For Buried and Overhead Utilities
Call 1-800-922-1987 or 811
Utility Notification Center of Colorado
Please contact your local area service provider for public utility services.
A permit is required for
- mainline (numbered) county roads
- county maintained subdivision roads
- improvement district roads
A permit in not required for
- non-county maintained road
Identify these roads
Larimer County: Road Information Locator
- "Layers" tab: select the "Road Info" button
- "Visualization Options": select "Owned By"
- Done
Required documentation includes
- application
- a clear set of plans
- emergency contact information
- insurance (contact Risk Management with questions at (970) 498-7361)
- traffic control plan (TCP), developed and implemented by a certified traffic control company
Right-of-way Construction Standards
The Urban Area Street Standards and Rural Area Road Standards are the documents that control construction in Larimer County rights-of-way.
- Urban Area Street Standards (within Growth Management Areas)
- LCUASS Chapter 1, General Provisions
- LCUASS Chapter 12, Utility Locations
- Rural Area Road Standards, Chapter 12 (Unincorporated Areas)
Right-of-Way Construction Permit Fees:
Project Impact | Surface Age | Base Fee | Additional Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Installation1 | N/A | $100.00 | N/A |
| Linear Footage Fee2 | N/A | $100.00 | $0.10 per Linear Foot |
| Asphalt/Chipseal Cut | > 12 Months Old | $200.00 | N/A |
| Asphalt/Chipseal Cut3 | < 12 Months Old | N/A | $5.00/Square Foot |
| Treated Gravel Cut4 | N/A | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Non-Treated Gravel Cut | N/A | $100.00 | $50.00 |
| Native Material Cut | N/A | $100.00 | $50.00 |
1Service Installations which DO NOT disturb asphalt, concrete, or treated gravel surfaces, and DO NOT exceed a distance of ten (10) linear feet within the right-of-way will be assessed the Application Base Fee only.
2For installations parallel to the roadway within the right-of-way. This rate applies to underground installations only.
3Installations where the asphalt to be cut is less than 12 months old. If the Square Footage Fee is less than $200.00 then the $200.00 Asphalt/Chipseal Cut Fee will apply. Patches must be milled and inlaid to restore the roadway.
4For road cuts on gravel roadways that have been treated with Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Lignin Sulfonate, Exhesion, or other chemical dust suppressant within the last 12 months. This fee applies to all roads within public rights-of-way in Larimer County.
NOTE: These fees in no way release the applicant from restoring roadways to original or better condition. The street cut fees are in addition to the Base Application Fee and Linear Footage Fee. All fees are cumulative. Fees will not be charged for utility relocations due to capital improvements projects.
