r/ArvadaCO • u/Independent-Ride-792 • 12d ago
Hot tub install
I just did this and am now being told about permits. Anyone else install without a permit? You contact the city later? What happened?
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u/slapstik007 12d ago
A permit for the electrical or owning a hot tub?
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u/Independent-Ride-792 12d ago
Arvada says for installation....so mostly the electrical. Which I had done by a master electrician.
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u/slapstik007 12d ago
I never permitted either.
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u/Steelemedia 11d ago
You need a permit to install 220v, and a separate permit for a pad over 200sq feet
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u/bacontrees 12d ago
No permit here for many reasons. 100% self-installed with just a little guidance from a master electrician buddy of mine.
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u/Independent-Ride-792 12d ago
Do you have any concerns about Arvada ever giving you a hard time?
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u/bacontrees 12d ago
Why would I?
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u/Independent-Ride-792 9d ago
Fines?
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u/bacontrees 8d ago
You putting the tub in the front yard? How are they going to find out? And how would they ever know it wasn’t there already when you moved in regardless?
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u/Independent-Ride-792 8d ago
I have an easement. If the city ever needed to check their power box down there they might see it. I'm a worst case scenario guy and don't want to get screwed.
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u/FarRefrigerator6462 11d ago
If you look through the code there is very little you can technically do without a permit. As far as you or anyone else knows that hot tub has been there...