Boulder County, Colo. — Boulder County has begun the process of updating the current 2012 International Building Codes to the latest 2015 editions. The new codes are proposed to be effective in unincorporated Boulder County for all building permit applications received after January 1, 2016.

A summary of the proposed 2015 Building Code updates is available at: www.bouldercounty.org/doc/landuse/2015codesadpot20150701.pdf

Boulder County is seeking input and feedback regarding the proposed Building Code adoptions. There will be at least five opportunities to do so by attending public meetings or public hearings. Updates will be posted on the webpage for the code change process. To provide input and comments, call 720-564-2602 or email

building_official@nullbouldercounty.org.

Boulder County Building Code update schedule:

• Tuesday, July 14, 4 – 6 p.m.: Boulder County Board of Review public meeting and work session to seek input and feedback, at the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, 3rd Floor, Main Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302.
• Thursday, August 6, 4 – 6 p.m.: Second Boulder County Board of Review public meeting and work session to seek input and feedback, at the Caribou Room, 2nd Floor, Land Use Department, Courthouse Annex, 2045 Spruce St., Boulder, CO 80302.
• Tuesday, August 11, 12 – 1:30 p.m.: Colorado Green Building Guild August Brown Bag, “Proposed 2015 Boulder County Building Code Amendments,” at the Boulder County Clerk & Recorder, Houston Room, 1750 33rd Street, Boulder, CO 80301.
• Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 4 – 6 p.m.: Boulder County Board of Review public hearing to take action and make a formal recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners, at the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, 3rd Floor, Main Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302.
• Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 2 – 4 p.m.: Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing to adopt the proposed code updates, at the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, 3rd Floor, Main Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302.
• Monday, January 4, 2016: All building permit applications received for projects in unincorporated Boulder County will be subject to the new 2015 codes.

To review the latest information on the 2015 Building Code update, or sign up to be notified via email as the process progresses, visit the Land Use website.