Important Notification
- There will be no Land Use/Planning Commission meetings in November and December.
- Otero County Building & Land Use Departments will be closed from December 24th through the 27th.
Building & Septic Inspector: Dillon Roath
Dillon Roath
Email: droath@oterogov.org
Otero County Public Works
411 N. 10th St
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Phone: (719) 383-3134/Cell: (719) 652-0011
Fax: (719) 383-3935
Hours of Operation: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday through Friday
- Permits require 1 business day of advance notice
- Inspections require 3 business days of advance notice
- Please call (719) 383-3134 to make an appointment
Otero County Public Works
Electrical & Plumbing Inspections
State of CO Electrical Inspector
State of CO Plumbing Inspector
Donnie Perkinson, State Plumbing Inspector
Phone: (303) 894-7899
Fax: (303) 869-0390
Email: donnie.perkinson@state.co.us
Permit Applications & Adopted Codes
Permit Applications
Each PDF permit application will open in a new window:
Building Permit Application
Right-Of-Way Permit Application
Septic - On-Site Waste Water Treatment System (OWTS) Application
Roofing Permit Application
Codes
Otero County has adopted:
- The International Building Code (IBC), 2006 Edition
- The International Residential Code (IRC), 2006 Edition
- The International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2006 Edition
- The International Fuel and Gas Code, 2006 Edition
- The International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 Edition
- The Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Building, 1997 Edition
- Snow Load - 25 Lbs./Live Load/Combination - 35 Lbs. Live & Dead Load
- Frost Level - 26 Inches
- Wind Load - 95 Mph
