UPDATE: Pueblo Regional Building Department transitions to Southern Colorado Building Department

PUEBLO — The Pueblo Regional Building Department is dissolving at the end of the year, transitioning to the Southern Colorado Building Department as Pueblo County launches its own separate building division.

The department responsible for issuing permits, inspections, and licensing in Pueblo will become the Southern Colorado Building Department on Jan. 1, 2026, following Pueblo County's decision to end its intergovernmental agreement in June.

"It's going to be a seamless transition. We're gonna assume all the permits from the city of Pueblo and the town of Boone to the new Southern Colorado Building Department," Mark Guerrero with Southern Colorado Building said.

The Southern Colorado Building Department, the city of Pueblo, and the town of Boone have signed an intergovernmental agreement to work together to provide construction services and permits.

"We're hoping that they build like gangbusters, because the revenue from the permits helps fund us, and we're self-sustaining," Guerrero said.

Pueblo County announced its separation from Pueblo Regional Building in June, with that agreement officially ending at the end of 2025.

"Now that our jurisdiction has been terminated in the county, we're no longer allowed to do anything with them. They have their own jurisdiction in their own license in deals," Guerrero said.

Pueblo County announced they are launching their own building division on Jan. 1, saying building permit applications in the county will be available at the start of the new year.

Contractors who work in both Pueblo city limits as well as outside in Pueblo County will need to get a license through both departments to operate, according to Guerrero.

The Southern Colorado Building Department will launch a new website at the beginning of 2026, where people will be able to apply for licenses and get more information on permits.
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