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25 Porch Notes tagged “driveway,” from counties across Colorado.

Home and property - Las Animas County

A Las Animas County driveway onto a county road needs a permit check

A permit is required for driveway access onto a county road, plus for cattle guards, utilities, and other right-of-way work.

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Home and property - Moffat County

Moffat County driveway permits belong with Road and Bridge

A driveway in Moffat County needs its own permit through Road and Bridge, separate from any building permit.

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Home and property - Delta County

Access and addresses are part of Delta County site homework

A buildable-looking Delta County lot still needs a legal way in and a working address, so settle access and addressing before site work starts.

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Home and property - Gilpin County

Gilpin County may ask for legal access before a home permit

A new home permit in Gilpin County may require proof of the legal right to reach a public road, not just a dirt track on the ground.

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Home and property - Clear Creek County

Ground work in Clear Creek can trigger its own permit

Earth work, driveways, private roads, retaining walls, and floodplain changes each need their own Clear Creek site development permit before a build.

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Home and property - Douglas County

Paving a Douglas County driveway can cross into county rules

Paving an existing Douglas County driveway can need a county permit and an inspection where the work reaches into the public right-of-way.

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Home and property - Washington County

Washington County road access should be checked before the driveway

Washington County requires a road access permit before you cut or shift a driveway onto a county road.

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Home and property - Clear Creek County

A Clear Creek certificate of occupancy depends on more than the house

A certificate of occupancy needs the whole permit set finaled, not just the building permit on the house itself.

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Home and property - Gunnison County

A Gunnison County building permit can touch more than the building office

A Gunnison County building permit routes through several review agencies, so septic, driveways, and site issues shape what gets approved.

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Cars and driving - Jefferson County

A new Jeffco driveway can be an access-permit question

A new or changed driveway that meets a county-maintained Jeffco road can need an access permit through Planning and Zoning.

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Home and property - San Miguel County

A new San Miguel address comes after the driveway step

In San Miguel County a new address is assigned through development review only after the driveway is built and passes inspection.

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Home and property - Yuma County

A Yuma County driveway approach needs Road and Bridge attention

On a rural Yuma County parcel, a new driveway approach needs Road and Bridge approval, and you may pay for the approach and culvert.

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Home and property - Gilpin County

An old Gilpin driveway may still need current standards

An old non-maintained driveway gets no grandfather pass in Gilpin County; it must meet current grade, width, and turning standards for a new home permit.

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Home and property - San Miguel County

New access to a San Miguel county road needs permit review

Any new access to a San Miguel County road needs a development permit, so check it before buying land or changing a driveway.

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Local rules - Boulder County

Boulder County driveway access can need a road permit

A new driveway onto a county road in Boulder County can need an access permit, the same kind used for bridges and culverts.

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Home and property - Alamosa County

Driveway access is its own Alamosa County building question

A driveway needs an access permit from Alamosa County Road & Bridge, or from CDOT when it meets a state or federal highway.

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Cars and driving - Mesa County

Grand Junction driveway widening needs a city permit

Widening an existing driveway or building a new one in Grand Junction needs a city driveway permit, since the work touches the public right-of-way.

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Water and land - El Paso County

In El Paso County, driveway culverts are not all county maintenance

The county clears culverts under its own roads and ditches, but the culvert under your driveway is yours to keep open before a storm.

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Cars and driving - Mesa County

Mesa County driveway work may need a surface alteration permit

Work touching the right-of-way in Mesa County, including improving an existing driveway, needs a surface alteration permit.

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Home and property - Prowers County

Prowers County driveway access needs more than a path through the fence

A Prowers County driveway must be suitable for emergency vehicles, and a new state-highway approach needs CDOT approval.

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Home and property - Bent County

Bent County right-of-way work has its own permit

Cutting a driveway, culvert, or utility crossing into a Bent County road needs a public right-of-way construction permit.

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Home and property - Grand County

A Grand County building application may need water, sanitation, and access proof

A Grand County building permit can hinge on proof of legal water, legal sanitation, road access, HOA sign-off, and fire fees.

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Home and property - Pitkin County

A new Pitkin County driveway starts with access review

An access permit covers new or changed driveways in Pitkin County, and it can be required before a building permit is issued.

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Home and property - Park County

Park County Environmental Health looks at more than septic tanks

Park County Environmental Health handles septic and driveway permits, site evaluations, and wetlands work, so ask site questions early.

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Home and property - El Paso County

El Paso County snow plows may leave driveway cleanup to you

El Paso County plows open the public road but can bury your driveway approach doing it, and clearing that snow is the owner's job.

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