Effective July 1, 2023 Conejos County has adopted the 2018 Editions of the IRC for Residential Construction, IBC for Commercial Construction, IMC for Mechanical, and the IECC Energy code for both residential and commercial construction.

International Code Council (ICC) 2018 Model Codes

The ICC has made the model codes available online HERE

How to apply for a building permit

Step by Step Instructions can be downloaded HERE

You can download our Residential Building App. Checklist HERE

When you submit your completed application, the Building Division staff will give you an approximate date when you can expect to hear from the County. The actual time it takes to receive approval is determined by the clarity and completeness of your application materials, as well as the number of other applications awaiting review. If your submitted documents are complete, accurate and meet all the code requirements, the possibility of your application requiring resubmittal or correction is reduced. 
 

Building Permit Submittals 
o    Proof of Legal Water 
o    Proof of Legal Sanitation 
o    County Driveway Permit or CDOT Access Permit for road and driveway may be required.
o    HOA approval must be provided if there is an active HOA.
o    Complete set of construction drawings

To apply online click HERE

Construction Design Standards

The Conejos County adopted IRC Table 301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria and can be downloaded HERE

Design Standard 2018:

• Design Standard: 2018 
  • IBC – International Building Code 
  • IRC - International Residential Code 
  • IMC - International Mechanical Code 
  • IFC - International Fire Code 
  • IECC - International Energy Conservation Code
• Roof Snow Load:
  • 40 PSF
  • 50 PSF – Platoro
  • 64 PSF – La Manga
  • 78 PSF - Cumbres
• Wind Velocity
  • IBC – 115 MPH (with 3 second gust wind speed in mile per hour)
• Seismic Zone: 1
• Elevation: 7904 ft. - Conejos
• Elevation: 9876 ft. - Platoro
• Elevation: 10,230 ft. - La Manga
• Elevation: 10,022 ft. - Cumbers
• Frost Depth: 36” (water lines at a minimum of 5’ or 60”)
• Insulation:
  • R 10/13 Crawl Space
  • Basement Wall R-15/19
  • Floor Insulation sufficient to fill the framing cavity, R-19 minimum
  • Walls R-20
  • Ceiling R-49
• Climate Zone: 6B

Permit applications are processed in the order they are received.

Your property must be Classified as Agriculture per the Conejos County Assessor verification to apply for this permit. If it’s not agriculture classified, you must submit a Building Permit Application.