Starting in the new year our current Operational Permit Fee process will be changing with increased permits and fees. These changes would begin on January 1st of 2024.  Keep changing back for more information about these permit changes.

The South Adams County Department is committed to the safety of all residents of our district in Commerce City and unincorporated Adams County. As of January 1st, 2024, the Fire Prevention Bureau, like many of our neighboring jurisdictions, has launched an operational permit program to track hazardous processes within our district.  Accurate and relevant information is vital in our mission to effectively prevent, respond to, and mitigate fire and hazardous material emergencies within our community. To maintain accurate and relevant information about the business we protect, we operate a Fire Prevention Bureau staffed with fire inspectors. Those of you who have met our inspectors know our goal is to form a mutually beneficial partnership with you through education about fire safety, fire and building codes, and medical emergency considerations. To familiarize themselves with your unique building, business operations, and the potential needs of your employees, the crews on our fire trucks perform pre-plan site visits during normal business hours. This enables our crews to gain valuable knowledge about the businesses closest to their fire station before responding to a call for help. 

We will now be tracking potentially hazardous operations here in the district through the use of operational permits. Except for the most severe hazardous material operations and marijuana facilities, operational permits have not been widely issued within our community; moving forward, these processes will be tracked and assessed annually. To assist us in maintaining accurate and relevant information about the hazards we face, there will be a change in operational permits/ fees to be put into effect on January 1st of 2024. These permits will include processes such as anything involving large quantities of hazardous materials, mobile food preparation vehicles, ie, food trucks, high pile storage/racking, marijuana establishments, spraying and dipping operations, explosives, combustible dust-producing operations, and facilities with fixed hot work equipment.  More information about what is something that will require an operational permit will be available on our website, applications are also available.    

We will be slowly releasing this program to ensure that all requirements are known, occupancies will learn if they are subject to this program during their annual fire inspection, inspectors will work with businesses on an individual basis to ensure that all safety measures are taken and that each business is aware of their requirements.  If operations within an occupancy or business can be managed so that an operational permit is not necessary, our inspectors will work with these occupancies specifically, as this new process is part of our annual commercial business fire safety program for fire and safety compliance.  Our goal with this program is to adequately and accurately track processes and hazardous materials within the district to best ensure the safety of all residents and first responders alike.  Operational permits are issued for processes and materials and must be renewed every year. Fees will be assessed at issuance and renewal. Unless otherwise stated on the permit, operational permits are effective for 12 months from the date of issue. The business owner is responsible for ensuring that your permitted operation complies with International Fire Codes. Thank you for your continued efforts in keeping the South Adams County Fire District safe. We appreciate your time and patience in this process and look forward to your feedback. We are grateful to consider you our partner in fire safety.

 See below for the steps to follow for the Operational Permit process.

Please contact us with any questions:

Email us : planreview@sacfd.org

Phone: 303-288-0835