Lakewood, CO Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2023 NEC, as amended by Colorado
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. O-2024-20, Aug. 26, 2024
- Enforcement
- Penalty under § 1.16.020
- Violation unit
- Each day = separate offense
- Permit fees
- Set under § 14.01.060
Summary
Lakewood adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code, as amended by the Colorado State Electrical Board, as the city's Electrical Code under Municipal Code Ch. 14.06. Violators face the general penalty in Section 1.16.020, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.
14.06.010 - National Electrical Code Adopted by Reference. The National Electric Code of the National Fire Protection Association, 2023 Edition, as adopted and amended by the State of Colorado, by and through the State Electrical Broad, is hereby adopted by reference as the Electrical Code of the City of Lakewood. 14.06.030 - Penalties for violations of the Electrical Code. A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the code adopted by this chapter or fails to comply therewith... shall jointly and severally, for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively, be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1.16.020... each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 14 | Zoning Ordinance: ?).
Full Breakdown
" (Ord. 020 sets out the scope: "The purpose of the Electrical Code is to safeguard persons in buildings and their contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for lights, heat, power, radio, signaling, and for other purposes. " Paying one penalty does not excuse continued noncompliance; the city can still force removal of the prohibited condition. 12) follow the same structure as the rest of the adopted construction codes.
Violations & Fines
A person who installs wiring without a permit, ignores a correction order, or builds contrary to approved electrical plans is subject to the general penalty fixed in Section 1.16.020. Each day the violating condition continues is a separate offense, and paying the fine does not stop the city from ordering the condition removed or corrected.
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