Town of Bow Mar
Plumber Bow Mar CO
Bow Mar requires permits, and it sends the building review to Columbine Valley's building department. A water heater can be a non-structural permit. Replacing a trap or a drain pipe is not a free pass.
Where you file
The town's permit page says applications go to the building department, and that this is handled by Columbine Valley, at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, phone 303-795-2063, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A non-structural permit covers interior work that does not need plan review, including water heater replacement, furnace, electrical service, and gas lines. The page also says plumbing repairs to existing drains and pipes do not need a permit until traps, drains, and pipes must be replaced. Replacing the trap is the moment the exemption ends. Read that before you open a cabinet.
Not Aurora, and not a guessed utility
The page does not name the water or sewer district. Bow Mar is a small town on the edge of Littleton and Denver. Do not assume Littleton's tap rule or Denver's lateral rule until the bill says so. Gas-line work on the non-structural list is still not a do-it-yourself guide. See gas lines for the boundary only.
Questions to settle first
Where do I take a Bow Mar water heater permit?
To the building department the town says is handled by Columbine Valley, at 2 Middlefield Road, 303-795-2063. A water heater replacement is on the non-structural list. Aurora's counter will not take a Bow Mar parcel. Call before you assume the hours, which the page notes can change.
Can I replace a leaking trap without a permit?
The page says plumbing repairs to existing drains and pipes do not need a permit until traps, drains, and pipes must be replaced. Replacing the trap is the permit. A clog that you clear without replacing pipe is a different, smaller job. Ask the department if you are unsure.
Who owns the sewer?
Not stated on the permit page. Do not use Littleton's tap sentence or Aurora's. Identify the district from the bill. The building permit and the utility's pipe are separate questions. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
A slow drain is drain cleaning until a camera shows a broken sewer line. A tank swap is water heater replacement. Confirm the permit office and the utility for this address before the work is closed up.
