Public Works Permits
(Street Closures, Block Parties, Events)

Public Works Permit Operations is your single point of contact for obtaining right of way permits for street closures, block parties, temporary signs, street furniture, pushcarts and parking. See below for permit requirements.




Right of Way Permits

Policies and procedures regarding the temporary use of the public right-of-way of the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall

 This document summarizes the key issues related to the issuance of banner permits in the City and County of Denver.

Street Occupancy Permits are necessary for the installment of semi-permanent structures in the right-of-way

Standards for the closure of the streets/alleys for private use to safeguard the interests of the applicants as well as the general public. Block Party permits are for residential street/alley closures only, all other closures are permitted under Special Events

Requirements to allow the use of the public right-of-way for filming purposes

Requirements for planting and maintaining trees, shrubs, or other plants on any public right-of-way or other public place in the city. 
For more information visit Forestry.
A permit is required to place a sign on the right-of-way
Information on the requirements for issuing a permit & placement of these items on the City of Denver right-of-way.
 

News and Drop Box requirements with application 

News and Drop Box violations and invoices

The links below will give you information on the requirements and types of parking permits available in Denver.
Denver Special Events can help guide you in  planning, permitting and producing your public festival or other special event.
 Information on the various permit types and the requirements for street furniture, tables, chairs & railings.

A Temporary Sign is a sandwich board type sign or signs mounted on an “H” type base that may be permitted to be placed in the right-of-way.  Please click on the link below to obtain the guidelines and application for permitting and placement of a temporary sign. 
 

The City & County of Denver must be insured for liability whenever the public right-of-way is closed for block parties and similar events. The TULIP insurance is offered as a convenient way to comply with this requirement.

The objective of the transit amenity program is to improve the city’s streetscape and improve existing bus stop amenities. It permits private vendors to install new advertising shelters, kiosks and city standard benches at bus stops. 

 Less appealing advertising benches will be removed when other amenities are available for those locations.  For each shelter and kiosk a vendor installs, they will be required to install a certain number of city standard benches at different bus stop locations. 
 

     

Source/Authority:

Ordinance No. 466, Series of 2001 authorizes bus shelters and kiosks bearing advertising in the public right of way, adopted by council in June 2001. 

Rules and Regulations for Bus Bench, Shelter and Kiosk Permitting were approved by the Manager of Public Works in June 2001. Please view the procedures for the issuance of Revocable Permits for advertising benches and the installation of City standard benches, bus shelters and kiosks bearing advertising on the public right-of-way.

No city funding is needed for this program. Private vendors fund the purchase of the amenities as well as site improvements, including concrete pads at the stop if no pad exists, and regular maintenance.

Permits are required of any vendor and/or organization that installs an amenity at a bus stop (this includes RTD). These are annual, revocable permits.

If you observe problems regarding damage or maintenance of transit amenity facilities, please call 720-91-FIXIT

 

Fees and Payments

We accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discover as well as cash and personal checks at the counter. To setup a credit card payment account, download our credit card processing form.

Permit Fees

Storm Water & Sanitary Sewer Permits

To define the requirements for a SUDP (Sewer Use and Drainage permit) for structures built over sanitary or storm mainline

Define additional, specific submittal requirements for obtaining a Sewer Use and Drainage Permit for construction and work in the floodplain.

Description of the process for issuance of a permit for Groundwater Remediation

The purpose is to establish a method of dealing with minor one-time discharges of unpolluted water to the sanitary sewer system.

Define additional, specific submittal requirements for parking garages when obtaining a Sewer Use and Drainage Permit.

The general requirements for the purpose of ensuring that the development's drainage and sanitary sewer systems meet established City of Denver criteria

The general requirements for the purpose of ensuring that the development's drainage and sanitary sewer systems meet established City of Denver criteria

Submittal requirements and instructions for Uninspected Building Sewer Line Connection.

 NOTE: It is the intention of the Department of Public Works that all building sewer lines and connections are installed new for new structures, and reuse of existing building sewer lines and connections is highly discouraged.  Applicants should understand that very few applications are approved, as it is in the best interest of current and future property owners to install all new facilities.  Applicants should understand that the City is in no way obligated to grant these requests

Summary of the key issues related to the issuance of a Sewer Use and Drainage Permit for a structure to go from a septic tank connection to sanitary sewer mainline connection

This permit is required in order to abandon a public sanitary or storm sewer.

Sewer stub-In permits are requested in special circumstances such as when the contractor needs to install part of a building sewer service and the Sewer Use and Drainage permit for the building has not been issued.

Requirements related to the issuance of a Sewer Use and Drainage Permit.

The key issues related to the issuance of a Sewer Use and Drainage permit for Single Family Residential Addition Walk-Thru Permits

Superstructure or core & shell are used to describe any building where permits have been or will be divided into separate permits: Foundation, Superstructure or Shell, and/or Tenant Finish

Defines additional, specific submittal requirements for Temporary Sales & Construction Trailers when obtaining a Sewer Use and Drainage Permit

All submittals for tenant finish or alteration require the submittal of a complete set of architectural floor plans, and complete plumbing plans for the waste system

Submittal requirements and instructions for Uninspected Building Sewer Line Connection.

NOTE: It is the intention of Public Works that all sewer lines installed, replaced, cut-off, and/or rerouted must be inspected and water tested by a city inspector.

Applicants should understand that the City is in no way obligated to grant these requests as it is in the best interest of current and future property owners that proper inspection(s) have been done.
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