Reminder to all Builders!!

• During a performance audit, the City and County of Broomfield recently identified an inconsistency between the Broomfield Municipal Code (BMC) and operating practices related to building construction use tax.  Costs related to site work (e.g. landscaping, parking lots, patios, sidewalks, private utilities) have been inadvertently excluded from the use tax calculation. Site work is subject to use tax per BMC sections 3-08-040 and 3-08-060.  To bring practice into compliance with the BMC, effective June 26, 2018, use tax of 4.15% will be charged on 50% of the site work valuation.  Exemptions to use tax are addressed in BMC section 3-08-050.  Please contact Tim Pate, Chief Building Official, at 303-438-6373 if you should have any questions related to this change.

• This will only apply to new commercial and multifamily projects along with improvements to areas that need permits such as site irrigation for private areas. This does not apply to new houses.

• We have now adopted the 2015 IBC/IRC Building Codes. Any new residential house or new commercial projects will need to be submitted under the 2015 codes.
• The state of Colorado has stated that it will adopt the NEC 2017 code as of July 1st, 2017. The City and County of Broomfield will adopt and enforce the NEC 2017 as of July 1st, 2017. The updated codes will be required to be followed on permits based on the issuance date and not the application date. All approved master plans for builders will need to be updated and resubmitted to the building division. Please see more information.