Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Red Cliff, Colorado

Town of Red Cliff’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Red Cliff town limits.

  • The page says the 2021 editions are currently adopted and references Ordinance 4, Series 2026 for the building codes.
  • The page lists the International Fire Code 2021, International Fuel Gas Code 2021, International Plumbing Code 2021, International Mechanical Code 2021 and Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings 1997 in addition to the excerpt.

  adopted building code: International Building Code IRC-2021 edition · adopted residential code: International Residential Code 2021 edition · electrical code: National Electrical Code as adopted by the State of Colorado

  “currently, the town of red cliff has adopted: international building code irc-2021 edition international residential code 2021 edition”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Red Cliff town limits: the town adopts and administers its own zoning under Chapter 16 Planning and Zoning of the town code (Ord. 2, Series 2016, as amended).

  • Permitted uses and standards vary by zone district; see the zoning_districts claim.
  • Chapter 16 defines zone districts, development approval process and special review uses.

  “dividing the town of red cliff into zone districts and prescribing the uses to which land and structures within each zone district may be devoted”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Red Cliff town limits; zone districts established by Chapter 16 Article 4 of the town code.

  • Article 4 covers zone districts, the zone district map and amendments.
  • The residential district for single-family use is R-1; its dimensional schedule was not extracted and is listed as a followup.

  “residential (r-1). this zone district is intended to provide for single-family and duplex residential development and home occupations while allowing for certain higher density residential uses and nonresidential uses as special review uses.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Red Cliff

Town of Red Cliff does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• InspectionsLimited

  Electrical permitting and inspections for work inside Red Cliff town limits; the town handles other building permits itself.

  • Applies to electrical work only; the town is working directly with the state for electrical permitting and inspections, as of 2023.
  • Applications go through the state's permit website (dpo.colorado.gov/electrical).

  “***effective 2023: the town of red cliff will be working directly with the state for electrical permitting/inspections.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Red Cliff or Eagle County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Red Cliff town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Red Cliff town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the R-1 residential zone district inside Red Cliff town limits.
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in the R-1 residential zone district inside Red Cliff town limits.
• Setbacks — Front, side and rear setbacks in the R-1 residential zone district inside Red Cliff town limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.