do not require a building permit. There are zoning rules regarding fences, especially when they extend past the front of your building. Please check with the appropriate department. Fences over 6' in height require a permit and engineering.
Roofing, Re-Roofing - A building permit is required
Water Heaters, Furnaces - A Mechanical and/or Electrical permit is required to install/replace a water heater or furnace, including air conditioning. Smoke & CO detectors are required.
Decks - A permit is required for any deck that is attached to a building or is 30" or more off the ground
No. The 2003 UPC prohibits the relief device from being piped into the water heater pan. The temperature and pressure relief device must be piped to an approved plumbing fixture or to the outside.
Yes, a permit and inspection are required for the replacement of any gas equipment or the installation of any new gas equipment.
Equipment must maintain a minimum of three (3) feet from the opening of the regulator for natural gas or five(5) feet for propane.
The gas piping must be pressure tested with a minimum of 10 lbs. of pressure and the test must hold pressure for 15 minutes. For welded pipe, the test presssure is 60 lbs for 24 hours.
Yes, Carbon monoxide detectors are required if any work is done inside the home! The detector is an inexpensive purchase that could save you or your family's life!
No. Any apartment or rental unit or commercial building must have a licensed contractor install gas or electric equipment.
First, the contractor must be working for a licensed contractor within Pueblo County. If a home owner wants the Building Department to verify, a time will be set with the contractor, the home owner, and a mechanical inspector.
Yes. A permit is required for the air conditioning and electrical work that will be done. After the work is completed, the contractor must schedule an inspection of the work.
Here again, a permit is required. Items to be aware of are: Access to the units, clearances to equipment, combustion air requirements, make-up air, and clearances of venting systems, etc.
The field inspectors are in the office between 7:30-8:30am, Monday thru Friday and all you need to do is call and ask to speak to a mechanical inspector for your part of town.
If you have additional Mechanical (Gas, HVAC) Questions, please contact Terry Nothaft or phone him at 543-0002
Yes, we inspect to assure that proper material is used, proper backflow protection is installed, and that the installation is done to code.
Yes, code requires that "all piping passing under or through walls shall be protected from breakage". Also "sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through concrete or masonry exterior or bearing walls.
Yes, annular space between sleeves and pipes shall be filled or tightly caulked with coal tar, asphaltum compount, or other material found equally effective and approved as such by the administrative authority.
Installation of a backflow assembly on a main water service creates a closed system, not allowing expansion from heated water to dissipate into the main. A thermal expansion device eliminates this problem.
This code requirement was added because of the numerous cases of scalding due to cold water usage elsewhere in the structure, which caused sudden bursts of hot water to flow from the fixture.
With the varying depth of the frost line Pueblo County a uniform depth was required. 48" meets the code requirement of "1ft. below frost line" in the majority of areas in the county.
In order to protect the health of the public, the Uniform Plumbing Code requires that all products be tested to assure that they not only meet stringent manufacturing requirements but that they also meet the requirements of the code. If the product doesn't meet both it cannot be installed.
No, PVC pipe is not approved for use inside a structure. This is a manufacturers standard.
No, per Ordinance Sec. 4-1-9 "...shall be occupied by the owner as the owner's principal place of residence. This is done for the protection of the tenants of the structure.
There are 2 procedures that are approved. You may use either a 5# air pressure test or you may fill the system with water to a 10' height or to the highest point through the roof. (The 5# air test must be set at 5#, not higher in hopes that it will be at 5# when the inspector arrives.)
If you have additional Plumbing Questions, please contact Dan Daniels or phone him at 543-0002
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