Learn More about the New Salesforce Inspection Request Process for Building Permits

The City of Aspen recently modified its online building permit inspection process. Permits created after March 29, 2021 will no longer auto-generate the initial building inspections in Salesforce. Instead, you will be able to select the inspection you want from a dropdown menu. The system will still auto-generate the final inspections for the referral agencies, which must be performed prior to the building final inspection. In this list you also will see an inspection called Building & Referral Inspection Status. When your project has passed all initial building inspections needed for your project, request this inspection. Once the Building and Referral Inspection Status and all referral agency inspections are complete, Salesforce will generate a final building inspection.

If you have any questions, please contact our inspectors at buildinginspectors@cityofaspen.com.

Engineering Small and Medium CMP Programs

As a reminder to our contractor and development communities, the Engineering Department would like to remind you that we are accepting permits using our new small and medium project CMP program. This program can help reduce delays in permit issuance by easing our submittal requirements along with decreasing the contractor effort when utilizing these standard CMP templates, resulting in reduced review times.

You can access these new CMP templates for the Small impact sites, less than 1,000 square feet of impact HERE.

Or for Medium impact site, 1,000-2,000 square feet of impact projects HERE.

For questions please contact Aaron Reed at 970-920-5123 or via email at aaron.reed@cityofaspen.com

Changes to the Water Review on Building Permits

The applicants for building permits that impact water fixtures or water consumption are required to apply for a Utility Water Connection (UTWC) permit, which is a separate, standalone permit required for projects altering water fixture counts. The current process has sometimes delayed the processing of your building permits. Therefore, the City of Aspen is making some minor changes to the process that should streamline the reviews of building permits that require a UTWC. The changes are described below.

You will receive an email from Salesforce telling you that you need to apply for a UTWC. The water review for the building permit will now be performed on the UTWC permit, so it is very important that you apply for this permit as soon as possible to avoid a delay in processing your building permit. You will need to submit an ECU Calculator for the project, which will be used to calculate fees due and generate the connection permit. If you are applying for a permit with water fixture alterations, please keep an eye out for an email requesting the UTWC permit application.
A “Utilities Review” will replace the “Engineering-Water Review” on the master building permit. The same Engineering staff will review the ECU calculator, plans, etc. in the UTWC permit application, but the Utilities Department will now have a master permit review to approve as soon as they receive the tap fee payment due and a signed/notarized Utilities Connection Agreement. This should eliminate the time and human error that was caused by the Engineering staff having to wait to approve their water review until the Utilities staff notified them that they had received any fees due and a signed Agreement.
Tap fees can be paid on the Salesforce online portal! All tap fees due will now be generated on the UTWC permit. Just like the building permit, you will receive an automated email from Salesforce requesting payment of the tap fees. You can now pay those fees on the Salesforce portal. But you still have the option of paying at the Finance window. At present, you still need to bring your notarized Utility Connection Agreement to the Finance window.

If you have questions, please contact cmphelp@cityofaspen.com

Attention Housing and Building Professionals!

Free Webinar: Installation of Radon Control Systems During Construction of New Multi-Family Buildings*

A free webinar addressing design, installation, and validation of radon control systems in multi-family buildings. Attendees will need a computer connected to internet and speakers. A video camera is not needed. Developed for building managers, builders, architects, engineers, building officials, environmental health professionals – housing and building professionals like you.

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 from 10AM-11:30AM
Registration link: http://certi.adobeconnect.com/multinewconst/event/registration.html

For questions or assistance in registering please contact Doug Kladder or Denise Brown at dkladder@colovint.com

Topics Covered in Webinar

Design Approaches

Alternative sub-grade collection methods
HUD requirements
Inspection procedures
Lessons learned

Post-Construction

Testing methods
HUD requirements
Who is qualified?
Radon management plans

Kids First Seeking Your Feedback on Childcare Capacity

Your feedback will help guide future planning for increased childcare opportunities

The City of Aspen Kids First Department is asking the community for feedback on childcare capacity in Aspen and Pitkin County. For years, the demand for childcare has been greater than the number of available spots, especially for infants. The City of Aspen and Kids First are committed to increasing access to quality early childhood education and continue to work on solutions to this problem, both short-term and long-term.

Community members are invited to go to the Aspen Community Voice website, respond to a survey about childcare needs and desires and offer input on how to best solve the disparity between need and availability.

Kids First is asking past, present, and future parents and caregivers to weigh in as well as anyone with an interest on this topic, especially because early childhood education is so essential to the health and overall economic recovery of our community.

The survey, feedback question, background data, and more can be found at https://www.aspencommunityvoice.com/childcare-capacity.

Bear Aware

Keep Wildlife Wild. Secure Trash.

Attractants are the main cause of bear activity in Aspen. Once bears become familiar with a domestic food source, it is difficult to change their behavior and could lead to relocating or euthanizing the bear. You can help keep our community and bear population safe by being bear aware and taking the following precautions:

Ensure that trash receptacles are latched, secure, and bearproof.
Reach out to staff, clients, and others to remind them of bear ordinances.
Put trash receptacles out for pick-up after 6 a.m. on pick-up day and store them by 7 p.m. on the same day.
Post bear awareness reminders on dumpsters and in common places.
Reserve trash receptacles for your clients only, not the general public.
Install security cameras to identify those who leave dumpsters unsecure or trash outside.
Keep waste containers clean.

For more information about City ordinances and how to live with wildlife, visit www.AspenBears.com.

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