Online Application Submittals: Apply for a Building Permit

Permit Records & Online Application Submittals is a website Boulder County uses for online planning, permitting, and licensing services.

Walkthrough of the process to apply for a building permit. See individual steps below.

In this Permit Records & Online Application Submittals guide, we’ll walk you through the steps needed to submit a building permit application.

You will need to have an account to submit a building application. If you have not created an account yet, please go to our register for an account guide.

Watch the entire process in the video, or follow the individual steps below.

You’ll need to be on the Permit Records & Online Application Submittals webpage. If you have not yet found it, this is a direct link to it: https://boco.org/PermitRecordsRegister

Login

You will need to login if you are not already logged in.

You can log in at this web address: https://accelapublic.bouldercounty.org/CitizenAccess/Default.aspx.

Building tab

Click on the building tab, then select apply for permit. You must click the building tab in order to view the apply for permit option.

Accept the terms

Check the box next to I have read and accept the above terms. You may need to scroll down to see the box. The terms you are agreeing to are Boulder County’s Privacy Policy and Legal Information for the BoulderCounty.gov website.

After you check the box, click Continue Application button to the you to the next screen.

Select the Permit Type

Select the radio button next to the permit type that you are applying for.

Select Continue Application.

Search for the worksite address

On this screen, you will navigate to the site address section and enter the house number of the worksite and the first two letters of the street name. Click the search button.

Tip: Less is better! If the worksite address is “1234 Main Street” enter “1234” into the Street # field, and only enter “ma” into the street name field.

Select the worksite address.

This screen may not appear if the system finds an exact match.

If the system does not find an exact match, multiple results may appear. Click the radio button next to the worksite address and click select. The parcel number and the property owner for that address will then display. You may need to scroll down to view this information. After reviewing the information, click the select button.

Verify the worksite information.

Verify the worksite address is correct. Most people do not know the parcel number for a property, it is okay to assume it is correct.

The property owner’s mailing address is shown (this may be a different address than the worksite). Verify this information is correct. The phone and/or email of the owner can optionally be entered.

Click continue application.

Select the contact.

This screen will show two options. Select yourself or owner and Enter New Contact.

Select Yourself or Owner: Click this button, if the primary contact person for this permit is either you (as you registered for a login), or the property owner.

In the box that appears, select the contact you want and click continue.

Enter New Contact: Click this button, if the primary contact person for this permit is someone else.

Verify and Enter Contact Information.

Verify and enter the contact information for the primary contact. The mailing address (not the project worksite) for the contact should be used.

Note: Address, phone number and email are required.

Click continue when all information is entered.

Confirm Contact Information for Accuracy.

A screen will appear with a green checkmark saying “contact added successfully” below this you will see a summary of the information you entered for your contact.

Click Continue Application.

Enter Project Information.

On this screen you will need to enter the project information. This screen asks for:

• Contractor Information
• Project Valuation
• Project Includes
• Project Is
• Type of Project
• Description of Work

After you have entered all requested information, click Continue Application.

Upload Documents

On this screen you are going to add your documents, such as your plans. To begin uploading documents, click Add A Document.

Tips: Upload required plans and documents in PDF format.

Keep each PDF file that is uploaded to 20MB or less. Split into separate files if need- for example:

Plans 1 of 2.PDF

Plans 2 of 2.PDF

Upload Documents

A new box will appear, at the bottom of this box, click “Add a Document”.

A new dialog box will open, here you will navigate to where your documents are stored and select them.

Note: You may be able to select more than one document.

Click Open. (This dialog box may differ depending on your browser/computer you are using)

Upload Documents

The documents that you have selected will then be shown with a progress bar. If you have additional documents to upload, click add a document and follow the previous steps.

Click Continue when you are done adding documents.

Enter document descriptions.

The documents you selected in the previous steps will then be shown on the screen with a description field below each document. In the description field, please enter a brief description for each of the documents.

When finished entering descriptions, click Upload Documents.

Review Uploaded Documents.

When the upload is finished, a green banner will then appear. The uploaded documents will be shown on the screen.

Click Continue Application.

Note: Large files will take longer to upload.

Final Review.

A final review page will open that shows all information you have entered. If you need to make any changes, click the edit button for that section.

After confirming all information is accurate, click Continue Application.

Note: Clicking Continue Application will submit your application request. Please double check all information for accuracy.

You Have Successfully Submitted your Application Request.

You have successfully submitted your application.

On this screen you will see a green confirmation banner advising that your application has been successfully submitted. It also advises that you will receive an email from ezbp@bouldercounty.org with instructions on how to pay your fees/deposit. Usually this is received within one to two business days.

This screen also includes your application number. You can navigate to your record details and return to permit details from this screen.

Please remember your application is not complete and your permit has not been issued. Do not start work.

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