Longmont, CO Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- any infrastructure on/under/above city property
- Issuing authority
- Public Works/Water Utilities Director
- Application fee
- $25/hour, one-hour minimum (§13.04.060)
- Insurance
- certificate required before permit issues
- Completion deadline
- must start work within 6 months
- Relocation notice
- 90 days' written notice to remove/relocate
- Appeal window
- 10 days to city manager (§13.04.200)
Summary
Longmont requires a separate infrastructure permit before anyone builds, installs or operates infrastructure such as pipes, lines, conduit or private facilities on, under or above city-owned property, under Longmont Municipal Code § 13.04.300. The public works/water utilities director issues the permit, and applicants must carry insurance, post financial security and follow city design standards. Permits can be revoked for violations and appealed to the city manager.
A. Permit required. 1. It is unlawful for any person to construct, install, place, maintain or operate any infrastructure on, under or above city property without first obtaining an infrastructure permit from the public works/water utilities director as stated in this section. The permittee shall keep each permit on the jobsite and available for inspection upon request by any officer or employee of the city. The permittee may need to obtain other permits, licenses or agreements from the city, including a permit under section 13.04.010 or a pole attachment agreement. 2. No permittee shall place infrastructure in an area larger or at a location different than that specified in the permit. 3.
Full Breakdown
300(B). The application must include the applicant's name and address, the owner of the infrastructure, the location and type of existing public infrastructure affected, the location, purpose, size and type of the proposed infrastructure, evidence of other required permits and licenses, membership in the state utility notification center, a protection plan for adjoining property, eight sets of engineering drawings, and payment of fees. 060(3). 090. The permit itself must list the permit number, issue date, permittee's name and address, location, nature and purpose of the infrastructure, conditions of approval, and fee amounts. 300(G). 300(K). 300(N).
Violations & Fines
Building, installing, placing, maintaining or operating infrastructure on city property without a § 13.04.300 permit is unlawful. The public works/water utilities director may revoke, suspend or deny a permit for violating any permit condition, violating this chapter or any related law, or if the infrastructure endangers life or property, under § 13.04.240. A permittee may appeal a denial, suspension or revocation to the city manager within ten days, or petition the city council directly, and the city may withhold further permits until the appeal is resolved.
Frequently Asked Questions
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