Fee tables as published in the Eagle County Building Resolution as amended May 1, 2012.

Please call the Community Development front desk at 970-328-8730 between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays for assistance with calculating fees. We encourage you to have the project's square footage or valuation available when calling.

Make checks payable to: Eagle County Building Department
Accepted methods of payment include cash, check, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover®).

Building permit and plan review fees are both due at time of submittal. 

Impact Fees Impact fees are verified or assessed during plan review and shall be paid upon issuance of the building permit (and prior to release of the approved field copy).  Emergency Service Provider Impact Fees are applicable to all new construction within the Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District, the Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, the Gypsum Fire Protection District, Eagle River Fire Protection District and the Western Eagle County Ambulance District. Further details listed below. For explanation on applicability of impact fees, call 970-328-8730 and ask for the Planner On Duty.

Wildfire Mitigation Fee A fixed $200 fee is due for land parcels classified as moderate, high or extreme wildfire hazard

ECOBuild Fees  Some building permit project scopes may necessitate payment of an ECOBuild fee.   Applicants are strongly encouraged to view ECOBuild Regulations for more detail.   Any questions on ECOBuild, contact Adam Palmer (970) 328-8734.

Road Impact Fees:

• Any platted building site created before May 15, 2001 is exempt from Road Impact Fees
• Any platted building site created between May 15, 2001 and March 1, 2008 shall use "legacy" Road Impact Fee Schedule found in column B of the Eagle County Land Use Regulations (ECLUR) Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 4-710, subsection L. Road Impact Fee Schedule
• Any platted building site created subsequent to March 1, 2008 shall use column A of the Eagle County Land Use Regulations (ECLUR) Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 4-710, subsection L. Road Impact Fee Schedule
• If building site use is not described in the Road Impact Fee Schedule please contact the Engineering Department at 970-328-3560  

Fire Protection Impact Fees

*Basalt Rural Fire note: fees for non-residential development sq.ft. not evenly divisible by 2000 sq.ft. (dwelling unit equivalent) can be calculated with non-residential sq.ft. x $.49 = fee amount owed.
Eagle River FPD Emergency Service Impact Fees were computed using the projected growth in single family equivalents (SFEs) for the years ending Dec.31, 2008 through 2025.

Allocated Value for Future Emergency Service Capital Improvements: $12,023,744
Net Growth in SFEs, 2008-2026: 7,195
Emergency Service Impact Fee per new SFE: 1,671

All new development with the Eagle River Fire Protection District shall be assessed an Emergency Service Impact Fee at the time a Building Permit is requested based upon the size of the water meter require for the residential, commercial (including lodging) or industrial unit to be constructed, as follows: 

Ambulance District Fees