Aurora, CO Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before any electrical work starts
- Governing section
- City Code § 22-213
- Permit validity
- 180 days from issuance
- Extension length
- Up to 180 days, written request
- Fraudulent permit use
- Unlawful, punishable under § 1-13
Summary
Aurora, Colorado requires a paid, issued electrical permit before any wiring work starts and requires inspections be requested in time to view work before it's covered. Permits expire after 180 days of inactivity.
(a) Before any electrical construction work is started, whether the installation of new wiring or apparatus or the repairing of wiring or apparatus already in use, the person responsible for such work shall have paid for and received an electrical permit allowing such work. An application shall be filed with the building division explaining in detail the material and appliances intended to be used, replaced, or installed. Such application shall give the location of the work by street and number and shall be countersigned by the person under whose supervision it is to be done, and, if found proper and conforming with the rules and regulations contained in this article and the electrical code adopted in section 22-211, a permit shall be issued by the building division.
(b) Electrical contractors shall furnish such plans and specifications of the proposed work as may be deemed necessary by the building division before any permit for the work shall be issued.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to allow his or her license to be used fraudulently to obtain electrical permits for another.
(d) Electrical inspections shall be requested in a timely manner so as to permit inspection of work without removal or alteration of any part of the structure for inspection purposes.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-30, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 22-213, anyone doing new or repair electrical work in Aurora must file an application with the building division and obtain a permit before starting: contractors must furnish plans and specifications if the building division requires them. Inspections must be requested early enough that the inspector can view the work without removing or altering finished construction. The building official may suspend or revoke a permit issued in error or on false information. A permit becomes invalid if work isn't started within 180 days of issuance, or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days, though the building official can grant written extensions of up to 180 days each for justified cause.
Violations & Fines
Doing electrical work without a permit, using someone else's license to fraudulently obtain a permit, or violating the adopted Electrical Code is unlawful and punishable under City Code § 1-13 upon conviction.
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