Retaining wall permit checklist — Colorado Springs, Colorado
Assembled from Colorado Springs’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Colorado Springs requires a permit for a retaining wall.
Section RBC105.2.1 of the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code exempts a retaining wall of 4 feet or less, sized from the lower grade up to the upper grade. The exemption is lost if the wall carries a surcharge from a structure or from a slope steeper than two units horizontal to one vertical, or if it impounds Class I, II or III-A liquids.
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Sources
- retaining wall — permit rules ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Colorado Springs publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
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- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Colorado Springs before you build.