Longmont, CO Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

08 of the Longmont Municipal Code) sets the inspection sequence for every electrical permit. 170, once an installation made under a permit other than an annual permit is complete, the contractor or property owner must notify the chief building official, who inspects the work within a reasonable time. If the installation conforms to applicable statutes, local ordinances and other rules, the building official issues a certificate of approval, sends a duplicate to the owner, and notifies the electric utility so power can be connected. Before any wiring is hidden behind drywall, siding or other permanent building materials, the installer must notify the chief building official; concealment cannot happen until that official signs off.

If an inspection finds work that does not conform to the code or to other applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, the chief building official sends the installer a written notice describing the specific defects found. 160) require city plan review, expire if work has not started within 365 days of issuance or is suspended for 365 days, and a homeowner performing their own wiring must personally do the work, keep the property owner-occupied and not for sale or rental, and have it inspected before covering and again before occupancy. 30.