Building Division

**Effective May 1, 2024, all same day inspections shall be required to be scheduled prior to 9:00 am. Additionally, all specific time request for inspections shall come within a (1) hour window of that time. Thank you, for your cooperation.

 

**Effective August 1, 2023, the City of Fruita will be enforcing the 2023 NEC on any new building permit applications. 

 

About the Building Division

The City of Fruita enforces the requirements of the adopted building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and fire codes in a professional and unbiased manner. We provide quality customer service in a timely and courteous manner and earn the respect of the citizens and contractors. The Building Division strives to provide transparent building permit reviews. The Building Division handles the building permit process, plan review, and enforces the adopted building codes. 

The Building Division is proud to introduce an all electronic permit software program that will allow homeowners, small businesses, contractors, and DIY'ers to submit building permits online. The online software will also allow for the ability to request inspections. 

  • First time? Visit Cloudpermit to sign up for an account. Cloudpermit is the software solution the City uses to manage permit-related information.
  • Cloudpermit allows the City to streamline the review process for building permits. You must create an account in Cloudpermit in order to submit a building permit. 

Cloudpermit - How to Submit a Building Permit

How to Request Inspections Online:

Once the permit application has been processed and fees have been paid, inspections may now be scheduled.

  1. Click Work & Construction workspace. Scroll down to the Inspections section. All required inspections for the project are listed in this view.
  2. Select the inspection and click Request inspection.
  3. Choose the inspection's date and timeslot. Type additional information for an Inspector (optional). Click Create Inspection Request.
  4. The inspection request has been moved to the municipality's building department to wait to be dispatched to a qualified Inspector. The assigned Inspector will confirm the request and start conducting the inspection on-site. 

Cloudpermit - How to Request Inspections