• Inspection Requests & SmartGov Portal Support:  buildinginfo@silverthorne.org or 970-262-7360
• Building Code & Building Inspection Questions: buildinginspection@summitcountyco.gov or 970-668-3170

Summit County Building Department Inspections 

• Building inspection requests can be made in the SmartGov Portal. 
• A Daily Inspection List is posted by the Summit County Building Department by 10 a.m. 
• Inspections may be scheduled up to 5 p.m. the business day before the inspection. Monday inspections must be scheduled by 5 p.m. on the prior Friday. 
• Morning or afternoon inspections requests are only available for concrete pours.
• Summit County Building Department Inspection Policy Handout - please carefully review before beginning any work.

Town of Silverthorne Inspections

Questions on TOS inspections? Contact the Community Development Department buildinginfo@silverthorne.org or 970-262-7360

• Qualified for Service Approval (prior to building permit issuance): Email or call Town Engineer.
• SIA Final Acceptance Inspections (prior to CO): Email or call Town Engineer.
• Setback Improvement Location Certificate (ILC): Email the ILC to the planner assigned to the building permit at least 24 hours before requesting the foundation wall or footings inspection.
• Finished Floor Elevation ILC: For projects with buildings in the floodplain, in which fill is placed to take the buildings out of the floodplain, the Setback ILC should include the finished floor elevation (FFE). Please email the ILC, with FFE information, to the Town Engineer at least 24 hours before requesting the foundation wall or footing inspection.
• Height Improvement Location Certificate (ILC): For structures close to the max building height, please email the Height ILC to the planner assigned to the building permit at least 24 hours before requesting the framing inspection.
• Final Inspections for Certificate of Occupancy or Completion: Request final inspections by email at least two business days before the preferred date of the final inspection. Include the building permit number, site address, type of inspection, phone number of contractor, and a note that this is for final inspection for all Town of Silverthorne inspections (Engineering, Water/Sewer, Planning).
  • The project must be completed per the approved redlined building permit plans, and the site must be clean and move-in ready, free from trash, port-o-let, dumpster and construction materials. If the project is completed in the winter, 150% security must be submitted for any unfinished items, prior to Certificate of Occupancy.